As previously covered by Wccftech, Microsoft’s 25th-anniversary celebrations have already brought several major announcements, including the confirmation of Wolfenstein 3, id Software’s next project, a new Firefight mode for Halo: Campaign Evolved, and fresh gameplay footage from Fable. However, Microsoft also had a few surprises in store for fans of its original console, with the latest backward-compatibility expansion bringing several beloved classics to PC.
The latest expansion adds some major classics, including The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, TimeSplitters 2, TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb, and no fewer than 11 Star Wars titles, among them both Knights of the Old Republic games, the original Battlefront games, and Republic Commando.
According to Microsoft’s official announcement, the complete list of 21 newly supported games is as follows:
- Armed and Dangerous
- Disney‘s Chicken Little
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb
- Red Faction II
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- 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: The Clone Wars
- Thrillville
- TimeSplitters 2
- TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
All 25 backward-compatible games now support mouse and keyboard, while Microsoft has also improved the performance and stability of the original four titles. The PC backward-compatibility platform offers additional graphics options, including up to 4X resolution upscaling, VSync, anisotropic filtering, enhanced anti-aliasing, and configurable display modes, although supported features may vary by game.
Another noteworthy addition is XBOX achievements support for four original XBOX classics: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Knights of the Old Republic II, BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, and Conker: Live and Reloaded. These achievements are also available on XBOX One and XBOX Series consoles following the latest system update, with some potentially unlocking retroactively based on existing progress.
As for availability, supported existing digital licenses carry over to PC without requiring another purchase. The games are accessible through the XBOX PC app, including on compatible handhelds such as the ROG XBOX Ally family. Six of the 25 titles are also included with XBOX Game Pass, while other games may require a separate purchase. Physical original XBOX discs alone do not provide PC digital entitlements.
Interestingly, earlier Wccftech coverage highlighted how dataminers discovered Microsoft’s XeO3 emulation technology powering the initial PC backward-compatibility rollout, raising the possibility of eventual XBOX 360 game support on Windows.
For now, Microsoft has only officially confirmed further original XBOX games and additional achievements in the future, continuing its efforts to preserve its extensive gaming library across PCs, consoles, and handheld devices.
About the author: Sebastian Castellanos is a data scientist by education and training. He’s also deeply passionate about PC gaming hardware and software. He has recently started writing technical articles and guides on Wccftech about PC hardware, games and mods.
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