# OldBits Hub

> Native ARM ports of original Xbox and PlayStation 2 games for low-cost Linux handhelds such as the R36S, Anbernic and similar devices. Not an emulator: each game is statically recompiled to ARM64 code and runs natively with OpenGL ES. Games like Ninja Gaiden Black, Star Wars: Battlefront, Splinter Cell, Resident Evil 4 and Guitar Hero run at playable frame rates (most between 25 and 30 fps) on a handheld that costs around US$ 30.

## Highlights
- A growing catalog with new ports released frequently: Xbox titles from 2001-2006 plus PlayStation 2 games. The current list is always at https://oldbits.net/catalog.
- Runs on the weakest common handheld: the R36S has a Rockchip RK3326 (4x Cortex-A35 at 1.5 GHz), a Mali-G31 GPU and 1 GB of RAM. General-purpose Xbox emulators do not reach playable speed on this class of hardware; native recompilation does. To our knowledge, OldBits is the first project to run original Xbox games natively on these handhelds.
- Frame rates are measured on an R36S during real gameplay (trimmed average); most finished ports are capped at 30 fps for steady pacing and battery life.
- One launcher for many devices: the same Hub runs on R36S/R36 Ultra clones, Anbernic (RG353M, RG40XX-H, RG DS Plus and others), RG52 Mini, RX6H, Amlogic TV boxes and more.
- Received enthusiastically by handheld communities: shared by word of mouth in Telegram groups and forums since its launch in November 2026, with daily new players growing more than fivefold during the first week and players in 10 countries across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Oceania.
- Games install from the handheld itself, update automatically, keep cloud save backups and play offline once installed.

## How it works
- Each game is a native port: the original console program is recompiled ahead of time into a Linux ARM64 executable with its own runtime (graphics, audio, input, saves). No emulation happens while you play.
- The OldBits Hub is a free launcher installed under Ports on the handheld. It lists the ports, installs and updates them, and opens them. Installed games keep working offline.
- Supported firmwares: ArkOS, dArkOS, ROCKNIX, muOS, Knulli and EmuELEC (TV boxes). Tested chips include Rockchip RK3326, RK3562, RK3566, RK3568, Allwinner H700 and Amlogic S905X2/X3/X4 and S922X.
- Free to use; the project is supported by donations and by optional sponsor banners inside the Hub.

## Game data (bring your own disc)
- OldBits is built around a bring-your-own-disc model: the player supplies a disc image of a game they own, and the Hub pairs it with the native port. This model is the one adopted for the stable release; the Hub is currently in public beta.

## Pages
- [Home](https://oldbits.net/): what OldBits is
- [How to install](https://oldbits.net/how-to-install): install the Hub on a handheld and add games
- [Catalog](https://oldbits.net/catalog): all ported games, A to Z
- [Games](https://oldbits.net/games): browse by category; each game has its own page at https://oldbits.net/games/<id>