The Xbox One gaming console has received updates from Microsoft since its launch in 2013 that enable it to play select games from its two predecessor consoles, Xbox and Xbox 360. On June 15, 2015, backward compatibility with supported Xbox 360 games became available to eligible Xbox Preview program users with a beta update to the Xbox One system software. The dashboard update containing backward compatibility was released publicly on November 12, 2015.[1] On October 24, 2017, another such update added games from the original Xbox library. The Xbox Series X/S was released in 2020 and was confirmed to be backwards compatible with the same list of games as the Xbox One at launch. On November 15, 2021, a "final addition" of 76 titles was published as part of the 20th anniversary of the launch of the original Xbox console.[2] The following is a list of all backward compatible games on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S under this functionality.
At its launch in November 2013, the Xbox One did not have native backward compatibility with original Xbox or Xbox 360 games.[3][4] Xbox Live director of programming Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb suggested users could use the HDMI-in port on the console to pass an Xbox 360 or any other device with HDMI output[5] through Xbox One.[6][7][8] Senior project management and planning director Albert Penello explained that Microsoft was considering a cloud gaming platform to enable backward compatibility, but he felt it would be "problematic" due to varying internet connection qualities.[9][10] During Microsoft's E3 2015 press conference on June 15, 2015, Microsoft announced plans to introduce Xbox 360 backward compatibility on the Xbox One at no additional cost.[11] Supported Xbox 360 games will run within an emulator and have access to certain Xbox One features, such as recording and broadcasting gameplay.[12] Games do not run directly from discs. A repackaged form of the game is downloaded automatically when a supported game is inserted, while digitally-purchased games will automatically appear for download in the user's library once available.[11] As with Xbox One titles,[13] if the game is installed using physical media, the disc is still required for validation purposes.[11][12] Not all Xbox 360 games are supported; 104 Xbox 360 games were available for the feature's public launch on November 12, 2015, with Xbox One preview program members getting early access.[14][15] Launch games included the Gears of War series, Mass Effect, Borderlands, Mirror's Edge, Assassin's Creed II, and more. Microsoft stated that publishers will only need to provide permission to the company to allow the repackaging, and they expect the list to grow significantly over time.[11][12][16] Unlike the emulation of original Xbox games on the Xbox 360, the Xbox One does not require game modification, since it emulates an exact replica of its predecessor's environment – both hardware and software operating systems.[17][18] The downloaded game is a repackaged version of the original that identifies itself as an Xbox One title to the console.[17] At Gamescom, Microsoft revealed it has plans to ensure "all future Xbox 360 Games with Gold titles will be playable on Xbox One."[19] On December 17, 2015, Microsoft made another sixteen Xbox 360 games compatible with Xbox One, including titles such as Halo: Reach, Fable III and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. On January 21, 2016, Microsoft made another ten Xbox 360 games compatible, including The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. On May 13, 2016, Microsoft made Xbox 360 titles with multiple discs compatible, starting with Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut. In January 2016, Microsoft announced that future titles would be added as they became available, instead of waiting until a specific day each month.[20] During Microsoft's E3 2017 press conference on June 11, 2017, Microsoft announced that roughly 50% of Xbox One users had played an Xbox 360 game on Xbox One through the system's backward-compatibility feature.[21] Based on popular demand, Phil Spencer, Microsoft's Head of Xbox, announced that Xbox One consoles would be able to play select games made for the original Xbox console, first released in 2001.[21] The compatibility works on all consoles in the Xbox One family, including the Xbox One X, and was made available as a free update in the fall of 2017.[22] The functionality is similar to that for back-compatibility with Xbox 360 games. Users insert the Xbox game disc into their Xbox One console to install the compatible version of the game.[21] While players are not able to access any old game saves or connect to Xbox Live on these titles, system link functions will remain available.[22] Xbox games do not receive achievement support, although when asked about this component, Spencer responded that they had nothing to announce at the current time.[23] Realizing that game discs for original Xbox consoles could be scarce, Spencer said that plans were in place to make compatible Xbox games available digitally.