25 games including nearly a dozen classic Star Wars titles are coming to PC for the first time. On Thursday, XBOX formally announced a new wave of original XBOX games that will now be playable PC via backwards compatibility emulation. This is confirmation to a previous leak that we reported on here.
There will be 11 Star Wars games as of November 12th that can be played on PC via backwards compatibility. This means if you already own any of the games digitally on XBOX, you’d be able to play them on PC along with using your saves. You can also purchase them now and enjoy them across devices.
Furthermore, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and KOTOR II – The Sith Lords now support achievements. The original XBOX did not come with achievements but now both of these games have them. The addition of achievements also apply when you play these games on XBOX One and XBOX Series consoles. XBOX say they “worked closely with each game’s developers and publishers as we designed the achievements to make sure they fit the spirit of each title” and more games will get the unlockable in the future.
The full list of Star Wars games part of this program are as follows:
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Star Wars: Starfighter – Special Edition
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Why This Is A Good Thing
As we spoke about in our previous article, some may question why XBOX are doing this considering some titles such as Star Wars Battlefront and more are already on PC and easily purchasable.
The difference is not every game on this list is on PC. For example, the Episode III – Revenge of the Sith game, The Clone Wars and Jedi Starfighter never got an official PC release. The ROTS game has been high on fans’ list for a modern port or remake. XBOX’s emulation on the game on PC means it is easily playable on the platform. On top of that, the XBOX version of Star Wars Battlefront II had exclusive DLC and other features. Not to mention both KOTOR games have XBOX achievements now.
Speaking of classic Star Wars games, a couple of new easter eggs were found in Star Wars Battlefront 2 a few months ago after over 20 years. You can check them out here.
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