Microsoft has announced that Xbox backward compatibility on PC now supports 25 original Xbox games, bringing several classic titles to the platform alongside achievement support for select games.
Microsoft announced this during Xbox’s 25th anniversary FanFest event in Seattle. The new lineup includes Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Conker: Live & Reloaded, and TimeSplitters 2, among others.
Star Wars games account for 11 of the 25 titles added to Xbox backward compatibility on PC. Microsoft has also introduced achievements for select original Xbox games, including Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
The complete list of 25 games is as follows:
- Armed and Dangerous
- Blinx: The Time Sweeper
- Chicken Little
- Conker: Live & Reloaded
- Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
- Fuzion Frenzy
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb
- Red Faction II
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- Thrillville
- TimeSplitters 2
- TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars: Clone Wars
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
The announcement was part of several updates shared during the final stop of Xbox’s eight-city anniversary tour. Microsoft also introduced Xbox Playback, a feature that allows players to review their history with the platform, including their first game, total playtime, most-played title, most active years, and longest gaming streak.
Xbox is also testing additional console features through its Insider program. These include rotating backgrounds for the Home screen and new options for organizing game libraries.
On the software side, Microsoft showed new gameplay footage from Fable, featuring quest sequences and magical combat against cursed creatures. Attendees at the Seattle event were also scheduled to get hands-on time with the game.
The Fable development team plans to discuss the new gameplay footage in more detail during an upcoming episode of the Official Xbox Podcast.
