<s>
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
program	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
XLink	O
allowing	O
for	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
enables	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
/	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
to	O
play	O
games	O
across	O
the	O
Internet	O
using	O
a	O
network	O
configuration	O
that	O
simulates	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
notably	O
also	O
allows	O
original	B-Application
Xbox	I-Application
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
again	O
following	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
shutdown	O
on	O
21	O
April	O
2010	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Save	O
Nintendo	O
Wi-Fi	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
certain	O
GameSpy	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Saints	B-Language
Row	I-Language
2	I-Language
to	O
be	O
played	O
online	O
after	O
the	O
GameSpy	O
network	O
shutdown	O
on	O
31	O
May	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
to	O
allow	O
consoles	O
to	O
network	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
via	O
the	O
consoles	O
 '	O
"	O
local	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
play	O
"	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
acts	O
as	O
tunneling	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
,	O
installed	O
to	O
a	O
compatible	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Linux	B-Application
computer	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
network	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XLink	O
,	O
listening	O
for	O
these	O
requests	O
,	O
allows	O
other	O
consoles	O
to	O
be	O
found	O
over	O
the	O
internet	O
during	O
this	O
search	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
appear	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
console	O
that	O
these	O
other	O
consoles	O
are	O
simply	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
local	B-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
modified	O
(	O
"	O
modded	O
"	O
)	O
Xbox	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
can	O
be	O
provided	O
directly	O
within	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Media	O
Center	O
(	O
XBMC	B-Language
for	I-Language
Xbox	I-Language
)	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
Kai	O
client	O
on	O
other	O
Linux-based	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
or	O
NAS	B-Application
devices	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
log	O
onto	O
XLink	O
's	O
servers	O
using	O
an	O
XTag	O
username	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
Gamertag	O
"	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
XLink	O
has	O
"	O
Arenas	O
"	O
for	O
each	O
compatible	O
System	O
Link	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
popular	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Halo	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
SOCOM	B-Application
II	I-Application
having	O
sub-arenas	O
based	O
on	O
regions	O
within	O
them	O
as	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
minimize	O
lag	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
these	O
arenas	O
will	O
be	O
automatically	O
synced	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
simulating	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
connection	O
and	O
thus	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
normally	O
using	O
System	O
Link	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
supports	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
LAN	B-General_Concept
enabled	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Special	O
considerations	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
designed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
be	O
incompatible	O
with	O
this	O
kind	O
of	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
one	O
point	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
never	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
release	O
7.4.37	O
direct	O
connection	O
with	O
emulators	O
is	O
supported	O
,	O
specifically	O
Dolphin	B-Application
version	O
5.0-12233	O
and	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XBMC	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Application
console	I-Application
has	O
a	O
control	O
client	O
for	O
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
that	O
allows	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
software	O
program	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
via	O
XBMC	O
GUI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MC360	O
is	O
a	O
skin	O
for	O
XBMC	O
by	O
Blackbolt	O
that	O
gives	O
the	O
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
client	O
(	O
XBMC-Live	O
)	O
a	O
familiar	O
interface	O
resembling	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
factory	O
dashboard	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
's	O
connectivity	O
for	O
friends	O
,	O
arenas	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XLink	B-Protocol
Kai	I-Protocol
was	O
removed	O
from	O
XBMC	O
builds	O
14099	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
