Folks have been hoping for a brand new batch of Xbox backward-compatible video games after months of teasing.. and here is what Microsoft has to supply.
Xbox’s backward compatibility program is among the high improvements Microsoft has put out for its ecosystem. A whole bunch of OG and Xbox 360 video games have been introduced ahead natively to trendy consoles, serving to sport preservation and making Xbox One and Xbox Collection X|S the one place you may play many classics. Microsoft has been increasing that program even additional.
Final summer time, Microsoft unveiled a handful of OG Xbox games ported and emulated to Windows 11 via the Xbox PC app, resulting in hopes Microsoft was about to reinvigorate this system typically. In the present day, we’re getting a number of extra, in addition to full Xbox achievement help for choose basic titles.
“XBOX is increasing its backward compatibility providing on PC with 21 extra unique XBOX video games, bringing the whole to 25,” Microsoft wrote on Xbox Wire. “The expanded lineup contains classics equivalent to Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic and The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. XBOX can be including achievements to extra unique XBOX titles, together with Knights of the Outdated Republic, giving gamers new methods to revisit and have fun basic video games.”
Xbox makes the precise sport itemizing crystal clear, saying, “The 21 extra video games out there to gamers in supported nations beginning right now are:”
- Armed and Harmful
- Disney’s Hen Little
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (additionally out there with XBOX Recreation Go)
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies (additionally out there with XBOX Recreation Go)
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb
- Pink Faction II
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic II – The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Star Wars: Starfighter – Particular Version
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Thrillville
- TimeSplitters 2
- TimeSplitters: Future Excellent
It continues, “These be part of the 4 video games already out there on PC: “
- BLiNX: The Time Sweeper (additionally out there with XBOX Recreation Go)
- Conker: Dwell and Reloaded (additionally out there with XBOX Recreation Go)
- Crimson Skies: Excessive Street to Revenge (additionally out there with XBOX Recreation Go)
- Fuzion Frenzy (additionally out there with XBOX Recreation Go)
25 unique XBOX video games are rolling out right now on PC, together with KOTOR I & II, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Blinx: The Time Sweeper. Choose titles are additionally getting Achievements for the primary time. Preserving our historical past means ensuring individuals can nonetheless play the timeless video games from the previous.November 12, 2026
Many have been hoping video games like Singularity and Skylanders would hit full back-compat, on condition that Microsoft now owns these properties by way of Activision. The Xbox Game Preservation website has tens of hundreds of votes for video games; alas, that is sadly not what we’re getting this week. Nonetheless, with the ability to entry some OG video games and land their Xbox Mythic achievements is one thing I personally by no means noticed taking place, on condition that these video games are not anyplace close to in energetic improvement.
For the primary time ever, gamers can now earn achievements in Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Outdated Republic II – The Sith Lords, BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, and Conker: Dwell and Reloaded.
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It is a bit of bittersweet on condition that EA just killed BioWare. Knights of the Outdated Republic is among the finest RPGs ever made, with twists that few video games have managed to high to this present day. I am hopeful that Microsoft will tackle some excellent Xbox 360 video games for backward compatibility too, particularly Skylanders, which, given the Spyro remake, has a possibility to discover a new viewers in 2026, for my part.
Xbox’s 25th anniversary will proceed by means of the week, with a wide range of small bulletins, together with the nostalgia-driven Playback feature. I am not anticipating something large like an Xbox Helix reveal, however may we lastly see the Xbox Elite Controller Series 3? Time will inform.
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