--- title: Select classic Xbox games are now playable on PC,... description: Microsoft has officially announced that select original Xbox games are now playable on PC and the ROG Xbox Ally/Ally X via the Xbox Store. The launch lineup... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/select-classic-xbox-games-are-now-playable-on-pc-suggesting-microsoft-s-retro-plans-are-just-gettin-3pvsbf5zm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Select classic Xbox games are now playable on PC, suggesting Microsoft's retro plans are just getting started | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft has officially announced that select original Xbox games are now playable on PC and the ROG Xbox Ally/Ally X via the Xbox Store. The launch lineup... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/select-classic-xbox-games-are-now-playable-on-pc-suggesting-microsoft-s-retro-plans-are-just-gettin-3pvsbf5zm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3pVsBF5ZM.png og:image:alt: Select classic Xbox games are now playable on PC, suggesting Microsoft's retro plans are just getting started og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Select classic Xbox games are now playable on PC, suggesting Microsoft's retro plans are just getting started **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft has officially announced that select original Xbox games are now playable on PC and the ROG Xbox Ally/Ally X via the Xbox Store. The launch lineup includes Blinx: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fusion Frenzy, featuring 4x upscaling, VSync, and visual enhancements. Players who already own digital console versions won't need to repurchase. This is seen as the beginning of a broader backward compatibility push, likely tied to Microsoft's upcoming PC-console hybrid device, Project Helix. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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