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(Slightly) Early Access: DF Retro EX - Sonic Unleashed PC Recompilation - A Direct Xbox 360 Port With Superb Extras (Patreon)

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2025-03-09 11:25:41
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2026-06
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This one goes live on the channel later today, but all Supporters can watch now.

Previously 'locked' to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (disregarding a very different PS2 offering), Sonic Unleashed is the subject of a recompilation effort that takes the original Xbox 360 code, recompiled for PC with many extras - all based on original 360 assets. A unique game from a very different era is now playable on PC... and it holds up beautifully on modern PC hardware!

Downloads: https://www.digitalfoundry.net/df-retro-ex-sonic-unleashed-pc-recompilation-a-direct-xbox-360-port-with-superb-extras

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DF Retro EX: Sonic Unleashed PC Recompilation - A Direct Xbox 360 Port With Superb Extras

Previously 'locked' to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (disregarding a very different PS2 offering), Sonic Unleashed is the subject of a recompilation effort that takes the original Xbox 360 code, recompiled for PC with many extras - all based on original 360 assets. A unique game from a very different era is now playable on PC... and it holds up beautifully on modern PC hardware! Join the DF Supporter Program for pristine video downloads, behind the scenes content, early access to new videos, early access to DF Direct Weekly and much, much more: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 - Introduction 02:51 - How Does This Work? 04:45 - Installation Process 05:44 - Enhancements and Options 08:12 - Series X with FPS Boost vs PC 12:00 - More Discussion

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Spoggi99

Thank you for covering this! What fantastic news for game preservation! I’d love to see a similar effort for games like Mercenaries 2 and Wet - titles that either had inherently flawed or downgraded PC ports at launch or never received a PC release at all. There are so many great games from that era that deserve a proper re-release to make them more accessible and playable on modern hardware. Another dream of mine would be a recompilation of Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Even when played via backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X, it’s still locked to a subpar resolution and 30 FPS, and emulation struggles with graphical glitches while also being difficult to get running smoothly. A proper PC recompilation would finally allow this classic to shine as it should. Anyway, it’s great to see these older games getting new life, and I hope we see more projects like this in the future!

Mr Bespoke

Is it possible to install the 360 game to an SSD from console then plug it in to the PC and do it that way or do you have to use a 360 tranfer cable and use a 360 HDD?