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Microsoft Expands Xbox Game Backward Compatibility to Windows PCs

Sourced from 5 publications

  • •Microsoft has launched the Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC program for the first time.
  • •The program starts with four original Xbox games now playable on Windows PCs.
  • •These games are accessible even on older PC hardware, such as an 11-year-old graphics card.
  • •This expansion signals Microsoft's intent to bring more Xbox console games to the PC platform.

Sources

Microsoft is bringing original Xbox games to PC - The Verge

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Microsoft is bringing original Xbox games to PC

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