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Over 500 Games Are Now (Or Announced to Be) Backwards Compatible on Xbox One (32 OG, 473 360)
- Thread starter Dancrane212
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5 years after that fateful E3 that had me completely turned my back on the Xbox brand, MS has finally won me over!
THIS, is a system seller for me, the Xbox One titles never really interested me but BC is a huge deal for me, it's the reason why I STILL have my Xbox 360 and PS3 connected to my tv, I never thought I'd bother getting an XBO but now I FUCKING NEED ONE!! I'd seriously lose my shit if they announced that the PGR and Rainbow Six games from OG Xbox were BC.
I'll probably get a One X for Xmas, (hopefully there'll be a price drop) and then I can finally retire the Xbox 360.
I hope Sony is taking note and somehow implement BC into the PS5 because as market leader right now, I doubt they even care about bring it on the PS4 so I won't be holding my breath for that feature.
THIS, is a system seller for me, the Xbox One titles never really interested me but BC is a huge deal for me, it's the reason why I STILL have my Xbox 360 and PS3 connected to my tv, I never thought I'd bother getting an XBO but now I FUCKING NEED ONE!! I'd seriously lose my shit if they announced that the PGR and Rainbow Six games from OG Xbox were BC.
I'll probably get a One X for Xmas, (hopefully there'll be a price drop) and then I can finally retire the Xbox 360.
I hope Sony is taking note and somehow implement BC into the PS5 because as market leader right now, I doubt they even care about bring it on the PS4 so I won't be holding my breath for that feature.
This argument (I buy a console X to play console X games) becomes even stranger when people relish games like Spelunky, Bastions, Super meat Boy etc releasing on said platform.
One thing from the previous launch message on xbone is very true even to this day: games are games are games. No matter how small or which platform they originally released, having them all on a single platform is a great thing.
They just did this last week (Call of Duty 4). So the answer is yes, they are making 360 titles that have remasters on X1 backward compatible.
It's up to the publishers. Some have made their titles BC before and after releasing a remaster. In other cases it's clear they focused on the remaster and didn't greenlit the game for BC.
They do it already. All the Halo titles that are in the MCC are coming soon. All the Gears titles are BC, and Gears 1 got a remaster. Rare titles like Kameo and Perfect Dark are BC, or you can play them in Rare Replay.
As for 3rd party stuff, a few Assassin's Creed titles are available both ways. Black Flag 360 was just added to BC, for example.
There are probably more. But yeah, apparently they don't just want people to buy the remaster.
Yeah, but "those games, they look ancient! Why would anyone play those games?" , right?
Lots of people seem to think PS4 BC is a guarantee for various reasons, and I used to think so myself, but... Idk, the way things are going anymore, I don't think you can count on it being there at this rate. Not with Sony.
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that's great but i just don't understand the appeal of last gen games this far into the gen. first 2 years of a new console,, a big yes but now? i dont get it . there are so many current gen games i need to play and enjoy that these games dont stand a chance .and most of them haven't aged well graphic wise and a 4k resolution doesn't solve the problem many times
A great game will forever stay a great game.
I don't agree with your statement at all as doesn't Microsoft. They see the continued strong engagement numbers from people actually playing these titles and thus they keep investing in it.
And allow me to add that some of those 4K enhancements make certain games looking better than some current-gen games. So yea, I think your view on that is factually wrong.
To name a few reasons:
Playing one of your favorite old games let you feel young again and reminding you of your youth
Able to play your favorite last (last) gen game with a much cleaner image quality, more stable frame rate
Play a all time classic game on your current gen console you never played or finished on your last gen machine
About "didn't aged well":
Do you have played any of the enhanced BC games on a Xbox One X? It seems you have not, otherwise you wouldn't say such a thing.
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Maybe because graphics don't count for everything? Maybe because good gameplay, story, etc. is what matters most, and a good game is generally always a good game? Maybe because the great works of this medium (like Red Dead Redemption) are not cheap toys to be discarded for the next big thing, but rather masterpieces that deserve to endure and be available to new generations of gamers on modern hardware, rather than be relegated to obsolete platforms? Are great games not worth preserving? Is anything even a few years old just automatically crap? I don't understand your mindset (which is seemingly the mindset of most gamers) at all.
my mind set is if i liked the game, i have already played it on last gen ,first 2 years of a new gen when there are not much games i will revisit them but after 5 years into gen when my backlog of current gen games are insane i dont have the time to revisit a game that i already loved and played and finished . point being that i do not have a single remaster of a game from last gen if i owned it land played it.
It sounds you are really not interested in BC or remasters. Why you are here?
Uhm...some.people still haven't played some games from BC. I didn't play RDR until two summers ago...and some people still haven't. I haven't played Otogi but if that becomes BC, I'll definitely buy it to play as I heard good things. Yea, backlog will be backlogs but you can play a bad game now just as you could have in the past. Just because it's new doesn't mean it's good.
It's been answered a few times already, but I'll add that these enhancements go beyond just increasing the frame rendering resolution. Taken together, they can make older games still look stunning.
agreed.
What MS is doing is preserve games that typically would be forgotten. It's really aspiring as preserving movies or whatever else. No matter if you like "old" games or not it's something everyone should support and rally for. It's amazing work.
Well, as you can see by many responses a lot of people like playing "old" games and like to revisit them. That's why people want VC on switch and are disappointed by what Sony is offering this gen. If it's not for you, that's not a problem at all :-)
Microsoft has been on a roll in their post-Mattrick days. I wish they could output some more firstparty titles, but everything else has been stellar. Xbox One is a legit system and I can not recommend it enough.
