# Skate 2 PC: recompiling the Xbox 360 game for Windows

> Skate 2 PC recompiles the Xbox 360 version of Skate 2 into a native Windows port using ReXGlue. It translates graphics through Direct3D 12, checks the supplied game revision during import, and adds controller input, local saves, and selectable rendering and frame rate profiles.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/christianortel/skate2-recompile-pc>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/christianortel/skate2-recompile-pc/blob/1202c9ae8d0a40b37727467f9ccf53140cb0dbdc/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/skate-2-pc-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/skate-2-pc-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/skate-2-pc-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Windows 10/11 x64, a Direct3D 12 GPU, PowerShell 5.1, and a controller.
- **Prerequisites:** The user's own extracted Xbox 360 game files from the supported revision are required.
- **Testing evidence:** The author reports testing on one Windows PC; full campaign completion and wider hardware compatibility remain unconfirmed.
- **License:** Newly authored port code and documentation are MIT licensed; dependencies retain their own terms.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/christianortel/skate2-recompile-pc/blob/1202c9ae8d0a40b37727467f9ccf53140cb0dbdc/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/christianortel/skate2-recompile-pc/blob/1202c9ae8d0a40b37727467f9ccf53140cb0dbdc/docs/INSTALL.md>

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