Finally! Microsoft has released a list of which Xbox games will be backwards compatible on the Xbox 360. As of now 212 Xbox titles will be playable at the launch of the 360, and Microsoft says more games will be added to the roster at later dates. It was also announced that any backwards compatible games that feature Xbox Live will be playable across both platforms. This means if you?re playing an online game on Xbox, someone playing that same game on the 360 can still play against/with you.
To play an Xbox game on a 360 though, you will have to put that current generation game in a 360 while its hooked into Xbox Live. Your system will then download the latest software for emulation purposes. As reported earlier on Mygamer, the hard drive will also be needed, in order to store the downloaded software. For gamers who will not log onto Xbox Live, Microsoft has a couple of other options. Gamers can order a CD with the software already on it from Xbox.com, which will be mailed to them for a ?nominal? fee. On a side note, the same CD will be offered completely free to Japanese 360 consumers. A third option for US 360 owners will be to go to Xbox.com, download the emulation software, burn it to a CD, and then insert the CD into the 360. The 360 system will then install the software.
As for which current games will be compatible on the Xbox 360, expected games like [i]Ninja Gaiden[/i], [i]Ninja Gaiden Black[/i], [i]Halo[/i], [i]Halo 2[/i], and all three current gen [i]Grand Theft Autos[/i] will be playable. While certainly many Xbox fans won’t be missing out on games like Fight Club, there are however a few notable releases that will not initially be compatible, from the critically acclaimed Burnout series, to Splinter Cell, Psychonauts, and the recent Dead or Alive titles. Microsoft has stated that it of course intends to increase the number of compatible games. The complete listing of current Xbox games that will be compatible on the next gen Xbox 360 on November 22nd is as follows:
[i]Alias[/i]
[i]Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction[/i]
[i]All Star Baseball 2003[/i]
[i]Amped[/i]
[i]Army Men: Sarge’s War[/i]
[i]Atari Anthology[/i]
[i]ATV Quad Power Racing 2[/i]
[i]Baldur’s Gate Dark Alliance 2[/i]
[i]Barbarian[/i]
[i]Barbie Horse Adventure[/i]
[i]Batman Begins[/i]
[i]Battle Engine Aquila[/i]
[i]Battlestar Galactica[/i]
[i]Blinx 2[/i]
[i]BMX XXX[/i]
[i]Brute Force[/i]
[i]Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Chaos Bleeds[/i]
[i]Cabela?s Dangerous Hunts[/i]
[i]Cabela?s Outdoor Adventures 06[/i]
[i]Cabela’s Deer Hunt 2005[/i]
[i]Cabela’s Deer Hunt: 2004 Season[/i]
[i]Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth[/i]
[i]Call of Duty: Finest Hour[/i]
[i]Casino[/i]
[i]Catwoman[/i]
[i]Chicago Enforcer[/i]
[i]Circus Maximus[/i]
[i]Close Combat: First to Fight[/i]
[i]Colin McRae 4[/i]
[i]Combat Elite[/i]
[i]Commandos 2[/i]
[i]Conflict: Desert Storm[/i]
[i]Constantine[/i]
[i]Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity[/i]
[i]Crash Nitro Kart[/i]
[i]Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge[/i]
[i]Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon[/i]
[i]Curse ? The Eye of Isis[/i]
[i]Dark Angel[/i]
[i]Darkwatch[/i]
[i]Deathrow[/i]
[i]Digimon Rumble Arena[/i]
[i]Dinotopia[/i]
[i]Dead or Alive 3[/i]
[i]Drake[/i]
[i]Egg Mania[/i]
[i]ESPN MLS Extra Time 2002[/i]
[i]Euro 2004[/i]
[i]F1 Championship Season 2001[/i]
[i]Fable[/i]
[i]Fable: The Lost Chapters[/i]
[i]Fairly Odd Parents: Breakin’ da Rules[/i]
[i]FIFA 2003[/i]
[i]FIFA 2004[/i]
[i]FIFA Street 2005[/i]
[i]FIFA World Cup 2002[/i]
[i]Fight Night 2004[/i]
[i]Fight Night Round 2[/i]
[i]Ford Mustang Racing[/i]
[i]Ford vs. Chevy[/i]
[i]Forza Motorsport[/i]
[i]Freedom Fighters[/i] [i]Frogger[/i]
[i]Futurama[/i]
[i]Fuzion Frenzy[/i]
[i]Genma Onimusha[/i]
[i]Goblin Commander[/i]
[i]Grabbed by the Ghoulies[/i]
[i]Grand Theft Auto III[/i]
[i]Grand Theft Auto Vice City[/i]
[i]Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[/i]
[i]Gravity Games Bike: Street. Vert. Dirt.[/i]
[i]Grooverider: Slot Car Thunder[/i]
[i]Half-Life 2[/i]
[i]Halo[/i]
[i]Halo 2[/i]
[i]Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire[/i]
[i]Harry Potter & The Sorcerer’s Stone[/i]
[i]He-Man: Defender of Grayskull[/i]
