I put together a full Playnite + Aniki Remake console setup guide
I've been working on a Windows 11 setup that makes my PC feel much more like a traditional console when using a controller.
The goal is to have the PC boot into a fullscreen gaming environment instead of dropping straight into the normal Windows desktop.
What I'm using
- Playnite as the game library/frontend
- Aniki Remake as the fullscreen theme
- Extra Metadata Loader for game videos and metadata
- Playnite Achievements for achievement information
- XFSET to enable/configure the Xbox Full Screen Experience
- AnyFSE to automatically launch the fullscreen experience
- Steam running silently in the background
The basic setup
- Install and configure Playnite and your game library integrations.
- Install Aniki Remake and the extensions needed for the fullscreen experience.
- Configure Extra Metadata Loader to download Steam game videos.
- Configure Playnite Achievements.
- Switch Playnite to Aniki Remake in fullscreen mode.
- Customize Aniki's colors, game details and background/trailer settings.
- Configure Windows power-button behavior.
- Set up AnyFSE to launch Playnite Fullscreen and Steam automatically.
- Enable AnyFSE through Windows Xbox Mode.
- Restart Windows.
The result is a controller-first interface where I can turn on the PC, enter my PIN and go straight into Playnite instead of manually opening everything.
I'm still working on the setup and would love to hear from other Playnite users:
What extensions, themes or tweaks would you add to this kind of setup?
I also put the whole process into a step-by-step interactive guide for anyone who wants to follow the setup:
https://timeconsolize.github.io/ConsolizeENG/
It's mainly intended as a reference/checklist for building a similar setup.
(No piracy or ROM-related stuff involved — this is purely about Playnite, Windows and the frontend experience.)
*PREVIEW LINKS* https://imgur.com/a/kw4h2EE