This goes well, well beyond BC, i dont think its fair to say BC to be honest, its enhanced compatibility as your playing better versions of older games. Theres nothing like this.
I know when Xbox Two comes around, all these games will be available in my digital library day one. And all of this.....is free.
I know when Xbox Two comes around, all these games will be available in my digital library day one. And all of this.....is free.
Ace combat 6 will be the point I crack, I'm already tempted for Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey and 4K RDR.
Even if you're not interested in BC, can't you at least see the value of it? There are people who like to revisit older games, and they have the option to do so with BC. It also much more easily enables those who didn't play these games at the time of their release to play them on their current system. For instance, you yourself probably won't get around to playing all the games you want to this gen, right? Well, with BC you still play those games on you're next system, without having to hold on to an older system and hope it continues to work and/or be supported with online functionality.
You could say that those who want to revisit older games could just buy a remaster/remake, but the reality is very, very few games ever get such treatment. Case in point, Red Dead Redemption, which is widely regarded as a Classic of it's generation, has never been remastered or re-released. An older system has been the only way to play it up until it's release on X1 BC, and now it's in 4K on top of that, which is amazing. Relying on remaster s just isn't good enough for the purposes of long-term game preservation. So again, I don't see how anyone couldn't find some value in BC, even if only for others rather than themselves.
I have a mental backlog of games going back decades that I'd still like to play but never got the chance at release because of money/time/availability etc. The more that become easily accessible again the better. I play and enjoy games new and old and don't see either as inherently superior. Also there are games where there are little in the way of modern equivalents, so if I get the urge to play something like that I have to replay the classics.
As someone who has been primarily an Xbox gamer since the first one through the current One, I am so happy that MS is preserving the ability to play their old games alongside their current games on the same system. I've got two boxes of old OG and 360 games in the basement that I'd never thought I'd play again. I look forward to the BC library growing to match my current collection, and it is helping to ensure that I stick with the Xbox platform for a long time.
Personal anecdote - I played a ton of 360 games but never touched Forza Horizon. I got it free with Games with Gold and decided to try it out since it was backwards compatible. Ended up loving it so much that I bought Forza Horizon 3 during the holiday sale that year. So an old game they gave away for free ended up getting them another sale of a brand new title.
I never played Red Dead Redemption last generation either and with this new update, I'm finally going to try it out. If I like it, I'll probably end up getting Red Dead 2 this fall.
Backwards compatibility was my main reason for getting an Xbox One. They've done an amazing job with it, hope they keep it up.
Thankfully that's not anywhere near the case. 4k Crackdown (OG Xbox) and 4k Red Dead Redemption (360) are incredible (the two games I've most recently played). Like playing them again on my gaming PC.
Yes, it was hyperbole for my part, when I had the one I played more with my 360 games than with the new games
With the (ever)increasing number of X enhanced titles, does this raise the bar for what should be expected from BC?
As in, while many (most?) people expect the PS5 to have BC out of the gate, would you be content if they went with regular BC and had no enhancements/upgrades?
Personally for Xbox, if those games with dynamic resolution this gen don't run at a locked 4k through BC on the next gen system, I'll be disappointed
As in, while many (most?) people expect the PS5 to have BC out of the gate, would you be content if they went with regular BC and had no enhancements/upgrades?
Personally for Xbox, if those games with dynamic resolution this gen don't run at a locked 4k through BC on the next gen system, I'll be disappointed
I'm super impressed with the job they're doing, although I wish they'd focus more on the OG Xbox exclusives first. Dead or Alive 3, Dead or Alive Ultimate, Gunvalkyrie and Jet Set Radio Future are on the top of my wish list. I guess we'll never see OutRun 2 or any of the other racing games for the system due to licensing issues though. If we take notable multi-plat titles into consideration I'd love to see SoulCalibur II being added.
I don't think we've ever seen such a robust BC feature, in any system. In that sense, the bar is raised without a doubt.
Being able to play the games period is a huge first step, so I think people would be happy with "just" being able to play the older games (especially if that included physical purchases).
It's am amazing program and the way they've handled it is fantastic.
This about sums things up for me! Microsoft is doing their part to preserve gaming history and it deserves to be recognized. As someone who regularly revisits old games, the Xbox One feels like a dream machine.
Finally sold my xbox 360 this weekend and upgraded to a One S. I've said it since launch: had they launched with backward compatibility, the console landscape would've been totally different. The only reason I even bought a PS4 was because Microsoft opened the door.
I remember the moment MS announced the Xbox one (when I assumed backward compatibility), I turned to my buddy and accepted that I'll never get to experience any Naughty Dog or David Cage games because even though the PS4 was more powerful, I felt more comfortable growing my MS ecosystem than starting something new.
Then MS announced that the Xbox one had zero backward compatibility....which was stopped all of my momentum.
Then totally killing the kinect initiative and all of their digital plans? That was game over.
I have to give them credit. They've come a long way.
I remember the moment MS announced the Xbox one (when I assumed backward compatibility), I turned to my buddy and accepted that I'll never get to experience any Naughty Dog or David Cage games because even though the PS4 was more powerful, I felt more comfortable growing my MS ecosystem than starting something new.
Then MS announced that the Xbox one had zero backward compatibility....which was stopped all of my momentum.
Then totally killing the kinect initiative and all of their digital plans? That was game over.
I have to give them credit. They've come a long way.