Project Helix, the next-gen Xbox, is a gaming PC with a console frontend, allowing you to utilize other storefronts and their decades-old libraries, such as Steam, GOG, and EGS. However, there is one hitch in this plan, as we saw with the ROG Xbox Ally — Windows 11 does not support backwards compatible titles right now. Thankfully, Microsoft might have a solution.
It has long been rumored that Xbox is working to bring its backwards compatibility program to PC, and during its keynote at GDC 2026 (via Windows Central), the team hinted that it will be "rolling out new ways to play some of the most iconic games from our past" later this year, presumably hinting at PC support. With rumors that Project Helix may launch in 2028, now is the perfect time to begin testing the waters for classic Xbox and Xbox 360 games on Windows 11, much as the ROG Xbox Ally was used as a testing ground for the frontend UI and compatibility.
"We're committed to keeping games from four generations of Xbox playable for years to come," VP of next generation Jason Ronald wrote in his summary. "As part of our 25th anniversary later this...
