Xbox head Phil Spencer highlighted back in July that Microsoft was aiming to have all backwards compatible Xbox games playable on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at the launch of the console, with the exception of games that utilised the Kinect adapter for Xbox One.
And now, Microsoft has confirmed that is indeed the case, with Xbox director of program management Jason Ronald taking to Twitter earlier today to share the exciting news.
In a nutshell, this means you'll be able to play around 2500 Xbox One games from launch day with your new system, along with over 600 games from the Xbox 360 and original Xbox as well.
And of course, they'll also function better than ever before on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, taking advantage of performance improvements, visual upgrades and improved loading times.
Happy to see this finally confirmed? Let us know what you think in the comments.
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This is so awesome! I love how Xbox handles backwards compatibility. I use it all the time & is a huge selling point to me!
Great news but is there any update regarding 30fps-only xbox one games that will run at doubled framerate on Series X | S? So far we only got Fallout 4
Amazing dedication on their part!
Absolutely brilliant work Microsoft. So I can finally delete, the long defunct, Xbox Fitness
When does the program start back up?
@AJDarkstar yeah they’d be awesome.
@AJDarkstar Yeah, the backwards compatibility segments of Xbox events were usually one of the most exciting parts.
So, who exactly are the kings of backwards compatibility again?
Yup, that's what I already figured...
(or rather: knew)
Well done Microsoft!
Now we should ask the testers of those 3000+ games their top 10.
Great news! But please bring us more BC releases, please XD
Used it this week played alan wake for first time- great game and story
Now that this is confirmed, some people will again go back to not caring about backcompat. Anyways this an absolute massive W for Xbox backcompat team, seems like they have worked on this tirelessly for last few years.
Do we know if they're all playable through remote play as well?
At the moment we can only stream Xbox One games but it'd be awesome if that extended to the whole library.
Even though Microsoft may not have too many launch day exclusives, the fact that all those games are playable and quite a few enhanced for Series S/X specifically, I won't be short of something to play.
I am actually looking forward to playing some 'older' games more than some of the new releases. Forza Horizon 4 for example is more appealing than Dirt 5. The fact that this, as well as games like Gears 5 are essentially 'remasters' for free, is great for consumers.
I don't care that 'Kinect' games won't be moving forward. I took the Kinect off my OG Xbox One after a year or so and haven't missed it. I still have my OG Xbox One with Kinect, and my Xbox 360 with Kinect too IF I ever have any desire to play any Kinect game in the future - not that I have many.
With Game Pass too, you could essentially buy a new console without actually having to buy games to play on it and still get a 'better' and upgraded gaming experience...
Not for my sake, but still sort of wish the Series could play kinect games with some usb adapter. Would just be epic if they went that extra mile, for those that enjoyed those games.
@Senua And who exactly are these "some people"?
Probably the one's that don't understand the whole idea or purpose behind the new generation's eco-system. Or the Xbox family's eco-system as a whole, for that matter.
So, probably not the target audience, then...
Nice, I have a huge Xbox One backlog so this is great news..
Kudos to ms and the BC team. Not a half baked, half assed attempt at BC, but a full on, mapped out BC.
@YBI that's what I want to know! I'm ready for more but I guess they've worked so hard on testing that it might be a little while before they start up again.
Great news! My whole x1 collection will come with me into next gen, and Series X will breathe new life into them.
Amazing! Bring on new BC games now!
Fantastic news! Brilliant job, MS.
Making a big deal about being able to play all the games to currently play but still no exclusive games. It’s less of a next gen system and more of an update of current systems
I don't understand the singling out of Kinect for lack of support. Believe it or not it had some good games, both on the One and 360. I know it didn't catch on, but neither did many games that have BC support. If one of the advantages of BC is videogame preservation this feels like a large gap.
@WesEds
Would you say the same to Sony then? Since almost all of their games are not PS5 exclusive either.
Oh except a remake of a niche PS3 game like Demon’s Souls. 🙄
I've just checked, if anyone's looking for a nice games selection for their new console.
There's a huge range of classic 'Original Xbox' titles for 50p (used) at a couple of well known retailers! 👍
This is the main reason why I chose to buy a Series X first, over the Playstation 5.
The unity of the Xbox ecosystem is very, very important to me. I still play (and discover) some Xbox originals on my One X and I intend to continue to do so on my Series X.
@Bobobiwan
I completely agree. I use backwards compatibility all the time. And to know my OG Xbox & my 360 games play on XSX too is perfect. And obviously all my Xbox One games.
@graysoncharles i mean those games that made possible to run at doubled framerate due to some back-compat technique developed by Xbox BC team and doesn't necessarily need to have any intervention from the original developer.
@KelticDevil I’ve not really been following the PS5 so I don’t know much about it other than the looks, there won’t be a difference between an Xbox one game and an Xbox series x game because they’re the same
Oh... i hope we can play Budokai 3 in the future
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