Gamescom gets Backwards

Microsoft announced at Gamescom last week that they would be rolling out backwards compatibility to all Xbox One owners in November. Right now, the feature is exclusive to Xbox One preview program users. I have been using it for some time now, and for the most part, it works. If you purchased Rare Replay, you will get an idea of how the system will work for Xbox 360 titles.

Microsoft also announced that Games with Gold going forward will be released with backwards comparability in mind. That means every game we get on the 360 for free – a perk for being an Xbox Live Gold Member – will work on Xbox One. Essentially, we will be getting 4 Xbox One compatible games a month, going forward.

From IGN, here are the list of current backwards compatible titles:

Games currently compatible include:

A Kingdom for Keflings
A World of Keflings
Alien Hominid HD
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie
BattleBlock Theater
Defense Grid
Gears of War
Gears of War 2*
Gears of War 3*
Gears of War: Judgement*
Geometry Wars Evolved
Hexic HD
Jetpac Refuelled
Kameo
Mass Effect
N+
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark Zero
Shadow Complex
Small Arms
Super Meat Boy
Toy Soldiers
Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Viva Piñata
Viva Piñata: TIP
Zuma

Here is a list of rumored titles:

A Kingdom of Keflings
Alan Wake
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
Assassin’s Creed II
Bayonetta
BioShock
BioShock Infinite
Borderlands
Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway
Cars
Child of Eden