To date, the Xbox Backwards Compatibility program remains a hallmark of game preservation, making dozens upon dozens of original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles fully playable on modern Xbox hardware, sometimes even with little enhancements like graphics boosts. However, like all good things, it came to an end back in 2021, with one final massive batch of titles.
Though the program has not seen any new titles since then, Xbox owners can still enjoy the fruits of the endeavor. However, not every game is available digitally, and some have even been delisted since their initial announcement.
Disc versions of available backwards compatible titles still remain playable.
In a particularly weird glitch first spotted by Pure Xbox, for a brief moment, several delisted titles were temporarily relisted online, sparking some speculation that the program or some variation of it could return.
It first happened on March 25, with Armed and Dangerous being available, albeit at $100 and with the wrong release date before being yanked.
Then, as redphx noted on Twitter, it happened again with Aegis Wing and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. That it's happened on more than one occasion is particularly weird.
It's been twenty long years...
