Reddit discovery of 'handheld' tag on OG Xbox games hints at possible PC backwards compatibility
A Reddit user discovered an 'invisible Xbox Handheld' tag appearing on five console-only Xbox titles, three of which are original Xbox games. This has sparked speculation that Microsoft may be planning to bring native backwards compatibility for OG Xbox games to PC, potentially as part of Xbox's 25th anniversary plans. The article reports on this discovery amid broader news of layoffs and studio closures at Xbox Game Studios.
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All eyes are on Xbox this week as we draw closer to what is being talked up as a potential 'bloodbath' for Xbox Game Studios.
Not quite the sentiment we expected from Xbox's 25th anniversary, but amid all the noise surrounding layoffs and studio closures, we may have stumbled across a hint at Xbox's plans for backwards compatibility on PC.
The hint comes from Reddit user, Narrow_Leak2452, who earlier this year posted about an 'invisible Xbox Handheld' tag appearing on five console-only titles, three of which
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Native PC back compat on the way?
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