The Verge reviewed an internal Microsoft document. According to it, the corporation plans to port many old games to the PC.
The Verge discovered that as part of its plans, Microsoft will allow developers to transfer games that once launched on the Xbox 360 from consoles to the PC. They will also be permitted to release these titles on portable consoles and the upcoming Project Helix.
Developers are expected to have full control over the process. Specifically, they will decide whether their games should be ported at all, and if so, at what price they will now sell them and whether to include them in the Game Pass subscription.
This is likely part of the recently announced Xbox backward compatibility program on PC, through which classic console exclusives should gradually appear on computers. Microsoft officially introduced the program at the end of July, but did not specifically mention the Xbox 360. Currently, it is being tested on only four games: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy.
According to The Verge, the full launch of the program is set for October 2026.
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