The Verge · read inside Lightning Rod
Here are the 25 original Xbox games you can now play on PC
The first 25 original Xbox on PC games. | Image: Microsoft
For the 25th anniversary of Xbox , Microsoft is beginning to make good on its paid "next-gen game preservation" promise. Starting today, you can play 25 different original Xbox games on your Windows PC, as long as you have (or are willing to pay) for digital copies.
In July, Microsoft originally launched the idea with just four Xbox games , so 25 is progress, and Microsoft says all these games are now playable with keyboard and mouse.
Plus, Microsoft says it's adding achievements to original Xbox games for the first time, starting with four games: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel, Blinx: The Time Sweeper , and Conker: Li …
Read the full story at The Verge.
Originally published at https://www.theverge.com/games/1032321/microsoft-xbox-original-games-pc-backwards-compatibility — shown here as a clean reading page inside the community.
Keep reading
- Google’s new Gemini model is better at understanding complicated questions — The Verge
- ‘It’s a mistake for Nvidia to let Jensen resign’: reactions from tech leaders on Jensen Huang’s resignation — The Verge
- The Oura Ring 4 is almost as good as the newer model, but $150 cheaper — The Verge
- Microsoft Outlook is down — The Verge
- Meet the people who want peptides to be made in America — The Verge
- No, AI agents did not discover a previously unknown Maya site — The Verge