Newshot Microsoft's Original Xbox Classic Games Arrive on PC: Including *Star Wars*, *The Elder Scrolls 3* and More, Compatibility Library Expands to 25 Titles with Achievements Introduced for the First Time
IT Home, November 13 news: On November 12 local time, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Xbox brand, Microsoft announced that it is bringing 21 original Xbox games to PC, bringing the total number of original Xbox games available on PC through the Xbox Backward Compatibility program to 25.
Among the 21 newly added titles, the Star Wars IP accounts for a significant share. According to Kotaku, 11 of the 21 are Star Wars titles, covering Knights of the Old Republic and its sequel The Sith Lords, the Battlefront series, the Jedi Knight series, and Republic Commando, among others.
The non-Star Wars lineup includes The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Armed and Dangerous, Disney's Chicken Little, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb, Red Faction II, Secret Weapons Over Normandy, Thrillville, as well as TimeSplitters 2 and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect.
Landing alongside the game expansion is the achievement system. Microsoft has added Xbox achievements to the first four titles: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II — The Sith Lords, Blinx: The Time Sweeper, and Conker: Live and Reloaded.
IT Home notes that achievements are not exclusive to PC; playing the above games on Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles also unlocks them; in some cases, achievements can also be triggered directly based on a player's existing save progress.
In its announcement, Microsoft stated that the achievement system was designed in close collaboration with each game's original developer and publisher to ensure it fits the native character of each title, and that it plans to roll out the achievement system to more original Xbox games going forward.
Additionally, Microsoft confirmed to The Verge that the vast majority of the 21 newly added titles are not currently included in Xbox Game Pass, with only a few titles included in the subscription library, such as Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies, Fuzion Frenzy, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Grabbed by the Ghoulies. In addition, original Xbox physical discs cannot be used to verify and run the games; players need to purchase digital versions or obtain them through Game Pass.
For the first four games, Microsoft has also improved performance and stability. The company made clear that it will continue to bring more original Xbox titles to PC in the future.
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