This is mostly a PR thing, I doubt backwards compatibility is particularly profitable for them (outside of Black Ops II, which made them a few ducats) so having lawyers spend dozens of hours researching and negotiating on TOP of the technical costs is probably prohibitive. For games that might be 15 years old that's just a ton of labor.
You need to figure out what licenses existed, how long they were good for, format limitations, and then if you need to renew them you need to chase down the license holders. But I would guess not.Įven more than the cost, the licensing stuff is a ton of work. They have deals with all those manufacturers for Forza, I think, so maybe they can just say "come on, throw in renewals for these old cars for our old game" and maybe it will happen. Hello, I thought I would just let you guys know that Xbox One backwards compatibility games are being voted upon You can vote for any game in the Xbox 360 catalog and the games with higher amount of votes are more likely to be selected for backwards compatibility.
Tons of Xbox 360 and some original Xbox games are available to play on Xbox One and Series X/S, playable via the original disc, purchasable from the Microsoft Store or downloadable from Xbox Game Pass or. Xbox One backwards compatibility voting 36313. 2005) American Mcgee Presents: Scrapland - (Release: March 1, 2005). Yet one of the greatest triumphs of all for Xbox this generation, continuing on from the last, is its dedication to backwards compatibility. Though Midtown Madness is a Microsoft game so maybe they will try to re-acquire the licenses. These are the Original Xbox games that will work on the Xbox 360.
And games with licensed cars are probably not happening. Old sports games, for example, are probably not happening. Games with licensed soundtracks or cars are the least likely to be permitted, other than those with proprietary peripherals (do NOT expect to see Steel Battalion). If Forza Horizon's licenses were only good for 4 years who knows how long Midtown Madness' were for. Do those licenses permit downloading a new copy for backwards compatibility (which is how BC will work)? Probably not? Maybe? I don't know, it depends on how it's written. Non-videogame licenses are another sticking point. That service is dead and there can't be sufficient margin to put it back on. They did not say that the games would have online so I am inclined to think they won't. We don't know if they will flip the switch on old Xbox Live or have figured out some solution to run old Xbox Live games on current Xbox Live. The two big things to look out for (besides stingy publishers) are non-videogame rights and online. See them all - yes, all of them - below.Midtown Madness 3 was so much fun, that would be amazing if it worked online.Ĭan't believe they haven't remastered that gem. There are a confirmed 568 backward compatible Xbox 360 games. Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri ConflictĪdditionally, Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory is available in Europe only.Only the games that are bold have been tested by AVS members as playing 16:9 on the Xbox360. A big thanks to AVS's Islanti for testing/confirming many of the games. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory This list is based on the Xbox 16:9 support list at HDTV Arcade and, combined with the current Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility list.Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow.Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent.Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords.
Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility List of Confirmed GamesĪs of the Xbox Series launch, there are 39 backwards compatible original Xbox games.
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"Insert your favorite backward compatible Xbox One, Xbox 360 or original Xbox disc into your Xbox Series X, install the game, and you’ll be ready to play. I bought NFSU2 for XBOX on eBay because I read on Wikipedia that it's playable on my 360 Elite because of the backwards compatibility.