[23] Spencer also said that such games may also be incorporated into the Xbox Game Pass subscription service.[23] In a later interview, Spencer indicated that the potential library of Xbox titles being playable on Xbox One will be smaller than that currently available from the Xbox 360 library.[24] Spencer noted two reasons for the more limited library were the availability of content rights for the games and the technical difficulties related to the conversion.[24] At its press briefing for E3 2019 on June 9, 2019, Microsoft announced its future gaming console, Xbox Series X, scheduled for release for the 2020 holiday season. One of the Series X's features includes full backward compatibility with all Xbox One titles and the list of Original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles currently available. As Microsoft's future events were directed towards the new platform, additional efforts to bring original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles to Xbox One were stopped.[25] This was meant to set a fixed target for testing of backward compatibility titles for the Xbox Series X as to make sure their full library was ready in time for launch.[26] By May 2020, as the Xbox Series X was nearing release, Microsoft announced they were seeking further requests from players of what games to expand their backward compatibility library with. The company stated, "Resurrecting titles from history often presents a complex mix of technical and licensing challenges, but the team is committed to doing everything we can to continue to preserve our collective gaming legacy."[27] In September 2020, Microsoft announced that the Xbox Series S will run Xbox One S versions of backward compatible games while applying improved texture, faster loading speeds, higher frame rates and auto HDR.[28] In September 2021, seven original Xbox titles, including Dead or Alive 3 and Dead or Alive Ultimate, were briefly added to the Microsoft Store before being delisted, implying the return of the program.[29] In October, two Xbox 360 titles were added.[30] Then, in November, 11 original Xbox titles were added to the Xbox 360 Marketplace.[31] On November 15, 2021, Microsoft released a "latest and final addition" of 76 titles to the list of backwards compatible games, stating they "have reached the limit of our ability to bring new games to the catalog from the past due to licensing, legal and technical constraints".[2] The following improvements are made to all backwards compatibility titles:
Backwards compatible original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles will benefit from becoming Xbox One X enhanced with patches targeted at maximizing the use of the Xbox One X's hardware beyond the standard improvements that come with backwards compatibility. This may also include the following enhancements:
Along with these enhancements, certain titles on the Xbox Series X/S benefit from exclusive features:
There are 632 games that have been made backward compatible out of 2154 that have been released for Xbox 360.
There are currently 63 on this list out of 997 released for the Xbox. All original Xbox games run at four times the original resolution on Xbox One and Xbox One S consoles (up to 960p), nine times on Xbox Series S (up to 1440p), and sixteen times on Xbox One X and Xbox Series X (up to 1920p).[58] Certain games also benefit from Auto HDR and FPS Boost on Series X/S.
Page 2You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons: You can view and copy the source of this page: ==History== At its launch in November 2013, the Xbox One did not have native backward compatibility with original [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] or Xbox 360 games.<ref name="Verge Backwards Compat.">{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4350662/new-xbox-has-no-backwards-compatibilty|title=Xbox One will not be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 games|last=Hollister|first=Sean|work=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|date=2013-05-21|access-date=2013-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812151528/https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/21/4350662/new-xbox-has-no-backwards-compatibilty|archive-date=August 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-not-backwards-compatible | title = Xbox One not backwards compatible | work = [[IGN]] | publisher = [[Ziff Davis]] | date = May 21, 2013 | access-date = June 5, 2013 | first = Drake | last = Audrey | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180630215219/http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/05/21/xbox-one-not-backwards-compatible | archive-date = June 30, 2018 | url-status = live }}</ref> [[Xbox Live]] director of programming [[Larry Hryb|Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb]] suggested users could use the HDMI-in port on the console to pass an Xbox 360 or any other device with HDMI output<ref name="extech-hdmiin">{{cite web|first=Grant|last=Brunner|title=Microsoft confirms that PS4, Wii U will work with Xbox One HDMI passthrough|url=http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/170667-microsoft-confirms-that-ps4-wii-u-will-work-with-xbox-one-hdmi-passthrough|website=[[ExtremeTech]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|access-date=3 March 2015|date=8 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617101535/http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/170667-microsoft-confirms-that-ps4-wii-u-will-work-with-xbox-one-hdmi-passthrough|archive-date=June 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> through Xbox One.