Article 5RYH5 Microsoft’s Xbox backward compatibility program returns with 76 new games

Microsoft’s Xbox backward compatibility program returns with 76 new games

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Tom Warren
from The Verge on (#5RYH5)
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Microsoft put its Xbox backward compatibility program on hold two years ago, but it's returning today for a final update to the catalog. To celebrate 20 years of Xbox, Microsoft is now adding 76 new games (full list below) to the backward compatibility library today. It's a surprisingly long list of additions, including the entire Max Payne series, Skate 2, Dead or Alive Ultimate, and Star Wars Jedi Knight II.

This latest and final addition of 70+ titles to the backwards compatibility program was only possible through the passion and feedback from the community," explains Peggy Lo, compatibility program lead at Xbox. [Xbox fans'] constant requests for specific titles and enhancements encouraged the backwards compatibility team to...

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