Xbox One backwards compatibility - sales until the heat death of the universe

[K]

AirMech Arena is a free-to-play game that's already out on Xbox One. Why in God's name would anyone take the time to make the 360 version backwards compatible? 

[Skull Commander]

Can't believe they have put that shite bc when Ninja Gaiden 2 still is waiting, not to mention hundreds of better games than those efforts. 

[Kevvy Metal]

I've said before that they're just mostly adding shovelware shit to the BC program. 

There's still so many games that are literally not backwards compatible with the Xbox One, and at this rate... 

[Revival]

...people will realise they aren't charging anything for backwards compatibility and are the only company doing it and should be a little more appreciative that it exists at all.

 

[goes back to patiently waiting for some shmups]

[Jazz Glands]

A little more appreciative? They’re not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. They introduced it to sell more consoles.

 

It’s clear that this is no longer remotely a priority for them though as the quality of games being made backwards compatible has nosedived in recent weeks.

[gossi the dog]

What are we still waiting for that isn’t bedevilled by licensing issues?

 

The only thing I can think of that I’d quite like to play is Max Payne 3.

[mdn2]

4 minutes ago, Jazz Glands said:

 

It’s clear that this is no longer remotely a priority for them though as the quality of games being made backwards compatible has nosedived in recent weeks.

In the last few weeks we've had the Lost Planet Trilogy, Ace Combat 6, Crackdown 2 (your mileage may vary in that one) and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X. That's not bad.  

[gossi the dog]

4 minutes ago, mdn2 said:

In the last few weeks we've had the Lost Planet Trilogy, Ace Combat 6, Crackdown 2 (your mileage may vary in that one) and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X. That's not bad.  

 

All the Final Fantasy XIII’s wasn’t that long ago either?

[moosegrinder]

It's very difficult to feel entitled and angry with some people in here being so fucking reasonable 

[Hitcher]

3 hours ago, Jazz Glands said:

A little more appreciative? They’re not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. They introduced it to sell more consoles.

 

It’s clear that this is no longer remotely a priority for them though as the quality of games being made backwards compatible has nosedived in recent weeks.

Have you forgotten that it's not just a case of making the games work but also getting the publisher onboard as well?

[Mr Do 71]

 

[Stanley]

Condemned 2 and Fear are great games, I wish they'd make more instead of the Mordor games.

[gossi the dog]

Turns out the original Xbox version of GTA San Andreas is also backward compatible. It downloads as the Xbox 360 version though. How very strange. I always assumed the Xbox 360 release was just the Xbox version running via the Xbox emulator, however CEX sell the original Xbox version for £5 and the 360 version for £20.

[moosegrinder]

I think the 360 Xbox live version is the mobile version ported or something. I can't remember exactly but there's some weird fuckery about it.

[gossi the dog]

8 minutes ago, moosegrinder said:

I think the 360 Xbox live version is the mobile version ported or something. I can't remember exactly but there's some weird fuckery about it.

 

Yeah it is. I’m still surprised that the original Xbox disk works though. Are there any other games that were released on both the original Xbox and 360 that work the same way with BC?

[Fry Crayola]

San Andreas might be the only one. I suppose I could always pop the Blood Money disk in and see what happens.

[mdn2]

Surprising no-one after the Games with Gold announcement:

 

 

[Boozy The Clown]

That's the one we used to have epic battles on Meerman's big pipe.

[Revival]

Some new BC news happening on the 16th.

 

 

 

[SeanR]

All the games, or the end of the experiment, and it’s not worth their while...

 

[Ketchup]

Ninja Gaiden 2 has appeared on the Xbox store with a release date of 16/04/2019

 

https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-gb/Product/NINJA-GAIDEN-II/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802544307d5

 

[Mr. Gerbik]

WRONG NINJA

 

ffs

[Skull Commander]

Yasss! This is the one I have been waiting for. If they have sorted the framerates I may actually cum... 

[Mr. Gerbik]

11 minutes ago, Skull Commander said:

If they have sorted the framerates I may actually cum... 

They should have - and it's usually the case. I mean, even EDF2017 runs at a solid 60 on Xbox BC. It's never guaranteed, but there's a very good chance you'll get to, uhm, cum

[Fry Crayola]

Faps per second?

[Mr. Gerbik]

Backwards cumpatability?

[mdn2]

Ninja Gaiden 2 is now backwards compatible and enhanced for the X. 

 

All the 360 Splinter Cell games and Fable 2 and 3 are all X enhanced as well. 

[Mr. Gerbik]

Awesome! Enhanced games are like getting free remasters. Xbox BC is the best

 

Spoiler

But it could be even better with a bit of Tenchu

 

[Sumire]

Wow, If Ninja Gaiden 2 is enhanced as well, I am so happy.

[Wiper]

41 minutes ago, mdn2 said:

Fable 2 and 3 are all X enhanced as well. 

 

Ooh, that's delightful news. I may give them a replay at some point - see if Fable 2 is as good as I remember, and if Fable 3 is improved by lowered expectations!