A Curated List of Original Xbox Classics Are Available on Xbox One

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Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · October 24, 2017

A curated list of Original Xbox games are now available on Xbox One, including classics like “Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge” and “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.” Original Xbox games added to the Xbox One Backward Compatibility library will experience up to 4x the pixel count on Xbox One and Xbox One S, and up to 16x the pixel count on Xbox One X.

Additionally, when Xbox One X launches on Tuesday, Nov. 7, you’ll be able to run select Xbox 360 games at higher resolution, 9x the original pixel count and with expanded colour details. Xbox One X Enhanced Xbox 360 games will include favourites like “Halo 3” and “Fallout 3.”

Original Xbox games available tomorrow on Xbox One

The 13 Original Xbox games releasing tomorrow will look better on the Xbox One family of devices, taking advantage of the power of Xbox One with up to 4X the pixel count on Xbox One and Xbox One S, and up to 16X the pixel count on Xbox One X. You’ll be able to play Original Xbox games on Xbox One through the disc you already own, or you can purchase the games digitally in the Microsoft Store.

Since these are original games and not remasters, Xbox Live services such as online multiplayer that were available on the original Xbox will not be available. However, offline multiplayer scenarios such as co-op and system-link are supported as they were originally. There will also be no Achievements for Original Xbox games because this functionality was also not originally available.

Below is the first curated batch of Original Xbox games we’re releasing into the Xbox One Backward Compatibility program. We expect to release another curated list of Original Xbox classics in Spring 2018, so stayed tuned for more. And to help celebrate the launch of Original Xbox games into the Xbox One Backward Compatibility library, Xbox Game Pass members get access to Xbox Original Ninja Gaiden Black for free as a part of their membership to the game subscription service.