Starting tomorrow, for
the first time, you’ll be able to play three generations of games on one
console – a curated list of Original Xbox classics like Crimson Skies:
High Road to Revenge, Star
Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and
more will be available across the entire Xbox One family of devices. And when
Xbox One X launches on Nov. 7, you can run select Xbox 360 games at higher
resolution, 9X the original pixel count, and with expanded colour details. Xbox
One X Enhanced Xbox 360 games will include favourites like Halo 3 and Fallout 3.
Compatibility is
important to Xbox, to developers and their games, and our community. Preserving
the art form of video games is part of our DNA, which is why Xbox One is the
only console designed to play the best games of the past, present and future.
We’re excited to continue to deliver on our vision of compatibility by adding
Original Xbox games to the existing Backward Compatible library.
Original Xbox
games available tomorrow on Xbox One
The 13 Original Xbox
games releasing tomorrow will look better on the Xbox One family of devices,
taking advantage of the power of Xbox One with up to 4X the pixel count on Xbox
One and Xbox One S, and up to 16X the pixel count on Xbox One X. You’ll be able
to play Original Xbox games on Xbox One through the disc you already own, or
you can purchase the games digitally in the Microsoft Store.
Since these are original
games and not remasters, Xbox Live services such as online multiplayer that
were available on the original Xbox will not be available. However, offline
multiplayer scenarios such as co-op and system-link are supported as they were
originally. There will also be no Achievements for Original Xbox games because
this functionality was also not originally available.
Below is the first
curated batch of Original Xbox games we’re releasing into the Xbox One Backward
Compatibility program. We expect to release another curated list of Original
Xbox classics in Spring 2018, so stayed tuned for more. And to help celebrate
the launch of Original Xbox games into the Xbox One Backward Compatibility
library, Xbox Game Pass members get access to Xbox Original Ninja Gaiden
Black for
free as a part of their membership to the game subscription service.
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Xbox 360 games will run at a higher resolution on Xbox One X
When
the world’s most powerful console launches on Nov. 7, you will be able to run
select Xbox 360 games at higher resolution, 9X the original pixel count, and
expanded colour details. The team developed the Heutchy Method (after the
engineer who created it) which leverages the power of Xbox One X to let the
Xbox 360 emulator present the very best version of the game possible with the
existing assets—all without touching the game code. The same method improves
the graphics for Original Xbox games on Xbox One and Xbox One S.
Here
are the Xbox 360 games that will join the Xbox One X Enhanced catalogue on Nov.
7.
We created the Xbox One Backward Compatibility program for our
fans and we’re thrilled with the response we’ve seen – gamers have spent more
than 700M hours playing Xbox 360 games on Xbox One. It’s been quite the
journey; the team has worked tirelessly so you can experience your favourite
games across generations on Xbox One. Original Xbox classics join more than 400
Xbox 360 games in the Xbox One Backward Compatibility program, which also means
we’ll have our largest console launch portfolio ever when Xbox One X releases
on Nov. 7.
If you’re interested in
learning more about the story of Xbox One Backward Compatibility, we encourage
you to read this exclusive article from IGN. To celebrate this
release, we are inviting fans to join us on Mixer tomorrow at 11AM PT (Wednesday 5AM
AEDT) for a special stream with the Backward Compatibility team. We’ll be
joined by special guest James Ohlen, Lead Designer for Star Wars:
Knights of the Old Republic, and will have
giveaways, gameplay, and will be answering your questions throughout the
stream.