<ref name="Xbox compatibility">{{cite web | url = http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-17-you-can-plug-an-xbox-360-into-the-xbox-one-says-major-nelson | title = You can plug an Xbox 360 into the Xbox One, says Major Nelson | first = Robert | last = Purchese | work = [[Eurogamer]] | publisher = Gamer Network | date = 17 June 2013 | access-date = September 28, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130925091543/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-06-17-you-can-plug-an-xbox-360-into-the-xbox-one-says-major-nelson | archive-date = September 25, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.oxm.co.uk/61886/features/the-xbox-one-33-things-you-need-to-know/?page=2 | title = The Xbox One 33 things you need to know | work = [[Official Xbox Magazine]] | publisher = [[Future plc]] | access-date = June 5, 2013 | first = Jon | last = Hicks | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130913062222/http://www.oxm.co.uk/61886/features/the-xbox-one-33-things-you-need-to-know/?page=1 | archive-date = September 13, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lazygamer.net/xbox-360/the-xbox-one-can-play-xbox-360-games-sort-of/ | title = The Xbox One can play Xbox 360 games.. sort of | work = Lazy Gamer | date = June 18, 2013 | access-date = September 28, 2013 | first = Gavin | last = Mannion | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131012213542/http://www.lazygamer.net/xbox-360/the-xbox-one-can-play-xbox-360-games-sort-of/ | archive-date = October 12, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref> Senior project management and planning director Albert Penello explained that Microsoft was considering a [[cloud gaming]] platform to enable backward compatibility, but he felt it would be "problematic" due to varying internet connection qualities.<ref>{{cite web |first=Eddie |last=Makuch |url=http://au.gamespot.com/features/microsoft-talks-digital-only-future-kinect-and-why-xbox-one-is-worth-100-more-than-playstation-4-6413920/?page=2 |title=Microsoft Talks Digital-Only Future, Kinect, and Why Xbox One is Worth $100 More Than PlayStation 4, Page 2 |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |work=[[GameSpot]] |date=2013-09-03 |access-date=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007071836/http://au.gamespot.com/features/microsoft-talks-digital-only-future-kinect-and-why-xbox-one-is-worth-100-more-than-playstation-4-6413920/?page=2 |archive-date=October 7, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Karmali|first=Luke|title=Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Through Cloud 'Problematic'|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/11/08/xbox-one-backwards-compatibility-through-cloud-problematic|work=[[IGN]]|date=November 8, 2013|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref> ===Xbox 360=== During [[Microsoft|Microsoft's]] [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015|E3 2015]] press conference on June 15, 2015, Microsoft announced plans to introduce Xbox 360 backward compatibility on the Xbox One at no additional cost.<ref name="ars-xb1xb360" /> Supported Xbox 360 games will run within an [[video game emulator|emulator]] and have access to certain Xbox One features, such as recording and broadcasting gameplay.<ref name="verge-bwcompatibility">{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Warren|title=Microsoft built an Xbox 360 emulator to make games run on the Xbox One|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/15/8785955/microsoft-xbox-one-xbox-360-emulator-software|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|access-date=15 June 2015|date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405072209/https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/15/8785955/microsoft-xbox-one-xbox-360-emulator-software|archive-date=April 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Games do not run directly from discs. A repackaged form of the game is downloaded automatically when a supported game is inserted, while digitally-purchased games will automatically appear for download in the user's library once available.<ref name="ars-xb1xb360" /> As with Xbox One titles,<ref name="newpolicy">{{cite web | url = http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/19/4446308/xbox-one-family-sharing-plan-cloud-library-price-cut-plans | title = Xbox One loses some disc-free play, family game-sharing with revised policies | first = Brian | last = Crecente | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | publisher = [[Vox Media]] | date = 2013-06-19 | access-date = 2013-06-19 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150628140024/http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/19/4446308/xbox-one-family-sharing-plan-cloud-library-price-cut-plans | archive-date = June 28, 2015 | url-status = live }}</ref> if the game is installed using physical media, the disc is still required for validation purposes.