Xbox brings original Xbox backward compatibility to PC

Daz.6

Who needs studios de dev when you peut avoir Crimson Skies High Road To Revenge ?

Joe Fielder5

My vote would be for Catan and Carcassonne, despite the unlikelihood of either happening.

i deltaruned my today5

conker was skinned alive for this by the way

Crashy News4

There are 4 Crash games on the original Xbox, 2 on the Xbox 360, and none of them have even come out for the BC program on the Xbox consoles. Do you reckon this will even come to fruition with this announcement?

psychbomb4

fuzion frenzy WOW i wouldn't have committed to that xbox boycott had i known that i could be playing the beloved smash hit fuzion frenzy in the year 2026. everyone i know has been demanding a pc port of fuzion frenzy

Connor Makar4

Including Blinx here is very apt because it's the old Xbox game that larpers speak highly about but never actually played. If they had played it they would know it was middling wankery. So of course it's included in the first wave of PC back compat games from this Xbox leadership.

ctg8673

#blutoid xbox has leveraged play anywhere in its console exit strategy to encourage people to keep buying games knowing they're playable on PC, but I'm genuinely surprised they're doing this. Guess we'll see if this will get long term support or if it's just an empty gesture.

KnightOfGames3

something something linux user something jingling keys something something something locked to microsoft store

Zalno2

Welp. Guess the rumors were right. Sort of. We'll have to wait until Project Helix gets properly unveiled to see if any of this will bear fruit, but if this results in Rare Replay coming to PC, that might push me into finally upgrading to Windows 11. #blutoid

barleybap62

BIG Xbox news, Microsoft are still ghouls that you shouldn't give money to, and you can buy / softmod an old Xbox for pretty cheap anyway. It's still one of the cheapest retro consoles to collect games for too, if that's your jam.

Josh | Still Loading Podcast | 🔜Long Island Retro Gaming Expo8

I wish I could be happier about this. I would normally love this kind of thing. But to announce massive layoffs just a few weeks ago and then try to use nostalgia as a way to bring some good will back their way is just a shitty thing to do.

AkiBread| Mint Chocolate Chip Catgirl8

Gamers please ignore our layoffs type move

Joe D.5

This is not a callout of Tom, writing in the game space now sucks and is reliant on clicks, but it's wild to me that MS thinks they can make a splash with Xbox emulation on PC, as if this isn't something fans and communities have been doing for years and years.

D4

this is some of the limpest key jingling I've ever seen no one is going to look past xbox's problems because they can finally play fuzion frenzy

Hellrazor Ramon3

This is not "backwards compatibility" unless you can stick the Xbox disc in your PC and play it. This is a port. Four 25 year old Xbox games have been ported to PC. Woopty doo.

DocBray Is Tired, Boss3

You fired the dude who made backwards compat on xbox a fucking thing, you absolute disgusting meatwads

Kevin3

For every 1000 employees Xbox lays off, you get 1 BC game on PC.

KevFun Newburn3

Interesting that it says you need Windows 11 in the release. I wonder if that's accurate. I love Crimson Skies and all, but there's no way I'm upgrading from Windows 10 just for a 20 year old Xbox game I can already play on my 360.

ethers.elixirs 🏳️‍⚧️4

I'll add that you can get a 360 and some used games and support your local game store. You can even buy already modded 360s or send in yours somewhere to be modded.

Boto, Donkey Kongs Husband5

Good news out of Microsoft? They can still do that?

Felipe Gugelmin4

Pera, uma boa notícia... do Xbox?

รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈11

can i play lost odyssey in 4k?

Flip Satan7

"you know that thing we could already do but kept it from you bc we wanted you to stream games? Yeah you can have that now."

Snow || Marcel2

That's actually pretty cool But fuck Microsoft anyways.

Yeet Kune Do3

OG Xbox had Shenmue II, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Sega GT 2002, Jet Set Radio Future, GunValkyrie, Otogi 1 & 2 (published by Sega), Toejam & Earl 3, Spikeout: Battle Street, Headhunter: Redemption, Crazy Taxi 3, House of the Dead 3, OutRun 2, and Phantasy Star Online 1 & 2. C’mon, now.