Morrowind Leaked As New Xbox One Backward Compatible Title

A reddit user discovered that The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and at least three other games are coming to Xbox One backward compatibility later today.

The info, spotted by Reddit user nuton, showed Morrowind on Microsoft’s online store but the listing since been taken down. Original Xbox games Destroy All Humans!, Full Spectrum Warrior, and MX Unleashed were also spotted. The description for Morrowind in the screenshot below says it’s the Game of the Year edition, meaning it comes with the full game and two expansions, Bloodmoon and Tribunal. Other original Xbox games, if any, have yet to be discovered for launch today. The titles currently don’t have a price tag, which means they can’t be purchased right now.

This news was probably supposed to be revealed during Microsoft’s next Inside Xbox episode that goes live at 3:30 p.m. PT today. The Microsoft-hosted video will pore over details on a “big update” for Xbox backward compatibility. The current original Xbox lineup includes Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Ninja Gaiden Black, Psychonauts, and Crimson Skies. Each title costs $9.99.

Since this is speculation as of right now, we’ll update the article accordingly following Microsoft’s reveal later today.

[Source: Reddit via Gamespot]

Our Take
It’s so neat that Microsoft is using their resources to bring these classic games to the current generation. Backward compatibility, along with the subtle resolution and frame-rate enhancements, gives gamers a chance to not only go on a nostalgic trip, but show how far the industry has come. Keep in mind that this announcement, however, is not yet confirmed and that we’ll find out for sure later today from Microsoft. Now here’s to hoping Knight of the Old Republic II with bug fixes makes the cut either today or soon.