The publisher will need to approve the digital version of the game per backwards compatibility. Microsoft can't just repackage a game for digital release because they want to. But fair point about Fallout and the Division using this as a pre-order incentive. There are actually ' hundreds' in both lists. The most logical assumption - that you'd just use the primary (first) disc isn't necessarily true for certain games.īut, fair point that those are likely to pose less of an issue. Part of the issue with multi-disc games is keying them to your digital license. The majority won't work, at least for the foreseeable future. Backwards compatibility immediately makes the consumer assume I put in my discs and all, or at least most, of them just work. It is disingenuous for a company to claim their product does a thing that it doesn't actually do. But isn't really backwards compatibility when 95% of your catalog is unavailable, but eventually possible, and 50% is actually impossible within your system.

Which, don't get me wrong, is an amazing step forward. The only new feature Microsoft has introduced is having the original physical disc as a key to a digital license. It's emulation of older titles with publisher approval - or basically the same thing as virtual console classics on Wii or Wii U.

I have a hard time calling this 'backwards compatibility' when it really isn't. Quite honestly, the list of games that are currently impossible is substantially longer than those that could, with minimum issue, find their way into the system eventually. They are 'working on it', whatever that means, but for now games with multiple discs are not supported via BC. Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3īecause it requires the input from the license holder of the product, any game that either doesn't currently have an active license holder or the license is currently held by multiple parties is unlikely. This also includes games that have since been removed/delisted from XBLA, usually for licensing issues.Īnd perhaps surprisingly.

Wolfenstein 3D (200G) (The original NA version was replaced by the EU version)ĭue to the way their BC works, any game that doesn't have a digital presence on the Xbox Store will not be available seeing as you need to be able to download the emulated version. Wallace & Gromit Episode 4: The Bogey Man (200G) Wallace & Gromit Episode 3: Muzzled! (200G) Wallace & Gromit Episode 2: The Last Resort (200G) Wallace & Gromit Episode 1: Fright of the Bumblebees (200G) SpongeBob SquarePants: Underpants Slam (200G) The World: The Game (300G) (DLC taken off also) Pinball FX (250G) (Can be purchased under Pinball FX2) Marble Blast Ultra (250G) (DLC taken off also) MLB Bobbleheads Pro (250G) (DLC taken off also) Kung-Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise (400G) Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao (200G) All the delisted XBLA stuff for a kick off:įootball Genuis - The Ultimate Quiz (200G)

The saboteur backwards compatible