The new Xbox One experience is set to launch to all Xbox users on November 12, 2015. This new firmware update will introduce new features, the main of which is the ability to play Xbox 360 games on Xbox One consoles.
Mike Ybarra, Director of Program Management for Xbox, announced the first 104 titles that will be featured with this backwards compatibility via Major Nelson’s site.
Here is the full list of backwards compatible Xbox 360 games that will be playable on Xbox One:
| Content Title | Content Type | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| A Kingdom for Keflings | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| A World of Keflings | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Alien Hominid HD | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Assassin’s Creed II | Xbox One Game | Ubisoft |
| Asteroids & Deluxe | Arcade | Atari |
| Banjo-Kazooie | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Banjo-Tooie | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| BattleBlock Theater | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Bejeweled 2 | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Bellator: MMA Onslaught | Arcade | 345 Games |
| Beyond Good & Evil HD | Arcade | Ubisoft |
| Blood of the Werewolf | Arcade | Midnight City |
| BloodRayne: Betrayal | Arcade | Majesco Entertainment |
| Borderlands | Xbox One Game | 2K Games |
| Call of Juarez Gunslinger | Arcade | Ubisoft |
| Castle Crashers | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| CastleStorm | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Centipede & Millipede | Arcade | Atari |
| Condemned: Criminal Origins | Xbox One Game | Sega |
| Crazy Taxi | Arcade | Sega |
| Deadliest Warrior: Legends | Arcade | 345 Games / Spike Games |
| Defense Grid: The Awakening | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| DiRT 3 | Xbox One Game | Codemasters |
| DiRT Showdown | Xbox One Game | Codemasters |
| Discs of Tron | Arcade | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Doom | Arcade | Bethesda Softworks |
| Doom II | Arcade | Bethesda Softworks |
| Dungeon Siege III | Xbox One Game | Square Enix |
| Earthworm Jim HD | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Fable II | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Fallout 3 | Xbox One Game | Bethesda Softworks |
| Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown | Arcade | PopCap |
| Gears of War | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Gears of War 2 | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Gears of War 3 | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Gears of War: Judgment | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Golden Axe | Arcade | Sega |
| Halo: Spartan Assault | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Hardwood Backgammon | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Hardwood Hearts | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Hardwood Spades | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Heavy Weapon | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Hexic HD | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Ikaruga | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Jetpac Refuelled | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Joy Ride Turbo | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Just Cause 2 | Xbox One Game | Square Enix |
| Kameo: Elements of Power | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game | Xbox One Game | Disney Interactive Studios |
| LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga | Xbox One Game | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Lode Runner | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| LUMINES LIVE! | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Mass Effect | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Metal Slug 3 | Arcade | SNK PLAYMORE |
| Metal Slug XX | Arcade | SNK PLAYMORE |
| Might & Magic Clash of Heroes | Arcade | Ubisoft |
| Mirror’s Edge | Xbox One Game | Electronic Arts |
| Missile Command | Arcade | Atari |
| Monday Night Combat | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Monkey Island 2: Special Edition | Arcade | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Monkey Island: Special Edition | Arcade | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Ms. Splosion Man | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Mutant Blobs Attack!!! | Arcade | Midnight City |
| N+ | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| NBA JAM: On Fire Edition | Arcade | Electronic Arts |
| NiGHTS into dreams… | Arcade | Sega |
| Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising | Xbox One Game | Codemasters |
| Pac-Man: Championship Edition | Arcade | Bandai Namco |
| Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+ | Arcade | Bandai Namco |
| Perfect Dark | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Perfect Dark Zero | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds | Arcade | Mages. |
| Pinball FX | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Plants vs. Zombies | Arcade | PopCap |
| Prince of Persia | Arcade | Ubisoft |
| Putty Squad | Arcade | System 3 Software Ltd |
| R-Type Dimensions | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Rayman 3 HD | Arcade | Ubisoft |
| Sacred Citadel | Arcade | Deep Silver |
| Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co. | Arcade | Sega |
| Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe | Arcade | Sega |
| Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World | Arcade | Sega |
| Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage | Arcade | Sega |
| Shadow Complex | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Sonic CD | Arcade | Sega |
| Sonic The Hedgehog | Arcade | Sega |
| Sonic The Hedgehog 2 | Arcade | Sega |
| Sonic The Hedgehog 3 | Arcade | Sega |
| South Park: The Stick of Truth | Xbox One Game | Ubisoft |
| Super Meat Boy | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Supreme Commander 2 | Xbox One Game | Square Enix |
| Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas | Xbox One Game | Ubisoft |
| Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 | Xbox One Game | Ubisoft |
| Torchlight | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Toy Soldiers | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Toy Soldiers: Cold War | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
| Tron: Evolution | Xbox One Game | Disney Interactive Studios |
| Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon | Arcade | 345 Games / Comedy Central |
| Viva Piñata | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise | Xbox One Game | Microsoft Studios |
| Wolfenstein 3D | Arcade | Bethesda Softworks |
| Zuma | Arcade | Microsoft Studios |
Microsoft has also stated that going forward, all free Games with Gold Xbox 360 games will be playable on Xbox One consoles via this backwards compatibility functionality.
If you have not already, now would probably be a good time to buy an external hard drive.
What do you think of this list? Is your favorite game missing? Or perhaps you will try and play a sleeper hit because of this backwards compatibility? Or would you like to see original Xbox games become available on Xbox One? Let us know in the comments below.
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