Overview
- Vice president Jason Ronald told the BBC Xbox has "a lot of exciting things to share" next year but would not confirm whether more original Xbox titles are coming to Game Pass.
- Ronald said the anniversary plans aim to celebrate Xbox’s legacy while "defining the future" of the ecosystem, adding that the team feels a responsibility to preserve older games and enable new ways to play them.
- Microsoft ended new backward-compatibility additions in 2021, leaving roughly 630 Xbox 360 games and about 60 original Xbox titles supported, and later formed a preservation and forward-compatibility team.
- Coverage interprets Ronald’s comments as a possible signal of expanded backward compatibility or additional legacy titles on Game Pass in 2026, though no such plans have been confirmed.
- Reports point to 2026 releases such as Halo: Campaign Evolved and ongoing speculation about premium hardware and broader BC on devices like the ROG Xbox Ally and Windows, which remain unverified.