Microsoft teases original Xbox backward compatibility news for April 10

Microsoft appear today that the second episode of Within Xbox, its new monthly Xbox news prove, volition air on April ten. And while Microsoft is mum on what to look, it did tease one major topic of discussion volition kick off the show: original Xbox backward compatibility.

"I of our most mutual requests is for Original Xbox Backward Compatibility news, and we'll be starting off the show with a big update on simply that," Microsoft says. The company also offered up a teaser featuring the original Xbox's boot animation.

That'due south a little vague, simply it'south likely that we'll become a taste of the next round of original Xbox titles to hit backward compatibility. The first batch of original Xbox games launched in the backward compatibility program in Oct, featuring 13 total titles ranging from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Ninja Gaiden Black to Fuzion Frenzy and Psychonauts. That pales in comparison to the hundreds of Xbox 360 titles available to play on Xbox Ane via astern compatibility, only original Xbox titles also appear to be a piddling more than difficult to emulate due to legal and technical boundaries.

In any case, you'll be able to cheque out the second episode of Inside Xbox starting at 3:30 p.m. PT / 6:xxx p.g. ET (find your local time here) on Apr ten. The evidence will be available to stream on Mixer, YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook.

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