diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c b/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c
index c5cfd41d17..8a16182a16 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_xdk.c
@@ -266,6 +266,23 @@ static int system_process_args(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
    (void)argc;
    (void)argv;
+
+#ifdef _XBOX1
+   LAUNCH_DATA ptr;
+   DWORD launch_type;
+
+   if (XGetLaunchInfo(&launch_type, &ptr) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
+   {
+      if (launch_type == LDT_FROM_DEBUGGER_CMDLINE)
+         RARCH_LOG("Launched from commandline debugger.\n");
+      else
+      {
+         snprintf(g_extern.fullpath, sizeof(g_extern.fullpath), (char*)ptr.Data);
+         RARCH_LOG("Auto-start game %s.\n", g_extern.fullpath);
+         return 1;
+      }
+   }
+#endif
    return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/platform/platform_xdk_exec.c b/frontend/platform/platform_xdk_exec.c
index 1b81ccfa07..91e94d8068 100644
--- a/frontend/platform/platform_xdk_exec.c
+++ b/frontend/platform/platform_xdk_exec.c
@@ -23,7 +23,23 @@
 static void rarch_console_exec(const char *path, bool should_load_game)
 {
    (void)should_load_game;
-   RARCH_LOG("Attempt to load executable: [%s].\n", path);
 
+   RARCH_LOG("Attempt to load executable: [%s].\n", path);
+#ifdef IS_SALAMANDER
    XLaunchNewImage(path, NULL);
+#else
+#ifdef _XBOX1
+   LAUNCH_DATA ptr;
+   memset(&ptr, 0, sizeof(ptr));
+   if (should_load_game)
+   {
+      snprintf((char*)ptr.Data, sizeof(ptr.Data), "%s", g_extern.fullpath);
+      XLaunchNewImage(path, &ptr);
+   }
+   XLaunchNewImage(path, NULL);
+#else
+   XLaunchNewImage(path, NULL);
+#endif
+#endif
+
 }