 It notably also allows original Xbox games to be played online again following the Xbox Live shutdown on April 21, 2010 (similar to that of Save Nintendo Wi-Fi for the Wii) and certain GameSpy titles such as "Saints Row 2" to be played online after the GameSpy network shutdown on May 31, 2014.The purpose of the software is to allow consoles to network with each other over the internet via the consoles' "local network play" capabilities.XLink Kai acts as tunneling software, installed to a compatible Microsoft Windows, macOS, or Linux computer on the same network as the console.