Xbox releases four original console games on PC thanks to Backwards Compatibility, but they chose the wrong ones

By Shaun Walton

Added Jul 26, 2026

This is a fantastic idea, but nobody reminiscing over the original Xbox library has ever said “I wish I had more Blinx the cat in my life.”

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