Last updated on December 8th, 2022 at 02:40 pm
Back in the days of the original Xbox, the ability to connect multiple consoles with a cable to play in teams was heavily used by fans
With the Xbox One, Microsoft focused on backward compatibility and the promotion of a number of legacy games. The same applies to the new generation Xbox Series X | S, however, it has now become known that the new consoles allow other Xbox generations to connect to play over a local area network (System Link).
Xbox Series X / S can work with Xbox via System Link for LAN gaming
Back in the days of the original Xbox, the ability to connect multiple consoles with a cable to play in teams was a big hit with fans. Perhaps the most famous game supporting System Link was Halo: Combat Evolved, which supported up to 16 players across four consoles.
System Link may be a thing of the past, however, as shown in the following video, Xbox Series S can connect to the original Xbox using this method to play over a local network. The video shows Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, which was an Xbox exclusive and now runs on four generations of consoles.
Yes, today every set-top box can connect to the Internet, however, experienced fans should be pleased that Microsoft supports System Link.
