NEWS: Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility Starts Tomorrow

13 Original Xbox games will be backwards compatible and releasing tomorrow. They 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.

1. BLACK
2. BloodRayne 2
3. Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
4. Dead to Rights
5. Fuzion Frenzy
6. Grabbled by the Ghoulies
7. King of Fighters Neowave
8. Ninja Gaiden Black
9. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
10. Psychonauts
11. Red Faction II
12. Sid Meier’s Pirates!
13. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic