Microsoft is making the first additions to Xbox’s backward compatible lineup since the release of the Xbox Series X/S. Over 70 new games are playable on Xbox One and Series consoles, including more 20 titles from the original Xbox are 20 years old today.
Current-generation Xbox owners can now enjoy the full FEAR, Skate, and Max Payne franchise on modern hardware, while some new additions and existing back-compat games are getting FPS Boost.
The image above contains all the new playable titles from Xbox and Xbox 360, but here are some highlights from the list:
- 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand
- Advent Rising
- Beautiful Katamari
- Binary domain
- Cloning Clyde
- Darwinia +
- Dead or Alive Ultimate
- Dead or Alive 3
- Dead or Alive 4
- FEAR
- FEAR 2: Project Origin
- FEAR 3
- Gladius
- Manhunt
- Max Payne
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
- Max Payne 3
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
- NIER
- Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee
- Otogi: Myths of Demons
- Otogi 2: Immortal Warrior
- Skin
- Quake Arena Arcade
- Red Dead Revolver
- Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
- Ridge Racer 6
- Revive
- Risen 2: Dark Waters
- Rock of Ages
- Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
- The secret weapon on Normandy
- Ice skating 2
- Star Wars Starfighter: Special Edition
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Clone Wars
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- TimeSplitters 2
- TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
- Vandal Hearts: Flame of Judgment
- Viva Pinata: Party Animals
These games and many more can be played today whether you own the game physically or digitally. Of the newly added games, 11 have FPS Boost enabled with FEAR, FEAR 3, Binary Domain and NIER as indicated by Microsoft. Additionally, 26 other playable titles will receive FPS upgrades, including Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Dragon Age: Origins, Dead Space 2 and 3, Alan Wake, and Sonic Generations.
Also announced during today’s Xbox 20 Anniversary showcase, Halo Infinite Multiplayer Available Now, and first trailer for Paramount + Halo series coming next year.
What would you boot first from the newly released backward compatibility list? Let us know in the comments section!
