Star Wars Battlefront, Morrowind, TimeSplitters: 16 Original Xbox Games Spotted for PC Ahead of 25th Anniversary
Just days ahead of the 25th anniversary of the original Xbox North American launch on Sunday, November 15, 2026, the Microsoft Store backend has revealed what appears to be the next major wave of classic preservation. Sixteen original Xbox titles from the 2001 console generation have been updated in the database with Windows package records carrying the LegacyWindowsStoreProductId identifier, matching the exact structure used for the Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC program introduced earlier this summer.
Full List of 16 Original Xbox Games Spotted in the Microsoft Store PC Backend
Uncovered by dataminers on Reddit (r/GamingLeaksAndRumours), these database entries are not standard re-releases of legacy PC ports. Every single title in the batch is tagged with "IdType":"LegacyWindowsStoreProductId", confirming that Microsoft is preparing the actual original Xbox console versions wrapped inside its official PC emulation layer for Windows 11 desktops and handheld devices like the ROG Xbox Ally X.
Here are all 16 original Xbox classics spotted with Windows store package configurations:
- Star Wars: Battlefront (2004)
- Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002)
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- Star Wars: Starfighter Special Edition
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
- Grabbed by the Ghoulies
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
- Red Faction II
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
- Thrillville
- Disney's Chicken Little
Three Console Exclusives Never Released on PC and Native Controller Support for Morrowind
Past the nostalgia factor, bringing the original Xbox console builds to Windows solves a long-standing preservation gap. Three standout titles in this wave never received an official PC release during the sixth console generation: Free Radical Design's fan-favorite shooter TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, the lightsaber combat tie-in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and the 2002 vehicular action game Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Even for games that already have legacy PC editions on digital storefronts, such as Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind or Pandemic Studios' classic Star Wars: Battlefront duology, running the original Xbox version on PC offers a major quality-of-life upgrade. Those early-2000s PC ports lack native gamepad menus or split-screen features, making them awkward to play out of the box on Windows handhelds. The emulated Xbox versions restore full console UI and plug-and-play controller mapping right away.
As Jason Ronald, VP of Next Generation at Xbox, detailed on Xbox Wire when the program launched in July with BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy, the PC backward compatibility wrapper includes up to 4x resolution upscaling, anisotropic filtering, enhanced anti-aliasing, and VSync. It also supports Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox Cloud Gaming, meaning anyone who already owns a digital license for these games on Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S will automatically unlock them on PC at no additional cost alongside Xbox Game Pass integration.
All Eyes on Sunday, November 15: Original Xbox Achievements and 25th Anniversary Clues
The timing of these backend updates aligns closely with Xbox's 25th anniversary celebrations this Sunday, November 15. While Microsoft has not announced a formal showcase, the official Xbox account on X recently updated its profile picture and banner to the iconic green-and-black aesthetic of the original November 2001 console.
This second batch of PC backward-compatible titles could also coincide with the rollout of official Xbox Achievements for original Xbox games. Late last month, we reported that Morrowind, Black, and Ninja Gaiden Black had quietly gained Achievement counters on Xbox Series X|S, currently sitting at 0G ahead of server-side activation. Furthermore, Microsoft has scheduled an unusual Sunday drop for November 15, bringing 8 Rare and Xbox 360 classics to the entry-level Xbox Game Pass Essential tier, including Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Gears of War: Judgment.
My Take
Getting TimeSplitters: Future Perfect and the Revenge of the Sith movie tie-in officially playable on PC is already a huge win for game preservation. Still, since I spend half my time gaming on a Windows handheld, the real highlight for me here is Morrowind. Being able to boot up the original Xbox version on PC with native controller UI, cloud saves synced from console, and a clean 4x resolution boost without spending an evening tweaking configuration files is exactly how legacy libraries should be treated in 2026.
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