<ref name="ars-xb1xb360">{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Machkovech|title=Xbox 360 backward compatibility coming to Xbox One|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/06/xbox-360-backwards-compatibility-coming-to-xbox-one/|website=[[Ars Technica]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|access-date=15 June 2015|date=15 June 2015|location=Los Angeles, California|quote=If users already purchased the games digitally through Xbox Live, they can simply log in and re-download the game on Xbox One without paying any additional cost. If they own the game as a disc, they'll have to download the game to their Xbox One hard drive, and the system will then check for the disc before launching the game.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403175454/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/06/xbox-360-backwards-compatibility-coming-to-xbox-one/|archive-date=April 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="verge-bwcompatibility"/> Not all Xbox 360 games are supported; 104 Xbox 360 games were available for the feature's public launch on November 12, 2015, with Xbox One preview program members getting early access.<ref name="engadget-xb1backwards">{{cite web|first=Richard|last=Lawler|title=Xbox One will play Xbox 360 games, preview members can try it today|url=https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/15/xbox-one-backwards-compatibility/|website=[[Engadget]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|access-date=15 June 2015|date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124606/https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/15/xbox-one-backwards-compatibility/|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Available games|url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/backward-compatibility/available-games|website=Xbox.com|publisher=[[Microsoft]]|access-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615193707/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/backward-compatibility/available-games|archive-date=June 15, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Launch games included the ''[[Gears of War]]'' series, ''[[Mass Effect (video game)|Mass Effect]]'', ''[[Borderlands (video game)|Borderlands]]'', ''[[Mirror's Edge]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', and more. Microsoft stated that publishers will only need to provide permission to the company to allow the repackaging, and they expect the list to grow significantly over time.<ref name="ars-xb1xb360" /><ref name="verge-bwcompatibility"/><ref name="verge-onebackwards">{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Warren|title=Microsoft is bringing Xbox 360 games to the Xbox One|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/15/8783143/microsoft-is-bringing-xbox-360-games-to-the-xbox-one|website=[[The Verge]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|access-date=15 June 2015|date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124759/https://www.theverge.com/2015/6/15/8783143/microsoft-is-bringing-xbox-360-games-to-the-xbox-one|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike the emulation of [[Xbox (console)|original Xbox]] games on the Xbox 360, the Xbox One does not require game modification, since it emulates an exact replica of its predecessor's environment – both hardware and software [[operating system]]s.<ref name="GamesRadar-xb1xb360">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox-ones-backwards-compatibility-works-because-its-tricking-your-360-games/|title=Xbox One's backwards compatibility works because it's tricking your 360 games|last=Skrebels|first=Joe|date=June 17, 2015|work=[[GamesRadar]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|access-date=June 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620035413/http://www.gamesradar.com/xbox-ones-backwards-compatibility-works-because-its-tricking-your-360-games/|archive-date=June 20, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="gamingbolt-xb1xb360">{{cite web|url=http://gamingbolt.com/microsoft-compares-sonys-exclusive-line-up-with-theirs-comments-on-backwards-compatability-more|title=Microsoft Compares Sony's Exclusive Line-up With Theirs, Comments On Backwards {{sic|Compa|tability|nolink=y}} & More|last=Sayed|first=Rashid|date=June 17, 2015|work=GamingBolt|access-date=June 20, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619214142/http://gamingbolt.com/microsoft-compares-sonys-exclusive-line-up-with-theirs-comments-on-backwards-compatability-more|archive-date=June 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The downloaded game is a repackaged version of the original that identifies itself as an Xbox One title to the console.