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51 Following layoffs and muddy strategy shifts, Xbox announces Backward Compatibility on PC program, with Blinx and Conker leading the first wave

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Fran Ruiz @ Eurogamer.net 1 place · today 11:55 EDT

Following layoffs and muddy strategy shifts, Xbox announces Backward Compatibility on PC program, with Blinx and Conker leading the first wave

As Microsoft tries to downplay the effects on its gaming business of cutting 3,200 jobs and four studios, Xbox is rethinking its whole strategy even if the more recent comments from inside the house still sound confused at best. Don't worry though; old Xbox games are coming to PC. Read more

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