# xemu patch notes

> Original Xbox Emulator

- Vendor: xemu project
- Category: Games
- Official site: https://xemu.app/
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu)
- Harvested from: GitHub (xemu-project/xemu)
- Entries below: 9 (newest first)

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## Releases

### v0.8.136

- Date: 2026-06-08
- Version: v0.8.136
- Original notes: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases/tag/v0.8.136
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu/releases/v0.8.136

- **changed** — Bump SDL3 subproject to 3.4.10
- **changed** — Enable x86-64-v3 optimizations for release builds
- **changed** — Account for pixel density and display scaling in UI
- **changed** — Set SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DRIVER to wayland,x11
- **fixed** — Clean up use of assert(false) in hw/xbox

##### Pull Requests

* #2892 - ci: Update Windows build toolchain image SHA (@mborgerson)
* #2891 - ubuntu-win64-cross: Bump mxe, GCC toolchain (@mborgerson)
* #2890 - Enable x86-64-v3 optimizations for release builds (@mborgerson)
* #2882 - Bump SDL3 subproject to 3.4.10 (@mborgerson)
* #2823 - hw/xbox: Clean up use of `assert(false)`  (@Reedzit)
* #2867 - ui: Account for pixel density and display scaling (@mborgerson)
* #2866 - ui: Set SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DRIVER to wayland,x11 (@mborgerson)

##### Issues Fixed

* #1485 - build.sh should not hardcode IvyBridge target for macOS x86-64 builds
* #1492 - Enable additional architectural optimizations in release

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.135...v0.8.136

### v0.8.135

- Date: 2026-05-20
- Version: v0.8.135
- Original notes: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases/tag/v0.8.135
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu/releases/v0.8.135

- **changed** — Bump SPIRV-Reflect to vulkan-sdk-1.4.350.0
- **changed** — Bump volk to 1.4.350
- **changed** — Use SDL3 CMake subproject wrap
- **changed** — Bump SDL3 wrap to 3.4.8
- **changed** — Bump glslang to 16.3.0
- **fixed** — Skip finish stall in nv2a/vk when no reports are pending
- **changed** — Force NVIDIA present method to native
- **changed** — Bump curl to 8.12.1-2
- **changed** — Target Darwin 23 for arm64 in macOS library downloads
- **fixed** — Do not pass missing path to SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog
- **fixed** — Prevent crash when games directory becomes invalid and Load Disc is accessed
- **fixed** — Restore audio in Linux AppImages with SDL3
- **changed** — Relax and simplify surface to texture constraints in nv2a/vk

##### Pull Requests

* #2870 - meson: Bump SPIRV-Reflect to vulkan-sdk-1.4.350.0 (@xemu-robot)
* #2863 - meson: Bump volk to 1.4.350 (@xemu-robot)
* #2848 - meson: Use SDL3 CMake subproject wrap (@mborgerson)
* #2847 - meson: Bump SDL3 wrap to 3.4.8 (@mborgerson)
* #2844 - meson: Bump glslang to 16.3.0 (@xemu-robot)
* #2839 - nv2a/vk: Skip finish stall when no reports are pending (@abaire)
* #2829 - ui: Force NVIDIA present method to native (@abaire)
* #2811 - meson: Bump curl to 8.12.1-2 (@xemu-robot)
* #2795 - scripts/download-macos-libs.py: Target Darwin 23 for arm64 (@mborgerson)
* #2786 - ui: Do not pass missing path to SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog (@abaire)
* #2732 - meson: Bump SPIRV-Reflect to vulkan-sdk-1.4.341.0 (@xemu-robot)
* #2739 - nv2a/vk: Relax and simplify surface to texture constraints (@mborgerson)

##### Issues Fixed

* #2785 - If games directory becomes invalid, 'Load Disc..' crashes Xemu
* #2834 - No audio in Linux AppImages due to SDL3.

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.134...v0.8.135

### v0.8.134

- Date: 2026-02-26
- Version: v0.8.134
- Original notes: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases/tag/v0.8.134
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu/releases/v0.8.134

- **changed** — Bump SDL3 to 3.4.2
- **changed** — Bump glslang to 16.2.0
- **changed** — Migrate xblc to SDL3
- **changed** — Use G_GNUC_PRINTF macro for debug function printf attribute in nv2a
- **changed** — Cleanup nv2a/vk instance creation
- **changed** — Improve APU throttling
- **changed** — Move APU monitor management out to monitor.c
- **changed** — Use SDL_SetAudioStreamGain to control monitor volume in APU
- **changed** — Clear HRTF history on voice_reset_filters in APU
- **changed** — Restructure APU monitor sink to eliminate callbacks and extra buffer
- **changed** — Restructure UI display handling for independent refresh
- **changed** — Improve Windows updater
- **changed** — Migrate to SDL3
- **fixed** — Fix crash in SDL_Quit
- **fixed** — Fix assert in xemu-snapshots
- **fixed** — Fix crash bug when clicking config info in UI
- **fixed** — Fix audio buzzing in NASCAR 06 and NASCAR 07
- **fixed** — Fix crashes without an available audio device
- **fixed** — Fix emulation continuation while dragging or resizing main window on Windows
- **fixed** — Fix file browse dialog accessibility while fullscreen is enabled

