Xbox One backwards-compatible games list made official
In the old days of console gaming, there wasn't much a worry about backwards-compatibility. You just kept your old machine and games around, and just played that way. These days, consoles don't quite last like they used to, and digital downloads can complicate matters. Starting November 12th, the Xbox One will be backwards-compatible with older Xbox 360 titles. And we've got a list of the first 104 games to be compatible.
Yes, 104 does sound like an incredible number of games, however, you may be disappointed to see that they're not all big name AAA titles. But honestly, that's a good thing. I'm personally happy to see a large selection of Arcade games coming over from the 360. Check out the full list below.
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- A World of Keflings
- Alien Hominid HD
- Assassin's Creed II
- Asteroids & Deluxe
- Banjo Kazooie: N n B
- 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
- Crazy Taxi
- Deadliest Warrior: Legends
- Defense Grid
- DiRT 3
- DiRT Showdown
- Discs of Tron
- Doom
- Doom II
- Dungeon Siege III
- Earthworm Jim HD
- Fable II
- Fallout 3
- Feeding Frenzy 2
- 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
- LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars: TCS
- 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 2: SE
- Monkey Island: SE
- Ms. Splosion Man
- Mutant Blobs Attack
- N+
- NBA JAM: On Fire Edition
- NiGHTS into dreams...
- OF: Dragon Rising
- Pac-Man C.E.
- PAC-MAN CE DX+
- Perfect Dark
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
- Pinball FX
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Prince of Persia
- Putty Squad
- R-Type Dimensions
- Rayman 3 HD
- 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 2The Stick of Truth
- Tom Clancy's RainbowSix Vegas
- Tom Clancy's RainbowSix Vegas2
- Torchlight
- Toy Soldiers
- Toy Soldiers: Cold War
- Tron: Evolution
- Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon
- Viva Piñata
- Viva Piñata: TIP
- Wolfenstein 3D
- Zuma
There are some great games on that list, including Borderlands, Assassin's Creed II, and all four of the Gears of War titles. This is only the beginning, of course. Major Nelson has stated that there will be new backwards-compatible titles announced regularly, starting next month.
He was nice enough to tease some of the upcoming titles that we'll see. Specifically, he named Halo Reach, Halo Wars, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Bioshock, Bioshock 2, Bioshock Infinite and Skate 3. No word on just how soon we'll see any of them, however.
Source: Major Nelson