{"id":555433,"date":"2026-07-23T08:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/555433\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:45:08","slug":"xbox-announces-backwards-compatibility-for-pc-and-handheld-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/555433\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox announces backwards compatibility for PC and handheld devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox is introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/07\/22\/xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> backwards compatibility for PC and handheld devices<\/a>, starting with four original titles: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy.<\/p>\n<p>These games will be available for purchase on PC and through Game Pass. Existing digital licenses on console will transfer to PC and handheld devices.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This marks the beginning of a broader effort to preserve Xbox games from the past and bring them to PC over time,&#8221; said VP of next generation Jason Ronald.<\/p>\n<p>Xbox has added features for PC players to enhance graphics while maintaining original gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>Enhancements include 4x resolution, VSync support, fullscreen and windowed modes, anisotropic filtering, and improved anti-aliasing.<\/p>\n<p>Xbox will introduce Achievements for these games in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>The backwards compatibility initiative is part of a broader strategic shift at Xbox, following its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/asha-sharma-commits-to-resetting-xbox-prioritising-exclusivity-and-addressing-ai-in-new-strategy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> commitment to platform exclusivity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, chief strategy officer Matthew Ball <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/there-has-to-be-a-reason-for-people-to-buy-an-xbox-senior-leadership-reinforces-commitment-to-console-exclusivity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> expanded upon the decision<\/a>, clarifying that &#8220;to return [Xbox] to consistent growth, we need a reliable pipeline of exclusive games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We should narrow in on the literal role of these titles,&#8221; said Ball. &#8220;We are asking players to make an investment in our consoles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These investments are real; they involve trade-offs in life. Given this, we need to give players a clear reason to pick us. And even after they chose us, we still have an obligation to earn that purchase.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Xbox is introducing backwards compatibility for PC and handheld devices, starting with four original titles: BLiNX: The Time&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[85,46,125],"class_list":["post-555433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}