The binary opposition between Sony and Microsoft on console market (sorry, Nintendo) is fueled up by the coming of technologies such as VR and 4K and 2016 was the year of these discussions, we can easily say that. On the table, PS4 seems to have the technical advantage over Xbox One for now, but Microsoft has a non-technical but great advantage over Sony: It’s enormous list of (compared to PS4) backwards compatible games.
We wrote about the growing list of backwards compatible games from time to time, but it was necessary to post a full list with the recent additions of Skate 3, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. They’re completely compatible (hmm).
As of November 10th, 2016; Xbox One’s backwards compatible games are here (250+ titles):
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- A World of Keflings
- Aegis Wing
- Age of Booty
- Alan Wake
- Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
- Alien Hominid HD
- Altered Beast
- Anomaly Warzone Earth
- Arkanoid Live
- Assassin’s Creed
- Assassin’s Creed II
- Asteroids & Deluxe
- Aqua
- Babel Rising
- Banjo Kazooie: Nuts n Bolts
- Banjo Tooie
- Banjo Kazooie
- BattleBlock Theater
- Battlestations: Midway
- Bayonetta
- Bejeweled 2
- Bejeweled 3
- Bellator: MMA Onslaught
- Beyond Good & Evil HD
- Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
- Bloodforge
- Blood Knights
- Blood of the Werewolf
- BloodRayne: Betrayal
- Blue Dragon
- Bomberman Live: Battlefest
- Boom Boom Rocket
- Borderlands
- Bound by Flame
- Braid
- Brain Challenge
- Call of Duty 2
- Call of Duty 3
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Call of Juarez Gunslinger
- Capcom Arcade Cabinet
- Carcassonne
- Castle Crashers
- Castlestorm
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- The Cave
- Centipede & Millipede
- Comic Jumper
- Comix Zone
- Condemned
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Crazy Taxi
- Crystal Quest
- Crystal Defenders
- Dark Souls
- Dark Void
- de Blob 2
- Dead Space
- Deadliest Warrior: Legends
- Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue
- Defense Grid
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut
- Dig Dug
- Dirt 3
- Dirt Showdown
- Discs of Tron
- Disney Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
- Domino Master
- Doom
- Doom II
- Doom 3: BFG Edition
- Doritos Crash Course
- Double Dragon: Neon
- Dragon’s Lair
- DuckTales Remastered
- Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
- Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
- Dungeon Siege III
- E4: Every Extend Extra Extreme
- Earthworm Jim HD
- Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
- Encleverment Experiment
- Fable II
- Fable III
- Faery: Legends of Avalon
- Fallout 3
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
- Feeding Frenzy
- Feeding Frenzy 2
- Final Fight: Double Impact
- Flashback
- Flock
- Forza Horizon
- Fret Nice
- Frogger
- Frogger 2
- FunTown Mahjong
- Galaga
- Galaga Legions
- Galaga Legions DX
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves
- Gatling Gears
- Gears of War
- Gears of War 2
- Gears of War 3
- Gears of War: Judgment
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
- Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
- Golden Axe
- Go! Go! Break Steady
- Grid 2
- Gripshift
- Guardian Heroes
- Gunstar Heroes
- Guwange
- Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Halo Wars
- Hardwood Backgammon
- Hardwood Hearts
- Hardwood Spades
- Heavy Weapon
- Hexic 2
- Hexic HD
- Hydro Thunder
- I Am Alive
- Ikaruga
- Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos
- Iron Brigade
- Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad
- Jet Set Radio
- Jetpac Refuelled
- Joe Danger Special Edition
- Joe Danger 2: The Movie
- Joust
- Joy Ride Turbo
- Jurassic Park: The Game
- Just Cause 2
- Kameo
- Kane & Lynch 2
- Killer Is Dead
- The King of Fighters ’98
- Lazy Raiders
- Left 4 Dead
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Lego Batman
- Lego Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Limbo
- Lode Runner
- Lost Odyssey
- Lumines Live!
- Magic: The Gathering 2012
- Mars: War Logs
- Mass Effect
- Mass Effect 2
- Mass Effect 3
- The Maw
- Metal Slug 3
- Metal Slug XX
- Might & Magic Clash of Heroes
- Mirror’s Edge
- Missile Command
- Monaco: What’s Yours Is Mine
- Monday Night Combat
- Monkey Island: SE
- Monkey Island 2: SE
- Motocross Madness
- Ms. Splosion Man
- Ms Pac-Man
- Mutant Blobs Attack
- MX vs. ATV Reflex
- N+
- NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
- Neogeo Battle Coliseum
- Nights Into Dreams
- Of Orcs and Men
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
- Operation Flashpoint: Red River
- The Orange Box
- Outland
- Pac-Man
- Pac-Man C.E
- Pac-Man CE DX+
- Pac-Man Museum
- Peggle
- Perfect Dark
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Phantasy Star II
- Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
- Pinball FX
- Plants vs. Zombies
- Portal: Still Alive
- Portal 2
- Prince of Persia
- Putty Squad
- Puzzle Quest
- Puzzle Quest 2
- Puzzle Quest: Galactrix
- QIX++ Puzzlegeddon
- Rage
- Rayman 3 HD
- Rayman Origins
- Red Dead Redemption
- Red Faction: Battlegrounds
- R-Type Dimensions
- Runner 2
- Sacred 3
- Sacred Citadel
- Saints Row IV
- Sam & Max: Beyond Time & Space
- Sam & Max Save the World
- Samurai Shodown II
- Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co.
- Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
- Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage
- Shadow Complex
- Shank 2
- Shred Nebula
- Silent Hill: Downpour
- Skate 3 (seemingly coming today, November 10)
- Skullgirls
- Small Arms
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
- Sonic & Knuckles
- Sonic CD
- Sonic The Fighters
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Sonic The Hedgehog 2
- Sonic The Hedgehog 3
- Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
- Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode II
- Soulcalibur
- Soulcalibur II
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Space Giraffe
- Spelunky
- Splosion Man
- SSX
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
- Super Meat Boy
- Supreme Commander 2
- Syberia
- Tekken Tag Tournament 2
- Texas Hold ‘Em
- Ticket to Ride
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2
- Torchlight
- Tour de France 2009
- Tour de France 2011
- Toy Soldiers
- Toy Soldiers Cold War
- Toy Story 3
- Trials HD
- Tron: Evolution
- Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon
- Unbound Saga
- Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
- Viva Piñata
- Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
- Wolfenstein 3D
- World Puzzle
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Zuma
- Zuma’s Revenge!
Microsoft continue to have talks with nearly all developers & publishers about compability and state that hundreds more Xbox 360 games are on the way -if those companies allow such a thing. What we understand from this, is the reality of business shenanigans that make you scream for your dream (mine is “MAKE CONDEMNED 2 AVAILABLE” by the way) and then make you understand that screaming is not enough and there are a lot of paperwork to do as well as a lot of bosses to satisfy.
(Source: Gamespot, “All the Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Games”)