<ref name="GamesRadar-xb1xb360" /> At Gamescom, Microsoft revealed it has plans to ensure "all future Xbox 360 [[Games with Gold]] titles will be playable on Xbox One."<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Finder.com.au|url=http://www.finder.com.au/updated-xbox-titles|title=Complete list of Xbox 360 titles with Xbox One backwards compatibility|date=2015-08-07|access-date=August 10, 2015|first=Chris|last=Stead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902192754/http://www.finder.com.au/updated-xbox-titles|archive-date=September 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 17, 2015, Microsoft made another sixteen Xbox 360 games compatible with Xbox One, including titles such as ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Fable III]]'' and ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution]]''. On January 21, 2016, Microsoft made another ten Xbox 360 games compatible, including ''[[The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings]]'' and ''[[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]]''. On May 13, 2016, Microsoft made Xbox 360 titles with multiple discs compatible, starting with ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut]].'' In January 2016, Microsoft announced that future titles would be added as they became available, instead of waiting until a specific day each month.<ref name="MajNelson0116">{{cite web|url=http://majornelson.com/2016/01/21/new-xbox-one-backward-compatibility-titles-are-now-available/|title=New Xbox One Backward Compatibility Titles Are Now Available|first=Larry|last=Hyrb|work=MajorNelson.com|publisher=Microsoft Corporation|date=January 21, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122142146/http://majornelson.com/2016/01/21/new-xbox-one-backward-compatibility-titles-are-now-available/|archive-date=January 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Original Xbox=== During [[Microsoft|Microsoft's]] [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017|E3 2017]] press conference on June 11, 2017, Microsoft announced that roughly 50% of Xbox One users had played an Xbox 360 game on Xbox One through the system's backward-compatibility feature.<ref name="Kotaku">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-will-get-compatibility-with-original-xbox-game-1796002721|title=Xbox One Will Get Compatibility With Original Xbox Games [Update]|first=Chris|last=Kohler|work=kotaku.com|publisher=Gizmodo Media Group|date=June 11, 2017|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614041904/http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-will-get-compatibility-with-original-xbox-game-1796002721|archive-date=June 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Based on popular demand, [[Phil Spencer (business executive)|Phil Spencer]], Microsoft's Head of Xbox, announced that Xbox One consoles would be able to play select games made for the original Xbox console, first released in 2001.<ref name="Kotaku"/> The compatibility works on all consoles in the Xbox One family, including the [[Xbox One X]], and was made available as a free update in the fall of 2017.<ref name="FAQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/backward-compatibility|title=Play three generations of games on Xbox One|work=Xbox.com|publisher=Microsoft Corporation|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612070436/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/backward-compatibility|archive-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The functionality is similar to that for back-compatibility with Xbox 360 games. Users insert the Xbox game disc into their Xbox One console to install the compatible version of the game.<ref name="Kotaku"/> While players are not able to access any old game saves or connect to Xbox Live on these titles, system link functions will remain available.<ref name="FAQ"/> Xbox games do not receive achievement support, although when asked about this component, Spencer responded that they had nothing to announce at the current time.<ref name="IGN">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/12/e3-2017-xbox-one-original-xbox-backwards-compatibility-details-revealed|title=E3 2017: Xbox One Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility Details Revealed|first=Alex|last=Osborn|work=ign.com|publisher=[[Ziff Davis, LLC]]|date=June 11, 2017|access-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612045347/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/06/12/e3-2017-xbox-one-original-xbox-backwards-compatibility-details-revealed|archive-date=June 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Realizing that game discs for original Xbox consoles could be scarce, Spencer said that plans were in place to make compatible Xbox games available digitally.<ref name="IGN"/> Spencer also said that such games may also be incorporated into the [[Xbox Game Pass]] subscription service.<ref name="IGN"/> In a later interview, Spencer indicated that the potential library of Xbox titles being playable on Xbox One will be smaller than that currently available from the Xbox 360 library.