##### Pull Requests

* #2751 - meson: Bump SDL3 to 3.4.2 (@mborgerson)
* #2752 - ci: Work around broken LLVM package repo (@mborgerson)
* #2748 - xblc: Cleanup (@mborgerson)
* #2698 - xblc: Migrate to SDL3 (@faha223)
* #2744 - nv2a: Use G_GNUC_PRINTF macro for debug function printf attribute (@mborgerson)
* #2733 - nv2a/vk: Cleanup instance creation a bit (@mborgerson)
* #2741 - apu: Improve throttling (@mborgerson)
* #2727 - apu: Move monitor management out to monitor.c (@mborgerson)
* #2726 - apu: Use SDL_SetAudioStreamGain to control monitor volume (@mborgerson)
* #2725 - apu: Clear HRTF history on voice_reset_filters (@mborgerson)
* #2708 - apu: Restructure monitor sink to eliminate callbacks and extra buffer (@mborgerson)
* #2714 - u: Fix crash in SDL_Quit (@oltolm)
* #2713 - ci: Install Meson in subproject update workflow (@mborgerson)
* #2691 - ui: Restructure display handling for independent refresh (@mborgerson)
* #2712 - ci: Check for subproject updates from wrapdb (@mborgerson)
* #2711 - ci: Add 'dependencies' label to PRs created from subproject update wo… (@mborgerson)
* #2703 - xemu-snapshots: fix assert (@oltolm)
* #2701 - meson: Bump glslang to 16.2.0 (@xemu-robot)
* #2692 - ui: fix crash bug when clicking config info (@oltolm)
* #2679 - Migrate to SDL3 (@mborgerson)
* #2682 - ui: Improve Windows updater (@mborgerson)

##### Issues Fixed

* #2253 - Add support for Vulkan 1.1 or 1.2 for low end/older devices on Linux ARM64
* #2737 - Nascar 06: Audio Buzzing
* #354 - Crashes without an available audio device
* #2683 - Separate host/guest refresh
* #2684 - Continue emulation while dragging/resizing main window on Windows
* #350 - File-Browse Dialog not accessible while Fullscreen is enabled 
* #574 - Y axis of right analog not detected on USB controller
* #1537 - Flatpak: XDG Desktop Portal for FileChooser
* #1882 - Migrate to SDL3
* #1952 - Xemu doesn't work properly with Windows scaling in fullscreen mode
* #2180 - Bluetooth-connected xinput controller not detected by xemu
* #2356 - 8BitDo right stick and triggers stopped working in version 0.8.93+
* #2685 - Continue emulation while file selection dialogs are open
* #344 - Auto-updater may temporarily grab old releases upon new release
* #1672 - Provide more update details in auto-update dialog
* #2003 - Link to release notes in auto-updater
* #2689 - Auto-updater is not using current package names

##### Affected Titles

The following titles had issues fixed in this release:

* [NASCAR 06: Total Team Control](https://xemu.app/titles/4541008b) (#2737)
* [NASCAR 07](https://xemu.app/titles/454100a3) (#2737)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.133...v0.8.134

### v0.8.133

- Date: 2026-01-20
- Version: v0.8.133
- Original notes: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases/tag/v0.8.133
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu/releases/v0.8.133

- **added** — Make 'Exclusive Fullscreen' option configurable in the UI
- **changed** — Merge QEMU v10.2.0
- **fixed** — Revert Windows ARM64 toolchain update

##### Pull Requests

* #2680 - ci: Revert Windows ARM64 toolchain update (@mborgerson)
* #2677 - Merge QEMU v10.2.0 (@mborgerson)
* #2676 - ui: Make 'Exclusive Fullscreen' option configurable (@mborgerson)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.132...v0.8.133

### v0.8.132

- Date: 2026-01-16
- Version: v0.8.132
- Original notes: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases/tag/v0.8.132
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu/releases/v0.8.132

- **fixed** — Clip image blits to GPU tile bounds
- **fixed** — Fix calculation of palette length
- **fixed** — Handle zero sized surfaces
- **fixed** — Fix pfifo assertion for reserved commands
- **fixed** — Fix pitch meter freezing in MVP Baseball series
- **fixed** — Fix incorrect player and team stats display in NBA Street Vol. 2
- **fixed** — Fix framebuffer complete assertion in Psychonauts
- **fixed** — Fix VK check failed assertion in Psychonauts

