Past discussions of legacy 360 support have repeatedly suggested that delivering the necessary software emulator is a far more onerous task than it would have been had Microsoft spared a thought for such a feature when creating the Xbox One. Making the situation look all the more like a defensive reaction than a real step forward is the fact delivering backwards compatibility on the Xbox One is anything but easy. However successful that past console might have been.
It’s absolutely not a stage at which it should be starting to focus an inordinate amount of time and energy on embracing the ghost of consoles past. No, it’s now been on sale for more than a year and a half - a stage where it should have well and truly hit its own stride and be feeling confident enough to start severing all ties with what came before. It’s not been on sale for just three or six months - a time frame in which introducing backwards compatibility might have made at least a little sense. Just think about where we are in the Xbox One’s life cycle. My main issue with it is this: that it aligns the Xbox One with the past right at the time when the console should most be focussed on the future. But it really does seem to me that Microsoft's backwards compatibility announcement is misjudged. While not every game Xbox 360 game is currently backward compatible, more titles are being added on a routine basis.I’m all too aware that my last sentence contains an apparent contradiction in terms, and I’m also aware that it’s a contradiction which probably won’t win me much love from certain quarters of the gaming world. Players can vote on which Xbox 360 games they’d like to see join the ranks by going to the Xbox feedback website. Players can also download backward compatible titles by inserting the corresponding game disc or purchasing the title from the Xbox live marketplace.Ī few weeks ago at XO18, it was announced that Final Fantasy XIII would be joining the backward compatible roster. If you own the Xbox One X, some select Xbox 360 titles can even be played with enhanced graphics such as Assassin’s Creed, Gears of War 2, and Halo 3.īackward compatible titles will instantly be available for download if you’re still using the same online profile from your Xbox 360 account, and if you used cloud saved games, you can pick up where you left off on either console. As of today, there are over 500 Xbox 360 titles now available for play on the Xbox One, so if you still haven’t made the jump to the current-gen system, there’s never been a better time.
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