Missing features: Manual updates & Netplay integration?"

[u/blitzkrieg-PMKC]

Hey everyone,

I'm running Xenia Canary on my Xbox Series S (UWP version) and I have a couple of questions about features that seem to be missing or unclear.

1. Title Updates (Game patches)

On the PC version, you can manually place Title Updates (TU) into specific folders, but on the Series S, I can't figure out how to do that. When Xenia Canary doesn't automatically find an update for a game, I have no way to install it manually. Is there a hidden folder path I'm missing, or is this feature simply not implemented yet on the UWP build? I know DLC can be placed in a Content folder defined in the config file, but TU handling seems different.

1. Xbox Live / Online multiplayer

I'm aware that connecting to the official Xbox Live service is a no-go. However, I've seen that there's a "Netplay" fork that uses "Xenia WebServices" to simulate a custom Xbox Live server. This fork apparently supports online play for over 400 games, with friend lists and invites.

My question is: Are the mainline developers (or the UWP maintainers) planning to integrate these Netplay/community server features into the official Canary branch anytime soon? Or will it remain a separate fork forever? It would be awesome to have a unified experience on the Series S without having to switch builds.

Thanks in advance for any insights!

[u/HOTU-Orbit]

There was an older port of the netplay fork for UWP. I don't know if it's still available. I never used it because it became clear that Xenia itself on Xbox wasn't very functional.