But that's really no good at all for Series S users, without a disc drive. And, if you own the physical disc you're still good to go, of course. However, if you bought it before its removal it's still of course possible to play it today from your library. It simply cannot be bought digitally any more. Firstly, the Orange Box has been removed entirely from the Xbox marketplace as of 23rd February 2023. However, to revisit these games today on console is fraught with issues if you're on Xbox.
Originally shipping on the 360 at native 720p resolution, Xbox One X enhancements delivered a 9x resolution increase, offering up a native 4K presentation that naturally transitioned over to Series X and thanks to some config file tweakery, it's now possible to remove the 30fps cap, to play Valve's finest at 60fps on Xbox Series X and Series S hardware. Cramming five Valve-developed classics onto one disc - Half Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode 1, Episode 2, Team Fortress 2, and introducing the original Portal - the quality bar was supremely high. The Orange Box was one of the greatest deals in gaming on its release in 2007.
