Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Gets Updated – Witcher 2 Is Also Currently Free

SquallSnake

9 years ago

Microsoft just announced some exciting updates to the Xbox One to Xbox 360 backwards compatibility program. Besides adding several more titles to the backwards compatibility list, new games are going to be added regularly as soon as availability is confirmed. Before, Microsoft was pushing these backward compatible games in one big batch on a monthly basis but now we should be getting availability to more games sooner.

Every since the backwards compatibility featured became avaialble, Microsoft declared that gamers have spent more than 21 million hours playing 360 games on Xbox One. To celebrate, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is available as a free download now through February 5, 2016.

Here is a list of recent games that became backwards compatible:

Content Title	Content Type	Publisher	Status
Aegis Wing	Arcade	Xbox LIVE Arcade	NEW
Age of Booty	Arcade	Capcom	NEW
Counter-Strike: GO	Arcade	Valve Corporation	NEW
Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad	Arcade	D3Publisher	NEW
Sam & Max Save the World	Arcade	Microsoft Studios	NEW
Skullgirls	Arcade	MarvelousAQL	NEW
Small Arms	Arcade	Microsoft Studios	NEW
Soulcalibur	Arcade	Namco	NEW
Space Giraffe	Arcade	Microsoft Studios	NEW
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings	Games On Demand	CD Projekt Red	NEW

Finally, here is a complete list of backwards compatible games, Xbox 360 games playable on Xbox One, as of January 21, 2016:

Content Title	Content Type	Publisher	Status
A Kingdom for Keflings	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
A World of Keflings	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Aegis Wing	Arcade	Xbox LIVE Arcade	NEW
Age of Booty	Arcade	Capcom	NEW
Alien Hominid HD	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Assassin’s Creed II	Games On Demand	Ubisoft
Asteroids & Deluxe	Arcade	Atari
Banjo-Kazooie	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts	Games On Demand	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	Games On Demand	2K Games
Braid	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Call of Juarez Gunslinger	Arcade	Ubisoft
Castle Crashers	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
CastleStorm	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Centipede & Millipede	Arcade	Atari
Condemned: Criminal Origins	Games On Demand	Sega
Counter-Strike: GO	Arcade	Valve Corporation	NEW
Crazy Taxi	Arcade	Sega
Deadliest Warrior: Legends	Arcade	345 Games / Spike Games
Defense Grid: The Awakening	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION	Games On Demand	SQUARE ENIX
DiRT 3	Games On Demand	Codemasters
DiRT Showdown	Games On Demand	Codemasters
Discs of Tron	Arcade	Disney Interactive Studios
Doom	Arcade	Bethesda Softworks
Doom II	Arcade	Bethesda Softworks
Doritos Crash Course	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Dungeon Siege III	Games On Demand	Square Enix
Earthworm Jim HD	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Fable II	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Fable III	Games On Demand	Microsoft Game Studios
Fallout 3	Games On Demand	Bethesda Softworks
Feeding Frenzy	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown	Arcade	PopCap Games
Gears of War	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Gears of War 2	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Gears of War 3	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Gears of War: Judgment	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Golden Axe	Arcade	Sega
Halo: Reach	Games On Demand	Microsoft Game Studios
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
Hydro Thunder	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Ikaruga	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Iron Brigade	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad	Arcade	D3Publisher	NEW
Jetpac Refuelled	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Joy Ride Turbo	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Just Cause 2	Games On Demand	Square Enix
Kameo: Elements of Power	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Kane & Lynch 2	Games On Demand	Square Enix Ltd
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game	Games On Demand	Disney Interactive Studios
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga	Games On Demand	Disney Interactive Studios
Lode Runner	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
LUMINES LIVE!	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Mass Effect	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Metal Slug 3	Arcade	SNK PLAYMORE
Metal Slug XX	Arcade	SNK PLAYMORE
Might & Magic Clash of Heroes	Arcade	Ubisoft
Mirror’s Edge	Games On Demand	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
Motocross Madness	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
MS. PAC-MAN	Arcade	BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
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	Games On Demand	Codemasters
Pac-Man: Championship Edition	Arcade	Bandai Namco
Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+	Arcade	Bandai Namco
Peggle	Arcade	PopCap Games, Inc.
Perfect Dark	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Perfect Dark Zero	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds	Arcade	Mages.
Pinball FX	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Plants vs. Zombies	Arcade	PopCap
Portal: Still Alive	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
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
Sam & Max Save the World	Arcade	Microsoft Studios	NEW
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
Skullgirls	Arcade	MarvelousAQL	NEW
Small Arms	Arcade	Microsoft Studios	NEW
Sonic CD	Arcade	Sega
Sonic The Hedgehog	Arcade	Sega
Sonic The Hedgehog 2	Arcade	Sega
Sonic The Hedgehog 3	Arcade	Sega
Soulcalibur	Arcade	Namco	NEW
South Park: The Stick of Truth	Games On Demand	Ubisoft
Space Giraffe	Arcade	Microsoft Studios	NEW
Spelunky	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Splosion Man	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Super Meat Boy	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Supreme Commander 2	Games On Demand	Square Enix
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings	Games On Demand	CD Projekt Red	NEW
Ticket to Ride	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas	Games On Demand	Ubisoft
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2	Games On Demand	Ubisoft
Torchlight	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Toy Soldiers	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Toy Soldiers: Cold War	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Tron: Evolution	Games On Demand	Disney Interactive Studios
Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon	Arcade	345 Games / Comedy Central
Viva Piñata	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Viva Piñata: Trouble In Paradise	Games On Demand	Microsoft Studios
Wolfenstein 3D	Arcade	Bethesda Softworks
Zuma	Arcade	Microsoft Studios
Zuma’s Revenge!	Arcade	PopCap Games