Here are the 25 original Xbox games you can now play on PC
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 […]
On the 25th anniversary of Xbox, Microsoft is making 25 original Xbox games available on Windows PCs. These games are accessible with a keyboard and mouse, and Microsoft is introducing achievements for the first time. Starting with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, and Conker: Live and Reloaded, players can now earn achievements while playing on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles.
The list of playable games includes 21 additional titles such as Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, and more. Unfortunately, original Xbox disc-based games are not part of Microsoft's disc-to-digital program. Xbox on PC backward compatibility appears to rely on an emulator.
Most of the newly available games are not included with Xbox Game Pass. The full rollout of original Xbox games on PC is set for October 2026, with Xbox 360 games to be gradually released to next-gen consoles between 2027 and 2028. Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Helix is expected to support games from every generation of Xbox, including a Windows PC version.
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