Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC

2026-07-22 15:10 UTC

The official title was such marketing speak that I hope no one blames me for changing it. Seemingly this only means the Xbox app on PC and not stores like Steam.

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@Aielman15@lemmy.world 2026-07-22 15:53

After the head of the BC program got sacked in the last round of layoffs, I lost all hope about it going anywhere in the near future. I’m happy I was proven wrong. What’s not clear in the linked article is how to access the BC games: do I need to buy them from the store, or is a disc allowed like on Xbox console? A lot of BC games have been delisted over the years, so being able to access them via disc would be great. It’s not an immediate concern as they only made four games available on PC, but I’m thinking ahead.

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@Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2026-07-22 15:43

This is absolutely huge. Ninja Gaiden Black and Ninja Gaiden 2 are finally released from the Xbox prison? It’s enough to make a grown man weep. I know emulation exists but it has been very spotty for Xbox titles and marred with bugs and performance issues.

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@BigTrout75@lemmy.world 2026-07-23 05:15

What’s a bunch of horse shit. Sony did the same thinking awhile back. The title reads like you get to play your old disks on PC. What they’re really saying is your can buy access to older Xbox games that are emulated.

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@gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 2026-07-23 01:03

Which emulator did they fork?

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