Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC
Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to PC
微软正将 Xbox 360 游戏引入 PC 平台
Building on its recently announced plans to bring original Xbox games to PC, Microsoft is also planning to let developers bring their Xbox 360 games to PC as well, according to a leaked document, seen by The Verge, that was sent to developers recently. Xbox 360 games will be able to run on the next-gen Project Helix console, “Xbox PCs,” and handheld devices, the document says.
基于此前宣布的将初代 Xbox 游戏引入 PC 的计划，据 The Verge 近期看到的一份发给开发者的泄露文档显示，微软还计划允许开发者将其 Xbox 360 游戏带到 PC 平台。文档称，Xbox 360 游戏将能够在下一代 Project Helix 主机、“Xbox PC”以及掌机设备上运行。
Microsoft has already said that Helix will play PC games, so making these older Xbox titles available on PC helps build a broader Xbox library that can travel between devices, similar to what’s already possible with Steam. Creating all these digital licenses also helps set up for a future of consoles without disc drives; Sony has already declared game discs dead, and Microsoft may follow.
微软此前已表示 Helix 将支持运行 PC 游戏，因此将这些旧款 Xbox 游戏引入 PC 有助于构建一个更广泛的、可在不同设备间流转的 Xbox 游戏库，这与 Steam 目前实现的功能类似。创建这些数字许可证也有助于为未来无光驱主机时代做准备；索尼已经宣布游戏光盘时代终结，微软也可能紧随其后。
With 360 games, developers can opt into making them backward compatible, and they will have control over things like a game’s price and if it’s available on Game Pass. The feature is expected to have a “gradual” rollout between 2027 and 2028 “across next-gen devices.” The “full launch” of original Xbox games on PC is also set for October 2026; the initial program announced in July included just four games.
对于 360 游戏，开发者可以选择是否使其具备向后兼容性，并能掌控游戏定价以及是否加入 Game Pass 等事项。该功能预计将在 2027 年至 2028 年间“跨下一代设备”进行“逐步”推广。初代 Xbox 游戏在 PC 上的“全面发布”定于 2026 年 10 月；7 月宣布的初始计划仅包含四款游戏。
The document also includes details about a way for players to get a digital version of a game that they already own on a physical disc, which The Verge’s Tom Warren reported on in July. The document says that if a player puts an Xbox One or Series game on disc into an Xbox One or Series X console with a disc drive, they’ll be granted a digital license that’s bound to “that disc and the player’s account.” The license will stay with a player across Xbox devices, but if the disc “changes hands,” the license will transfer to the new person. That should mean that gamers can still trade and sell discs; once the original owner of a disc does so, they can’t play the digital version they got from that disc anymore.
该文档还详细介绍了一种让玩家获取已拥有实体光盘游戏数字版的方法，The Verge 的 Tom Warren 曾在 7 月对此进行过报道。文档称，如果玩家将 Xbox One 或 Series 游戏光盘放入带有光驱的 Xbox One 或 Series X 主机中，他们将获得一个绑定“该光盘和玩家账户”的数字许可证。该许可证将随玩家在各 Xbox 设备间同步，但如果光盘“易手”，许可证也将转移给新主人。这意味着玩家仍然可以交易和出售光盘；一旦原主人转让了光盘，他们就无法再游玩从该光盘获得的数字版本了。
According to the document, a public beta for the disc-to-digital program was set for July with general availability set for August. We understand Microsoft had originally planned to test its disc-to-digital program with Xbox Insiders in July, but the beta was delayed. It’s unclear if the timeline of August general availability is still accurate.
根据文档，光盘转数字版计划的公开测试原定于 7 月进行，并计划于 8 月全面推出。据我们了解，微软最初计划在 7 月与 Xbox Insider 会员一起测试该计划，但测试已被推迟。目前尚不清楚 8 月全面推出的时间表是否仍然准确。
The planned changes follow Microsoft’s major Xbox “reset” announced in July, which included thousands of layoffs and the company selling off four studios.
这些计划中的变革紧随微软 7 月宣布的重大 Xbox “重置”之后，该重置计划包括数千人的裁员以及出售旗下四家工作室。