Microsoft readies 104 Xbox 360 games to launch on Xbox One with backward compatibility on November 12
Microsoft announces the first wave of Xbox 360 games that will be playable on the Xbox One following this week's big "Xbox One Experience" update.
Microsoft's next Xbox One update slated for November 12 promises to bring some improvements to the console's interface and social experience.
But most gamers are patiently awaiting the arrival of backward compatibility, a feature which lets Xbox One owners play legacy games from the 360 console for free.
Microsoft built its own virtual-emulation program to bring the complete library of 360 titles back to the Xbox One experience.
104 Xbox One backward-compatible games
| A Kingdom for Keflings | Lode Runner |
|---|---|
| A World of Keflings | Lumines Live! |
| Alien Hominid HD | Mass Effect |
| Assassin's Creed II | Metal Slug 3 |
| Asteroids & Deluxe | Metal Slug XX |
| Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | Might & Magic Clash of Heroes |
| Banjo-Kazooie | Mirror's Edge |
| Banjo-Tooie | Missile Command |
| BattleBlock Theater | Monday Night Combat |
| Bejeweled 2 | Monkey Island: Special Edition |
| Bellator: MMA Onslaught | Monkey Island 2: Special Edition |
| Beyond Good & Evil HD | Ms. Splosion Man |
| Blood of the Werewolf | Mutant Blobs Attack!!! |
| BloodRayne: Betrayal | N+ |
| Borderlands | NBA JAM: On Fire Edition |
| Call of Juarez Gunslinger | Nights into dreams... |
| Castle Crashers | Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising |
| CastleStorm | Pac-Man: Championship Edition |
| Centipede & Millipede | Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+ |
| Condemned: Criminal Origins | Perfect Dark |
| Crazy Taxi | Perfect Dark Zero |
| Deadliest Warrior: Legends | Phantom Breaker:Battle Grounds |
| Defense Grid: The Awakening | Pinball FX |
| Dirt 3 | Plants vs. Zombies |
| Dirt Showdown | Prince of Persia |
| Discs of Tron | Putty Squad |
| Doom | Rayman 3 HD |
| Doom II | R-Type Dimensions |
| Dungeon Siege III | Sacred Citadel |
| Earthworm Jim HD | Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co. |
| Fable II | Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe |
| Fallout 3 | Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World |
| Feeding Frenzy | Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage |
| Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown | Shadow Complex |
| Gears of War | Sonic CD |
| Gears of War 2 | Sonic The Hedgehog |
| Gears of War 3 | Sonic The Hedgehog 2 |
| Gears of War: Judgment | Sonic The Hedgehog 3 |
| Golden Axe | Super Meat Boy |
| Halo: Spartan Assault | Supreme Commander 2 |
| Hardwood Backgammon | Tom Clancy's RainbowSix Vegas |
| Hardwood Hearts | Tom Clancy's RainbowSix Vegas 2 |
| Hardwood Spades | South Park: The Stick of Truth |
| Heavy Weapon | Torchlight |
| Hexic HD | Toy Soldiers |
| Ikaruga | Toy Soldiers: Cold War |
| Jetpac Refuelled | Tron: Evolution |
| Joy Ride Turbo | Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon |
| Just Cause 2 | Viva Piñata |
| Kameo: Elements of Power | Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise |
| Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game | Wolfenstein 3D |
| Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga | Zuma |
We now know the first 104 titles to come thanks to this morning's post by Xbox's Director of Program Management Mike Ybarra.
And while you're waiting for the update, check out Larry "Major Nelson" Hyrb's guide to preparing for Xbox One backward compatibility.
Or maybe checkout why it's not the only reason the update is so important.