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New in: Original Xbox and Xbox 360 Games added to Xbox Series X Backward Compatibility
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Published onNovember 16, 2021
published onNovember 16, 2021
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Key notes
A few days ago,Xboxannounced that it will be celebrating its 20th anniversary, and it would have in store a lot of goodies for its fans.
Well, if you have been waiting for the good news, Xbox has over-delivered. There are now 76 new titles added to the backward compatible series.
This news opens up more potential for many gamers to engage in the fun. What’s even better, the games will be playable on the current and last-gen consoles, so you don’t have to worry about being locked out.
Last of the games
Whereas this may be good news, Microsoft has made it clear that it has no plans whatsoever to make any more games backward compatible.
There may be enhancements such as Auto HDR, higher resolutions, and more in the near future, but that’s just about it.
This is a move in the right direction as it shows that Xbox is indeed listening to its fans and are working towards meeting their demands.
Games included in the backward compatibility update
The list has variety in genre and playstayle making it advantageous to every gamer out there.
If you were wallowing in the recentGTA Trilogy Definitive Editionnews that it would only be available on Rockstar Games Launcher, you will be elated to know the list will have some of your favorites.
Omissions
If you look closely, you will notice some games are conspicuously missing from the list. Spider-Man and Marvel properties. This is due to licensing issues that prevented them from being on the list.
Since Xbox has no plans of availing more games to be backward compatible, the chances are that they will not be joining the list anytime soon.
On the omissions, Microsoft had this to say;
“This latest and final addition of 70+ titles to the backward compatibility program was only possible through the passion and feedback from the community. Your constant requests for specific titles and enhancements encouraged the Backwards Compatibility team to partner with the original creators to preserve thousands of games from over four generations of Xbox. While we continue to stay focused on preserving and enhancing the art form of games, we have reached the limit of our ability to bring new games to the catalog from the past due to licensing, legal and technical constraints. Thank you for being part of this journey with us.”
With this move, more gaming giants will likely follow suit in listening and responding to their customers’ needs.
What added games are you anticipating to play now that they have been made backward compatible? Let us know in the comment section below.
Don Sharpe
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Don has been writing professionally for over 10 years now, but his passion for the written word started back in his elementary school days. His work has been published on Livebitcoinnews.com, Learnbonds.com, eHow, AskMen.com, Forexminute.com, The Writers Network and a host of other companies.
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