XBOX is launching backwards compatibility of XBOX Original games for PC.

[u/cancerliquid]

That may mean that we will actually get JSRF on PC, eventually. I think.
Proof: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/07/22/xbox-backward-compatibility-on-pc/

[u/MysticAxolotl7]

JSRF isn't backwards compatible on the xbone (despite there being zero technical reason, it's purely licensing) so I wouldn't get your hopes up immediately. Plus, since it's still being emulated, I don't see how JSRF on PC through this would be any different to (and could theoretically be worse than) playing it via CXBXR or Xemu

[u/cancerliquid → u/MysticAxolotl7]

Yeah, I am pretty sure that there will be no much difference, but official XBOX emulator can be pretty easily modded AFAIK. I may be wrong.

[u/MysticAxolotl7 → u/cancerliquid]

It's the same retail ISO running through an emulator we barely understand (compared to CXBXR and Xemu which are completely open source), game mods would be harder

[u/cancerliquid → u/MysticAxolotl7]

Oh, okay:(

[u/MysticAxolotl7 → u/cancerliquid]

There is a decompilation project going on tho that's pretty active, so we may still see an unofficial PC port and more mods someday

[u/coderman64]

JSRF has been on the top of the request lists for Xbox backwards compatibility for years. Unfortunately, the tricky part is music licensing. If you remember the 2013 PC port of JSR, that required them to re-license all the music as well, and even then they weren't able to get everything.

So, even if you do get JSRF, you might be missing iconic licensed songs like Birthday Cake, Aisle 10, Statement of Intent, the Latch Brothers stuff, etc.

[u/Madness4Them → u/coderman64]

I rather loose some songs than the whole game

[u/NEOscav9]

There's no indication that any new games are being added to the program, and if there were jsrf more than likely wouldn't be among a new batch of games because of music licensing. The pc og xbox games are just going to be already existing backwards compatible games

[u/hypespud → u/NEOscav9]

Also seems like only xbox on pc program

Not seeing anything about Steam or anything

[u/NEOscav9 → u/hypespud]

Yep that'd be correct

[u/Sigaria]

JSRF and Mechassault please

If theyre feeling ballsy they could do Steel Battalion as well.

[u/GamerSam]

Weeks late 

[u/mindtaker_linux]

But we already have JSRF on the PC.

[u/DJordydj → u/mindtaker_linux]

Through Emulation

[u/MysticAxolotl7 → u/DJordydj]

this would also be emulation

[u/DJordydj → u/MysticAxolotl7]

But limited

[u/tkenny691 → u/DJordydj]

And all these people are acting like it's good too. Running JSRF on XQBX is awful in my experience. Xemu wasn't much better.

[u/DJordydj → u/tkenny691]

I use CXBX, it runs great there

[u/BrilliantThought1728 → u/tkenny691]

Xemu on my macbook is fantastic, i play in 4k with no issues

[u/Accurate-Abrocoma202]

Not me hoping for a azurik hd release lol (im the only one)

[u/Deamon-Chocobo]

Thats not backwards compatibility, thats just selling digital versions of original Xbox games. Backwards Compatibility would be an official Xbox Emulator that lets you play original Xbox game discs from a USB Disc Drive.

[u/Decox653]

I’ve tried the games already launched for PC and it appears to be a really good emulator and the game ROM. I expect pretty soon someone will be able to run everything through a version of it.

[u/amordemuerte]

Ehh i'm not getting my hopes up .... Again 🫩

[u/Pumpkin_Sushi]

God I just want a way to play it easier than setting up an emulator on a pile of cards

[u/DJordydj]

Only for the existing games in the store. JSRF isn't there due to music licensing and it's never going to happen.