GoldenEye 007 Xbox 360 recomp v1.0 runs the unreleased build natively on PC

Goldeneye Recomp v1.0 was released on GitHub on June 15, giving PC players a native Windows route for the unreleased Xbox 360/XBLA version of GoldenEye 007. The r/gamernews post linked Tom's Hardware coverage, which attributes the project to developer SunJaycy and describes it as static recompilation rather than emulation.

The concrete feature list matters for players: native Windows execution, modern controller support, online multiplayer, widescreen support, post-FX filters, and a stated 60 FPS target. The in-game settings menu also covers resolution, fullscreen mode, frame limits, and online setup.

The catch is legal and practical. The GitHub project does not include game code or assets. Users must supply the required files themselves, and the Xbox 360 version was never publicly released. That makes this closer to a technical wrapper and recompilation project than a normal PC port or commercial remaster.

The Reddit thread quickly moved from nostalgia to compatibility reports. One commenter warned that early builds crashed on non-Nvidia hardware, then later updated that AMD issues had been fixed. Steam Deck and Linux users were told to switch manually to the Vulkan renderer before restarting.

Performance comparisons are still early. In the same thread, a user reported that Xenia emulation performed better on a portable system by roughly 10% TDP for 60 FPS, while the recomp build avoided a pickup issue they saw under emulation. The immediate news is not a polished final release; it is that the unreleased console build now has a working native-PC path being tested by players.

Original source · Reddit thread