See Windows 95 running on the Xbox One, because why not?

The Xbox One getting backwards compatibility in 2015 was a big deal, but one enterprising developer has gone a few steps further back. Through the use of the UWP and an Xbox One turned into a dev kit, Windows 95 has been shown off on the console.

What's even better is booting up some old school Duke Nukem.

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Microsoft is set to allow UWP apps on the Xbox One from this summer. Whether or not we'll be grabbing a couple of floppy discs and partying like it's the mid-nineties is a different matter entirely. But cool stuff doesn't always have to make sense.

Richard Devine is the Managing Editor at Windows Central, where he combines a deep love for the open-source community with expert-level technical coverage. Whether he’s hunting for the next big project on GitHub, fine-tuning a WSL workflow, or breaking down the latest meta in Call of Duty, Forza, and The Division 2, Richard focuses on making complex tech accessible to every kind of user. If it’s happening in the world of Windows or PC gaming, he’s probably already knee-deep in the code (or the lobbies). Follow him on X and Mastodon.