Is there a PC port of

Yes. Takedawn: rival Burnout 3 recomp from the original Xbox for Mac, PC, Linux and Android by xenophobentx. It's playable now, and it runs natively on PC rather than through an emulator.

Is the Burnout 3: Takedown PC port an emulator?

No. It's a native build of the game's code for PC (a decompilation, static recompilation or native port), so it runs like a PC game.

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PC port · Early · v0.1.1

DOUBLE TAKEDOWN: RIVAL BURNOUT 3 RECOMP HITS MAC, PC, DECK AND ANDROID

Q: Do I need my own copy of

Yes. Your own NTSC-U original Xbox disc of Burnout 3: Takedown. No game data is included.

Takedawn: rival Burnout 3 recomp from the original Xbox for Mac, PC, Linux and Android

xenophobentx's Takedawn is an unofficial static recompilation of the original Xbox version of Burnout 3: Takedown, producing native builds for Mac, Windows, Linux, Steam Deck and Android handhelds. It checks your NTSC-U Xbox disc and pulls the game data from it; no textures, audio, films or shader caches ship. v0.1.1 landed Oct 15. It lands the same week as danielgomesvieira2000's separate PS2-based Burnout 3 PC port.

Burnout 3: Takedown (Xbox) → Mac / Windows / Linux / Android · by xenophobentx · 2026-10-15

You need: Your own NTSC-U original Xbox disc of Burnout 3: Takedown. No game data is included.

How to play Burnout 3: Takedown on PC

Download the build for your platform from Releases.
Point it at your own disc image.
Launch and report bugs on the repo.

▶ Takedawn v0.1.1 Rival PS2-based port

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