##### Pull Requests

* #2666 - nv2a: Clip image blits to GPU tile bounds (@abaire)
* #2673 - ci: Generate nicer release notes (@mborgerson)
* #2672 - .github: Add some context for copilot reviews (@mborgerson)
* #2670 - nv2a: Fix calculation of palette length (@abaire)
* #2517 - nv2a: Handle zero sized surfaces (@abaire)
* #2669 - ci: Fix Win version.rc compilation on forks (@abaire)
* #2668 - ci: Configure workflow concurrency (@mborgerson)
* #2667 - ci: Create pre-release on push to master (@mborgerson)
* #2664 - ci: Fix post release issues (@mborgerson)

##### Issues Fixed

* #559 -  pfifo.c:424 assertion - "pb reserved cmd 0x3edfb38 - 0xff000000"
* #2002 - Improve release notes
* #2403 - MVP Baseball series Pitch meter freezes
* #2646 - NBA Street Vol. 2 - Stats displayed for each player and team are incorrect.
* #2159 - Psychonauts VK check failed assert
* #2161 - Psychonauts framebuffer complete assert GL
* #2516 - 0-sized surfaces are not handled correctly

##### Affected Titles

The following titles had issues fixed in this release:

* [NBA Street Vol. 2](https://xemu.app/titles/45410027) (#2646)
* [MVP Baseball 2003](https://xemu.app/titles/4541002d) (#2403)
* [MVP Baseball 2004](https://xemu.app/titles/45410045) (#2403)
* [MVP Baseball 2005](https://xemu.app/titles/45410056) (#2403)
* [MVP 06 NCAA Baseball](https://xemu.app/titles/4541008d) (#2403)
* [Psychonauts](https://xemu.app/titles/4d4a0012) (#2159, #2161)
* [WWE WrestleMania 21](https://xemu.app/titles/54510024) (#559)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.131...v0.8.132

### v0.8.131

- Date: 2026-01-13
- Version: v0.8.131
- Original notes: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases/tag/v0.8.131
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu/releases/v0.8.131

- **fixed** — Fix USB_XID_GAMEPAD_S VMState minimum_version_id
- **changed** — Disable CRT assert dialogs and log to stderr
- **changed** — Enable Incremental LTO
- **changed** — Use clang for Linux builds
- **fixed** — Error -22 while loading VM state when using Xbox Controller S
- **fixed** — Retina Display/High-DPI scaling for ImGUI on macOS

##### Pull Requests

* #2663 - xid: Fix USB_XID_GAMEPAD_S VMState minimum_version_id (@mborgerson)
* #2661 - ui: Disable CRT assert dialogs, log to stderr (@mborgerson)
* #2658 - ci: Ensure ccache, LTO cache dirs always exist before use (@mborgerson)
* #2648 - ci: Enable Incremental LTO (@mborgerson)
* #2656 - ubuntu-win64-cross: Add zstd to build tools (@mborgerson)
* #2655 - ubuntu-win64-cross: Add curl (@mborgerson)
* #2654 - ubuntu-win64-cross: Bump mxe, build GCC toolchain (@mborgerson)
* #2650 - ci: Fallback to unofficial when tags are unavailable (@abaire)
* #2647 - ci: Use clang for Linux builds (@mborgerson)
* #2641 - meson: Bump subprojects (@mborgerson)
* #2637 - meson: Update imgui (@schm1dtmac)
* #2640 - ci: More workflow improvements (@mborgerson)
* #2639 - ci: Split up build workflow (@mborgerson)

##### Issues Fixed

* #2241 - Snapshots: "Error -22 while loading VM state" when using Xbox Controller S
* #1666 - Retina Display/High-DPI scaling for ImGUI is missing on macOS
* #1840 - Fix release package naming

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.130...v0.8.131

### v0.8.130

- Date: 2026-01-02
- Version: v0.8.130
- Original notes: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases/tag/v0.8.130
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu/releases/v0.8.130

- **changed** — Start signing macOS releases
- **changed** — Speed up Ubuntu build jobs

##### Pull Requests

* #1972 - ci: Start signing macOS releases (@mborgerson)
* #2629 - ci: Speed up Ubuntu build jobs (@mborgerson)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.129...v0.8.130

### v0.8.129

- Date: 2025-12-28
- Version: v0.8.129
- Original notes: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases/tag/v0.8.129
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu/releases/v0.8.129

- **fixed** — Fix use-after-free when new controller mapping is added

##### Pull Requests

* #2626 - ui: Fix use-after-free when new controller mapping is added (@antangelo)

##### Issues Fixed

* #2625 - Key Binding With Multiple Controllers

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.128...v0.8.129

### v0.8.128

- Date: 2025-12-27
- Version: v0.8.128
- Original notes: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/releases/tag/v0.8.128
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/xemu/releases/v0.8.128

- **changed** — Replace xemu_open_web_browser with SDL_OpenURL in UI

##### Pull Requests

* #2619 - ui: Replace xemu_open_web_browser with SDL_OpenURL (@mborgerson)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/xemu-project/xemu/compare/v0.8.127...v0.8.128