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Xbox 360 games are reportedly coming to PC as well
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This expands the addressable market for legacy console titles onto PC and handheld devices, giving developers a new distribution path with flexible pricing and Game Pass options. The accompanying disc-to-digital program and Xbox Play Anywhere integration suggest Microsoft is building infrastructure for a future where platform boundaries and physical media matter less.
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Developers can opt into backward compatibility for Xbox 360 titles on the upcoming Project Helix console, PC, and handheld systems, with the ability to set their own prices and add games to Game Pass.
Data miners previously found Microsoft's official Xbox 360 emulator (Fission) and original Xbox emulator (Fusion) embedded in the files of the initial PC Xbox game releases, indicating the technical groundwork is already shipping.
A disc-to-digital program that would let players convert physical Xbox game discs into digital licenses appears delayed from its planned July beta and August broader availability.
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