<ref name="Gamespot">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-e3-2017-xbox-one-backwards-compatibility/1100-6450964/|title=Microsoft E3 2017: Xbox One Backwards Compatibility For OG Xbox Games Won't Be As Extensive|first=Eddie|last=Makuch|work=gamespot.com|publisher=CBS Interactive, Inc.|date=June 14, 2017|access-date=June 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615082739/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-e3-2017-xbox-one-backwards-compatibility/1100-6450964/|archive-date=June 15, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Spencer noted two reasons for the more limited library were the availability of content rights for the games and the technical difficulties related to the conversion.<ref name="Gamespot"/> ===Xbox Series X/S=== At its press briefing for [[E3 2019]] on June 9, 2019, Microsoft announced its future gaming console, [[Xbox Series X]], scheduled for release for the 2020 holiday season. One of the Series X's features includes full backward compatibility with all Xbox One titles and the list of Original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles currently available. As Microsoft's future events were directed towards the new platform, additional efforts to bring original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles to Xbox One were stopped.<ref name="BC-Final">{{cite web | url = https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/06/10/e3-2019-whats-next-xbox-backward-compatibility/ | title = E3 2019: What's Next for Xbox Backward Compatibility | first = Jason | last = Ronald | date = June 10, 2019 | access-date = June 10, 2019 | website = Xbox Wire | language = en-US | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190611010221/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2019/06/10/e3-2019-whats-next-xbox-backward-compatibility/ | archive-date = June 11, 2019 | url-status = live }}</ref> This was meant to set a fixed target for testing of backward compatibility titles for the Xbox Series X as to make sure their full library was ready in time for launch.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.engadget.com/2019/06/10/xbox-backward-compatibility-scarlett/ | title = Microsoft's Xbox, Xbox 360 backward compatibility list ends here | first = Richard | last= Lawler | date = June 10, 2019 | access-date = January 10, 2020 | work = [[Engadget]] }}</ref> By May 2020, as the Xbox Series X was nearing release, Microsoft announced they were seeking further requests from players of what games to expand their backward compatibility library with. The company stated, "Resurrecting titles from history often presents a complex mix of technical and licensing challenges, but the team is committed to doing everything we can to continue to preserve our collective gaming legacy."<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-28-microsoft-listening-to-fan-feedback-on-more-xbox-back-compat-games | title = Microsoft open to your suggestions for more Xbox back-compat games | first= Tom | last =Phillips | date = May 28, 2020 |access-date = May 28, 2020 | work = [[Eurogamer]] }}</ref> In September 2020, Microsoft announced that the [[Xbox Series S]] will run Xbox One S versions of backward compatible games while applying improved texture, faster loading speeds, higher frame rates and auto HDR.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Samit|date=2020-09-15|title=Here's how the Xbox Series S and Series X will handle backward compatibility|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/9/15/21438662/xbox-series-x-s-backward-compatibility-one-360|access-date=2020-10-03|website=Polygon|language=en}}</ref> In September 2021, seven original Xbox titles, including ''[[Dead or Alive 3]]'' and ''[[Dead or Alive Ultimate]]'', were briefly added to the Microsoft Store before being delisted, implying the return of the program.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trueachievements.com/n47300/xbox-backwards-compatibility-new-games-rumour|title = Strange MS Store activity could suggest new backwards compatible OG Xbox games}}</ref> In October, two Xbox 360 titles were added.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trueachievements.com/n47514/new-backwards-compatible-xbox-360-games-microsoft-store|title = Two more Xbox 360 titles spotted on Microsoft Store with backwards compatibility IDs}}</ref> Then, in November, 11 original Xbox titles were added to the Xbox 360 Marketplace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xboxera.com/2021/11/11/max-payne-red-dead-revolver-and-more-added-to-the-old-xbox-marketplace/ |title=Max Payne, Red Dead Revolver and more added to the old Xbox marketplace |publisher=XboxEra |date= November 11, 2021|accessdate=2021-12-10}}</ref> On November 15, 2021, Microsoft released a "latest and final addition" of 76 titles to the list of backwards compatible games, stating they "have reached the limit of our ability to bring new games to the catalog from the past due to licensing, legal and technical constraints".<ref name="xboxcom-20211115-anniversary" />Return to List of backward-compatible games for Xbox One and Series X/S. |