Xbox One
The list of games that will be backwards compatible for the Xbox One has been released just before the update that will allow them to be played on the Xbox One
Back at E3 this year it was announced that the Xbox One was going to be getting backwards support for some of the games that a lot of people grew to love on the Xbox 360. It had to be one of the most shocking things that Microsoft had to show during the press conference and now on November 12th it looks like we are all getting the first 104 titles to make the jump and allow us all to recreate those nostalgic moments on the Xbox One. That is a much larger list than the original 18 that we had before isn't it?
How the Xbox One backwards compatibility looks to work here is that you will need to have the original hard disc of said game and load it into your Xbox One. From there all the magic happens where you will be able to download the version of the game on the Xbox Live Marketplace for free and then play away. Knowing how Microsoft works you'll most likely need to keep said disc in the Xbox One the entire time you play as well as when you want to play it again so don't think you'll be able to rent or borrow games from friends to instantly boost your library. That would have been nice for the Xbox One but people need to get paid.
Along with the backwards functionality for the games on the Xbox One it looks like you'll also be able to use all of the new bells and whistles that the Xbox One offers for its own generation of titles. Things like capturing video and screenshots, streaming to your favorite service like Twitch, streaming your backward titles to a Windows machine to play, as well as being able to play with all of your friends who have yet to get a Xbox One but still play the 360 version of the game. That is very nice of them to bring to all of these backwards titles.
Xbox One — Backward Compatibility
Here is the full list of titles you can play on the Xbox One after the next update; provided you still have the physical discs.
- A Kingdom For Keflings
- A World Of Keflings
- Alien Hominid HD
- Assassin’s Creed II
- Asteroids & Deluxe
- Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Banjo-Tooie
- BattleBlock Theater
- Bejeweled 2
- Bellator: MMA Onslaught
- Beyond Good & Evil HD
- Blood Of The Werewolf
- BloodRayne: Betrayal
- Borderlands
- Call Of Juarez Gunslinger
- Castle Crashers
- CastleStorm
- Centipede & Millipede
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- Crazy Taxi
- Deadliest Warrior: Legends
- Defense Grid: The Awakening
- DiRT 3
- DiRT Showdown
- Discs Of Tron
- Doom
- Doom II
- Dungeon Siege III
- Earthworm Jim HD
- Fable II
- Fallout 3
- Feeding Frenzy
- Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown
- Gears Of War
- Gears Of War 2
- Gears Of War 3
- Gears Of War: Judgment
- Golden Axe
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Hardwood Backgammon
- Hardwood Hearts
- Hardwood Spades
- Heavy Weapon
- Hexic HD
- Ikaruga
- Jetpac Refuelled
- Joy Ride Turbo
- Just Cause 2
- Kameo: Elements Of Power
- LEGO Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Lode Runner
- Lumines Live!
- Mass Effect
- Metal Slug 3
- Metal Slug XX
- Might & Magic Clash Of Heroes
- Mirror’s Edge
- Missile Command
- Monday Night Combat
- Monkey Island: Special Edition
- Monkey Island 2: Special Edition
- Ms. Splosion Man
- Mutant Blobs Attack!!!
- N+
- NBA JAM: On Fire Edition
- NiGHTS Into dreams…
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
- Pac-Man: Championship Edition
- Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+
- Perfect Dark
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
- Pinball FX
- Plants Vs. Zombies
- Prince Of Persia
- Putty Squad
- Rayman 3 HD
- R-Type Dimensions
- Sacred Citadel
- Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co.
- Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe
- Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
- Sega Vintage Collection: Streets Of Rage
- Shadow Complex
- Sonic CD
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- Sonic The Hedgehog 3
- Super Meat Boy
- Supreme Commander 2
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2
- South Park: The Stick Of Truth
- Torchlight
- Toy Soldiers
- Toy Soldiers: Cold War
- Tron: Evolution
- Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon
- Viva Piñata
- Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise
- Wolfenstein 3D
- Zuma
How many games does your Xbox One library look to expand to after the next update hits? Are you still hoping for any specific title to make the leap for backwards compatibility here? Are you making sure to let Microsoft know what titles you want to play on the Xbox One that you loved from before? Would you rather just have HD upgrade of said titles? Let us know and discuss away in the comments below. If there is another huge dump of titles like this we will have it here for you so be sure to keep checking in for more updates on the Xbox One and any of its features and abilities as we move into a brave new world.
