Platform

Xbox 360

Xbox 360 is a Microsoft gaming platform for Xbox 360 games, now also playable on PC through Microsoft's Xbox 360 emulator and backward compatibility features.

Content Health unknown
22 articles total RPM traffic last article 1mo ago

About

Xbox 360 is a Microsoft gaming platform for playing Xbox 360 games. Microsoft added PC backward compatibility by shipping a native Xbox 360 emulator, allowing Xbox 360 games to run on newer PC releases with minor tweaks. Its games remain supported through Xbox PC backward compatibility and emulator-based play.

Xbox 360MicrosoftXboxGaming ConsoleVideo GamesBackward CompatibilityEmulatorPC Gaming

Latest News 22 articles

entertainment The new 'backward compatible' Xbox games on PC run on an OG Xbox emulator inside an Xbox 360 emulator, and people have already used it to run other Xbox 360 games

The new 'backward compatible' Xbox games on PC run on an OG Xbox emulator inside an Xbox 360 emulator, and people have already used it to run other Xbox 360 games | PC Gamer Skip to main content Join The Club - Join our community 11Premium Benefits 24/7Access Available 28K+Active Members Exclusive A

Sofia Marin · 1mo ago
news Completed Fan-Made Portal Remake In Limbo Due To Valve

A fan-made remake of Portal, titled Alive & Kicking, has been in development since 2011 from developers Rhubarb & Rhubarb. Retrofitting the original classic with the engine of its sequel, fans began worrying that the game was being abandoned after such a long gestation in the lab. Responding to post

Charlotte Hayes · 1mo ago
consoles Rare Famicombox Nintendo Console Found in Every Room of a Japanese Love Hotel

A Japanese love hotel is still running rare commercial Famicombox consoles in nearly every room, proving that Nintendo’s old paid-play ecosystem survives in the most unexpected places.

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
games Bethesda: The Elder Scrolls 6 Roadmap Safe Despite Xbox Layoffs

Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls 6 is still on track, but after Xbox’s massive layoffs, the question is less whether the roadmap exists and more how much of it can survive the pressure.

Ava Nakamura · 1mo ago
reviews 10 Metroidvanias Where Mystery Makes the Journey Better

Mystery-heavy Metroidvanias are worth playing when the unknown changes how you move, fight, and explore — turning confusion into the point of discovery.

Mason Cross · 1mo ago
View all 16 articles
reviews Marvel Tōkon PC Open Beta Slammed by CPU and Memory Issues

Marvel Tōkon’s PC open beta is already flashing warning signs, with Steam players reporting extreme CPU and memory spikes, bloated PlayStation runtime processes, and online matches that can turn a strong gaming PC into a red-zone furnace.

Mason Cross · 1mo ago
consoles Marvel’s Wolverine: SDCC Trailer Unveils Logan’s Earth-1048 Story

Short answer: Marvel’s Wolverine trailer confirms that Insomniac’s PS5 exclusive starts after Logan has already become Wolverine, places that story on Earth-1048, and builds the game around memory loss, feral combat, and Logan’s unresolved bond with Jean Grey. At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Insomniac

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
hardware Microsoft shipped a native Xbox 360 emulator with its new backwards-compatible releases on PC — modders quickly got 360 games running with minor tweaks

Microsoft quietly bundled a native Xbox 360 emulator into its newer backward-compatible PC releases, and modders were already turning those files into working Xbox 360 games within days.

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
consoles God of War Laufey Gets February 2027 Release Date at Comic-Con

Sony has locked God of War Laufey for February 16, 2027, and the release window looks like a deliberate first move in a bigger God of War expansion plan.

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
entertainment Johnny Depp's 'Pathetic' Scrooge Cosplay at Comic-Con Promotes Unwanted 'Ebenezer' Prequel

Depp sweating through a Scrooge costume in July heat for a prequel nobody asked for is the perfect metaphor for an industry strip-mining public domain characters and deploying fading stars as living billboards for the algorithm.

Sofia Marin · 1mo ago
hardware Microsoft's Xbox PC Emulator Is Secretly an Xbox 360 Emulator Running Games

Microsoft's new Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC emulator isn't an original Xbox emulator at all — it's an Xbox 360 emulator running Xefu, the same translation layer the 360 used to run original Xbox games. Dataminers confirmed the nested architecture within hours of the announcement, and the XWine

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
games Next God of War Confirmed: Kratos Returns in Direct Sequel to Laufey

Cory Barlog confirmed at SDCC that Kratos's next mainline adventure arrives after Laufey and continues directly from Faye's afterlife journey. The spin-off isn't optional — it's the first half of a two-act structure the sequel assumes you've played.

Ava Nakamura · 1mo ago
consoles Forgotten Masterpieces: Near-Perfect Single-Player Open-World RPGs You Overlooked

The industry buried these five games for five different reasons, but each one still does something modern open-world RPGs can't — or won't — pull off.

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
news 10 Video Game Villains You Might Actually Agree With

The villains you love to hate might actually have a point—here's why Dracula, N, Pagan Min, and Ardyn make you question who the real monster is.

Charlotte Hayes · 1mo ago
games Xbox's PC Backward Compatibility Now Runs Xbox 360 Games—What This Means for the Future

Microsoft is quietly turning Xbox 360 classics into native PC ports, skipping emulation entirely—and that changes everything for backward compatibility.

