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25 Original XBOX Games Available Today on PC via XBOX Backward Compatibility

Microsoft published this on 12 November 2026. Below is what our monitor is reading from Xbox Live’s own status feed right now, and how the servers have held up lately.

Checked 13 Nov 2026, 10:20 GMT·Re-checked every 5 min·Source: operator feed

Xbox Live servers right now

Operational

Announcement published	12 November 2026, 21:02 UTC
Uptime we measured	100% over 7 days
Last disruption	12 Oct, 4h

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What the announcement says

Today, 21 more original XBOX games are coming to PC, bringing the XBOX Backward Compatibility on PC library to 25 games as we celebrate 25 years of XBOX. We’re also introducing achievements for four original XBOX games, with more titles planned over time. We brought the first four original XBOX games to PC earlier this […] The post 25 Original XBOX Games Available Today on PC v

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Announced by Microsoft on 12 November 2026. Source: news.xbox.com. We quote a short extract for identification and link to the original.