Xbox Backwards Compatibility – Microsoft deal big blow to Xbox One owners

The Xbox Backwards Compatibility for the Xbox One will drop later this year – but it will NOT be as extensive as Xbox 360 backwards compatibility lineup. At the moment, there are 386 Xbox 360 games playable on Xbox One after the feature was announced at the Microsoft E3 conference in June 2015. It was […]

Xbox Backwards Compatibility NEWS: Microsoft has ANOTHER big surprise for Xbox One fans

Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility was one of the surprise announcements during Microsoft’s E3 2017 conference. Microsoft executive Phil Spencer confirmed that Xbox games will be backwards compatible on Xbox One at some point later this year. And it turns out the games aren’t the only thing from the original Xbox making a comeback. Microsoft has […]

Xbox expanding backwards compatibility program to original Xbox games

Enlarge / Phil Spencer literally stands next to two Xbox “one” logos. (credit: Microsoft) LOS ANGELES—Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirmed a surprise expansion to Xbox One’s backwards compatibility program: original Xbox games. As in, the Xbox “1” before the 2013 console arrived and created name confusion. “Our team of engineers are working hard to bring some […]

Xbox One Backwards Compatibility list: Microsoft tease TWO new games… then give update

Microsoft are currently holding a big sale on Ubisoft titles, including games such as Ghost Recon Wildlands and tactical, competitive shooter Rainbow Six Siege. Discounts range from 25% to 50% and also include a bunch of DLC content and skins from a number of Tom Clancy games. And it also appeared to hold some major […]

Xbox One news: Games with Gold UPDATE, Battlegrounds REVEAL, Backwards Compatibility boost

The Games with Gold June 2017 lineup has been announced and fans now have a countdown to how long before they are released. As usual, the titles includes will be launched in waves, the first arriving on June 1 for Microsoft’s Xbox One and Xbox 360. This means that fans only have a couple of […]

Xbox One Backwards Compatibility sees TWO new games, Sony bolster PlayStation Now library

Xbox’s Larry Hryb confirmed today that both Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 and Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved are now Backwards Compatible. The Bizarre Creations and Lucid Games titles make their Xbox One Backwards Compatibility debuts as the first new titles to be added in May. April will be a hard month to beat, what […]

Xbox One Backwards Compatibility games sees NINE new titles boost Xbox 360 library

April is turning out to be a bumper month for Xbox One Backwards Compatibility games, with nine new titles confirmed just this week. It was all kicked off by Microsoft on Tuesday, with three new games being announced by Xbox’s Larry Hryb on Twitter. The Xbox 360’s 3D Ultra Minigolf, TimeShift and Commanders: Attack were […]

Games with Gold May 2017 UPDATE: Microsoft’s next Backward Compatibility titles revealed

Games with Gold May 2017 is set to include four new titles to download, two on Xbox One and another two on Xbox 360. And like usual, all four will be available to download as part of the Xbox One Backward Compatibility program. This month, Microsoft are offering up Giana Sisters: Twisted Dream’s – Director’s […]

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Backwards Compatibility UPDATE: More GREAT news for Xbox One fans

There’s more good news for Call of Duty fans after Black Ops 2 joined the Xbox One Backwards Compatible games list. The Xbox 360 version of Black Ops 2 joined the Backwards Compatible games list earlier this week.  This was after it was added to the Xbox Spring Sale 2017, where it’s available for the price of £15.99 […]

Xbox One Backwards Compatibility gets Call of Duty Black Ops 2, part of Spring Sale 2017

Xbox’s Larry Hryb made the announcement on Twitter, with an official follow up on the Xbox site revealing: “The Xbox 360 hits keep coming thanks to the Xbox One Backwards Compatibility program, and today we’ve got one of the biggest hits of all: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is now playable on Xbox One […]