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Microsoft Adds 76 More Original Xbox, Xbox 360 Games to Its Xbox Backward Compatibility Program

Microsoft Adds 76 More Original Xbox, Xbox 360 Games to Its Xbox Backward Compatibility Program

Xbox backward compatibility program will bring original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles to Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and Xbox One X.

By Satvik Khare | Updated: 16 November 2021 13:48 IST

Microsoft Adds 76 More Original Xbox, Xbox 360 Games to Its Xbox Backward Compatibility Program

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Microsoft announced the addition to the Xbox compatibility program at Xbox's 20th Anniversary event

Highlights

This will be the final update for the Xbox compatibility program
Microsoft is adding Auto HDR, FPS Boost, more to the games
Xbox backward-compatible games get increased resolution support

Microsoft on Monday announced that it is adding more than 70 games to its backward compatibility program. The announcement was made during the Xbox 20th anniversary event and mentions that Xbox and Xbox 360 titles will be backward compatible on the new Xbox Series S/X consoles as well as Xbox One and Xbox One X. The backward compatibility will be available for the entire Max Payne series, F.E.A.R series, Skate series, and many Xbox original titles like Dead or Alive Ultimate, and Star Wars titles.

As per the announcement, 76 games are being added to Microsoft's Xbox backward compatibility program. All the games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 will also support Auto HDR on the latest generation of Xbox consoles — Xbox Series S/ Series X. The Auto HDR will work only on supported displays. The latest consoles will also be getting the benefit of FPS Boost and faster load times. The FPS Boost and Auto HDR can be controlled under the Manage Game section for any title.

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— Xbox (@Xbox) November 15, 2021

As for the increase in resolution, Microsoft mentions that Xbox Series X and Xbox One X will render these games at 4 times the original resolution, whereas the Xbox Series S will render them at 3x. The Xbox One S and the Xbox One will render the games at twice the original resolution. The 26 games that are already part of the Xbox backward compatibility program will also be getting the FPS Boost feature.

The 76 games added to the Xbox backward compatibility program became available to play from Monday, November 15, provided the players owned the game physically or digitally. Microsoft also mentioned that a vast majority of the games are available to purchase via the Microsoft Store. The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant has listed all the 76 games on Xbox Live's Major Nelson blog.

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Microsoft has also mentioned that the addition of the 76 games is the final update to the Xbox backward compatibility program.

"We (Microsoft) have reached the limit of our ability to bring new games to the catalogue from the past due to licensing, legal, and technical constraints," Compatibility Program Lead Peggy Lo said.

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Microsoft Xbox Series X

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Really powerful
Delivers constant 4K 60fps
Reduced loading times
Great backward compatibility
Support for Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos
Capable of 8K / 120fps
Network transfer feature

Bad
Expensive
Lack of truly next-gen exclusives
Not a generation leap over Xbox One X at launch
Proprietary storage expansion
No rechargeable battery with controller
Implementation of Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos

Read detailed Microsoft Xbox Series X review

HDD 1TB PCie Gen 4 NVME SSD

Processor Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.8GHz

Graphics Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU 52 CUs @ 1.825GHz

RAM 16GB GDDR6

USB 3

Weight 4.45kg

Ethernet Gigabit

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Microsoft Xbox Series S

KEY SPECS
NEWS

HDD 512GB PCie Gen 4 NVME SSD

Processor Custom 8-core AMD Zen 2 CPU @ 3.8GHz

Graphics Custom AMD RDNA 2 GPU 20 CUs @ 1.565GHz

RAM 10GB GDDR6 RAM

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Microsoft Xbox One X

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Worthy upgrade over the Xbox One S
Improves a lot of games
Excellent build quality

Bad
Not available officially yet
Microsoft’s download system needs work

HDD 1TB

Processor AMD Jaguar 2.3GHz 8-core

Graphics AMD Radeon GCN 4.0

RAM 12GB

AV HDMI-out, Optical Out

USB 3 USB 3.0 ports

Weight 3.81kg

Ethernet Yes

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Microsoft Xbox One S

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Gorgeous industrial design
Sweet form factor
No power brick!
Whisper quiet

Bad
Robot white is easy to smudge
OS concerns still persist

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HDD 500GB, 1TB, 2TB

Processor AMD Jaguar 1.75GHz 8-core

Graphics AMD Durango 2 GCN 1.0

RAM 8GB

AV HDMI-out, Optical Out

USB 3 USB 3.0 ports

Weight 2.9kg

Ethernet Yes

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Microsoft Xbox One

KEY SPECS
NEWS

HDD 500GB, 1TB

Processor AMD Jaguar 1.8GHz 8-core

Graphics AMD GCN Radeon 853MHz

RAM 8GB

AV S/PDIF out, IR-out, Kinect port

USB 3 USB 3.0 ports

Weight 3.5kg

Ethernet Yes

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