Ava Nakamura · 1mo ago
games 3 Xbox Games Permanently Delisted and Removed from All Player Libraries

Three Xbox games have been permanently delisted and removed from all player libraries. This action affects all players who previously owned the titles.

Ava Nakamura · 1mo ago

All Coverage

entertainment The new 'backward compatible' Xbox games on PC run on an OG Xbox emulator inside an Xbox 360 emulator, and people have already used it to run other Xbox 360 games

The new 'backward compatible' Xbox games on PC run on an OG Xbox emulator inside an Xbox 360 emulator, and people have already used it to run other Xbox 360 games | PC Gamer Skip to main content Join The Club - Join our community 11Premium Benefits 24/7Access Available 28K+Active Members Exclusive A

Sofia Marin · 1mo ago
news Completed Fan-Made Portal Remake In Limbo Due To Valve

A fan-made remake of Portal, titled Alive & Kicking, has been in development since 2011 from developers Rhubarb & Rhubarb. Retrofitting the original classic with the engine of its sequel, fans began worrying that the game was being abandoned after such a long gestation in the lab. Responding to post

Charlotte Hayes · 1mo ago
consoles Rare Famicombox Nintendo Console Found in Every Room of a Japanese Love Hotel

A Japanese love hotel is still running rare commercial Famicombox consoles in nearly every room, proving that Nintendo’s old paid-play ecosystem survives in the most unexpected places.

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
games Bethesda: The Elder Scrolls 6 Roadmap Safe Despite Xbox Layoffs

Bethesda says The Elder Scrolls 6 is still on track, but after Xbox’s massive layoffs, the question is less whether the roadmap exists and more how much of it can survive the pressure.

Ava Nakamura · 1mo ago
reviews 10 Metroidvanias Where Mystery Makes the Journey Better

Mystery-heavy Metroidvanias are worth playing when the unknown changes how you move, fight, and explore — turning confusion into the point of discovery.

Mason Cross · 1mo ago
reviews Marvel Tōkon PC Open Beta Slammed by CPU and Memory Issues

Marvel Tōkon’s PC open beta is already flashing warning signs, with Steam players reporting extreme CPU and memory spikes, bloated PlayStation runtime processes, and online matches that can turn a strong gaming PC into a red-zone furnace.

Mason Cross · 1mo ago
consoles Marvel’s Wolverine: SDCC Trailer Unveils Logan’s Earth-1048 Story

Short answer: Marvel’s Wolverine trailer confirms that Insomniac’s PS5 exclusive starts after Logan has already become Wolverine, places that story on Earth-1048, and builds the game around memory loss, feral combat, and Logan’s unresolved bond with Jean Grey. At San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Insomniac

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
hardware Microsoft shipped a native Xbox 360 emulator with its new backwards-compatible releases on PC — modders quickly got 360 games running with minor tweaks

Microsoft quietly bundled a native Xbox 360 emulator into its newer backward-compatible PC releases, and modders were already turning those files into working Xbox 360 games within days.

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
consoles God of War Laufey Gets February 2027 Release Date at Comic-Con

Sony has locked God of War Laufey for February 16, 2027, and the release window looks like a deliberate first move in a bigger God of War expansion plan.

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
entertainment Johnny Depp's 'Pathetic' Scrooge Cosplay at Comic-Con Promotes Unwanted 'Ebenezer' Prequel

Depp sweating through a Scrooge costume in July heat for a prequel nobody asked for is the perfect metaphor for an industry strip-mining public domain characters and deploying fading stars as living billboards for the algorithm.

Sofia Marin · 1mo ago
hardware Microsoft's Xbox PC Emulator Is Secretly an Xbox 360 Emulator Running Games

Microsoft's new Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC emulator isn't an original Xbox emulator at all — it's an Xbox 360 emulator running Xefu, the same translation layer the 360 used to run original Xbox games. Dataminers confirmed the nested architecture within hours of the announcement, and the XWine

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
games Next God of War Confirmed: Kratos Returns in Direct Sequel to Laufey

Cory Barlog confirmed at SDCC that Kratos's next mainline adventure arrives after Laufey and continues directly from Faye's afterlife journey. The spin-off isn't optional — it's the first half of a two-act structure the sequel assumes you've played.

Ava Nakamura · 1mo ago
consoles Forgotten Masterpieces: Near-Perfect Single-Player Open-World RPGs You Overlooked

The industry buried these five games for five different reasons, but each one still does something modern open-world RPGs can't — or won't — pull off.

Diego Alvarez · 1mo ago
news 10 Video Game Villains You Might Actually Agree With

The villains you love to hate might actually have a point—here's why Dracula, N, Pagan Min, and Ardyn make you question who the real monster is.

Charlotte Hayes · 1mo ago
games Xbox's PC Backward Compatibility Now Runs Xbox 360 Games—What This Means for the Future

Microsoft is quietly turning Xbox 360 classics into native PC ports, skipping emulation entirely—and that changes everything for backward compatibility.

Ava Nakamura · 1mo ago
games 3 Xbox Games Permanently Delisted and Removed from All Player Libraries

Three Xbox games have been permanently delisted and removed from all player libraries. This action affects all players who previously owned the titles.

Ava Nakamura · 1mo ago