[i]Hitman: Contracts[/i]
[i]House of the Dead 3[/i]
[i]IHRA Drag Racing 2005 Sportsman Edition[/i]
[i]IHRA Professional Drag Racing 2005[/i]
[i]Jade Empire[/i]
[i]James Bond 007: Nightfire[/i]
[i]Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy[/i]
[i]Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death[/i]
[i]Jurassic Park Genesis[/i]
[i]Kabuki Warrior[/i]
[i]Kelly Slater’s Pro Surfer[/i]
[i]Kids Next Door: Operation VIDEOGAME[/i]
[i]kill.switch[/i]
[i]Legends of Wrestling[/i]
[i]Lemony Snicket A Series of Unfortunate Events[/i]
[i]Loons Fight for Fame[/i]
[i]Lord of the Rings: Return of the King[/i]
[i]Manhunt[/i]
[i]Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX 2[/i]
[i]Max Payne[/i]
[i]Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne[/i]
[i]Medal of Honor 3 Rising Sun[/i]
[i]Medal of Honor Frontline[/i]
[i]Medal of Honor: European Assault[/i]
[i]Mega Man[/i]
[i]Metal Arms: Glitch in the System[/i]
[i]MicroMachines Odyssey[/i]
[i]Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing[/i] [i]Monster Garage[/i]
[i]Mortal Kombat: Deception[/i]
[i]MTV Music Generator 3[/i]
[i]Murakumo[/i]
[i]MX World Tour – featuring Jamie Little[/i]
[i]Namco Museum X Next Generation[/i]
[i]NBA Live 2003[/i]
[i]NBA Live 2004[/i]
[i]Need For Speed: Underground 2[/i]
[i]NFL Blitz 2002[/i]
[i]NFL Blitz 20-03[/i]
[i]NFL Blitz 20-04[/i]
[i]NHL 2004[/i]
[i]NHL Hitz 20-03[/i]
[i]Ninja Gaiden[/i]
[i]Ninja Gaiden Black[/i]
[i]Outlaw Golf 2[/i]
[i]Outlaw Volleyball[/i]
[i]Pariah[/i]
[i]Phantom Crash[/i]
[i]Pinball Hall of Fame[/i]
[i]Pitfall: The Lost Expedition[/i]
[i]Predator[/i]
[i]Prince of Persia 4: The Sands of Time[/i]
[i]Pro Evolution Soccer 5[/i]
[i]Pro Race Driver[/i]
[i]PUMP IT UP[/i]
[i]Pure Pinball[/i]
[i]Puyo Puyo Fever[/i]
[i]Quantum Redshift[/i]
[i]Rayman Arena[/i]
[i]Raze’s Hell[/i]
[i]Red Dead Revolver[/i]
[i]Red Faction II[/i]
[i]RedCard 20-03[/i]
[i]Robotech: Battle Cry[/i]
[i]Rocky: Legends[/i]
[i]Rogue Ops[/i]
[i]Rugby 2005[/i]
[i]Samurai Jack[/i]
[i]Samurai Warriors[/i]
[i]Scooby Doo: Night of 100 Frights[/i]
[i]Scrapland[/i]
[i]SeaWorld: Shamu’s Deep Sea Adventures[/i]
[i]Sega GT 2002[/i] [i]Shadow the Hedgehog[/i]
[i]Shellshock:Nam ’67[/i]
[i]Sid Meier’s Pirates![/i]
[i]Simpson’s Road Rage[/i]
[i]Simpsons: Hit and Run[/i]
[i]Sneakers[/i]
[i]Sniper Elite: Berlin 1945[/i]
[i]Soccer Slam[/i]
[i]Sonic Heroes[/i]
[i]Sonic Mega Collection[/i]
[i]Speed Kings[/i]
[i]Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy[/i]
[i]Splat Renegade Paintball[/i]
[i]SpongeBob Square Pants:Battle for Bikini Bottom[/i]
[i]Spy Hunter 2[/i]
[i]Spyro: A Hero’s Tail[/i]
[i]SSX 3[/i]
[i]Stake[/i]
[i]Star Trek: Shattered Universe[/i]
[i]Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith[/i]
[i]Star Wars: Clone Wars[/i]
[i]Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter[/i]
[i]Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic[/i]
[i]Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic 2[/i]
[i]Street Racing Syndicate[/i]
[i]Stubbs the Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse[/i]
[i]Super Bubble Pop[/i]
[i]Super Monkey Ball DX[/i]
[i]SX Superstar[/i]
[i]Tecmo Classic Arcade[/i]
[i]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[/i]
[i]Terminator : Dawn of Fate[/i]
[i]Test Drive: Eve of Destruction[/i]
[i]Tetris Worlds[/i]
[i]The Great Escape[/i]
[i]The Incredible Hulk[/i]
[i]The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction[/i]
[i]The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer[/i]
[i]The Thing[/i]
[i]Thief: Deadly Shadows[/i]
[i]Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon[/i]
[i]Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2[/i]
[i]Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six 3[/i]
[i]Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland[/i]
[i]Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4[/i] [i]Tony Hawk’s Underground 2[/i]
[i]Tork[/i]
[i]Toxic Grind[/i]
[i]Ty The Tasmanian Tiger[/i]
[i]Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2[/i]
[i]Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3[/i]
[i]Urban Freestyle Soccer[/i]
[i]Vexx[/i]
[i]Volvo: Drive for Life[/i]
[i]World Series Baseball 2K[/i]
[i]Worms 4: Mayhem[/i]
[i]Worms Forts Under Siege[/i]
[i]WWE Raw 2[/i]
[i]XIII[/i]
[i]Yourself!Fitness[/i]