Original Xbox Classics Reach Windows with PC Backward Compatibility

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Microsoft is expanding backward compatibility to Windows, launching four original Xbox games (BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy) for $10 each; Xbox Game Pass subscribers or players with existing console licenses get instant access. The titles support Vsync, anisotropic filtering, enhanced anti-aliasing, and up to 4x resolution scaling (to 2560×1920) but run at their original frame rates. A GTX 950 minimum is supported (with a recommended GTX 1070 Ti for best results), and early testing notes near-Series X performance with some filtering and minor graphical issues.
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- Microsoft is bringing original Xbox games to PC The Verge
- Microsoft Announces Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC, With New Features and Achievements IGN
- Xbox Brings OG Console Games to PC, and There’s a Good Reason Why Gizmodo
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