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Comment on Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC

After the head of the BC program got sacked in the last round of layoffs, I lost all hope about it going anywhere in the near future. I’m happy I was proven wrong.

What’s not clear in the linked article is how to access the BC games: do I need to buy them from the store, or is a disc allowed like on Xbox console?

A lot of BC games have been delisted over the years, so being able to access them via disc would be great. It’s not an immediate concern as they only made four games available on PC, but I’m thinking ahead.

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GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It’s clearly spelled out literally right after the announcement of the first 4 games.

Each of these games is now available for purchase on PC and also included with all XBOX Game Pass plans. If you already own a digital license for these games on console, that license now carries over to your PC or handheld.

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- Aielman15@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Yes, it’s spelled out clearly for these 4 games in early release. As I said, I was thinking ahead. Lots of 360 games I own are not available to buy anymore, unfortunately. If this BC program only affects digital licences, it will be a bummer.
  
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  - GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    We don’t know how they’ll handle games that are no longer available for sale. I’d say they won’t be a focus, but will probably be available for those of you who already owned it digitally.
    
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blomvik@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I seem to remember needing a special drive to read the x-box discs. But i might be wrong.

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- gwheel@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Most early disc consoles had nonstandard discs in some way. Even if they are readable with a standard drive I doubt MS will support it. (They’ve surprised me with this announcement though, so who knows)
  
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