To celebrate 20 years of gaming on their consoles, Xbox has added over 70 new titles to their backwards compatible games lineup, making them playable on the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. These games will benefit from the modern hardware with auto supported HDR and enhanced resolution.
Celebrate 20 years of Xbox with the titles that defined it.??
Play 70+ newly added classics on modern Xbox hardware with backwards compatibility now: https://t.co/U5s5orXmcj? | #Xbox20 pic.twitter.com/wHtlFdl8Fr
— Xbox ANZ (@XboxANZ) November 15, 2021
“Xbox is also defined by a passionate community that has been with us for every step of our journey – a community that continues to help shape our future. You asked for more games to be added to the backward compatibility catalogue, from top-tier blockbusters to cult classics. And we heard you.” wrote Xbox, confirming that top requested fan favourites including the Max Payne series, the F.E.A.R. franchise, Skate 2 and original Xbox games including Dead or Alive Ultimate and Star Wars: Jedi Knight II would finally be added to their already expansive backward compatible library.
ALL OF THE NEW XBOX/XBOX 360 BC GAMES ANNOUNCED
Below is a full list of all of the brand new backwards compatible Xbox games:
- 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
- Aces of the Galaxy
- Advent Rising
- Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Make the Grade
- Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth
- Bankshot Billiards 2
- Beautiful Katamari
- Binary Domain
- Black College Football Xperience: Doug Williams Ed
- Cloning Clyde
- Conan
- Darwinia+
- Dead or Alive Ultimate
- Dead or Alive 3
- Dead or Alive 4
- Death by Cube
- Disney Universe
- Disney’s Chicken Little
- Elements of Destruction
- F.E.A.R.
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
- F.E.A.R. 3
- F.E.A.R. Files
- The First Templar
- Gladius
- Gunvalkyrie
- Islands of Wakfu
- Lego The Lord of the Rings
- Manhunt
- Max Payne
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Max Payne 3
- Mini Ninjas
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
- MX vs. ATV Alive
- MX vs. ATV Untamed
- NIER
- Novadrome
- Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee
- Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
- Otogi: Myth of Demons
- Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
- The Outfit
- Outpost Kaloki X
- Quake Arena Arcade
- R.A.W. – Realms of Ancient War
- Red Dead Revolver
- Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
- Ridge Racer 6
- Rio
- Risen
- Risen 2: Dark Waters
- Rock of Ages
- Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
- Scramble
- Screwjumper!
- Secret Weapons Over Normandy
- Skate 2
- SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam!
- SpongeBob’s Truth or Square
- Star Wars Starfighter: Special Edition
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- Switchball
- Thrillville
- Thrillville: Off the Rails
- Time Pilot
- TimeSplitters 2
- TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
- Toy Story Mania!
- Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
- Viva Piñata: Party Animals
- Warlords
A number of these games have also been FPS boosted to 60FPS as well as existing ones. These include FEAR, FEAR 3, Nier, Gears of War franchise, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Dragon Age: Origins, Dead Space 2 & 3, Alan Wake and Sonic Generations.
You can play these games today if you own them on disc or digitally, and the vast majority can be purchased digitally by new players in the Microsoft Store starting later today.
