It may not work beautifully right now, but the announcement of “backwards compatibility” during Xbox’s E3 presser is much, much appreciated. (I mean, it’s totally a first-world problem to “have to” hassle with extra cords and consoles, but I’m totally a supporter of this thing called efficiency.)
First, games you’ve purchased digitally should start showing up in your game library. That’s simple. Now, when it comes to physical discs things are a bit different. Sticking just any ol’ Xbox 360 game into your Xbox One won’t do the trick. But there is a current list of 360 games that, once stuck into a One, will trigger a download. Here’s the current list:
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- A World of Keflings
- Alien Hominid HD
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Banjo-Tooie
- BattleBlock Theater
- Defense Grid
- Geometry Wars Evolved
- Hexic HD
- Jetpac Refuelled
- Kameo
- Mass Effect
- N+
- Perfect Dark
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Small Arms
- Super Meat Boy
- Toy Soldiers
- Toy Soldiers: Cold War
- Viva Piñata
- Viva Piñata: TIP
- Zuma
Now, this won’t work unless you’re a member of the preview program. If you’re not a member, this feature will roll out this fall to everyone else.
So, hey! It’s a start, right?
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