MS adds over 70 more Xbox 360 and OG Xbox games to the backwards compatible catalogue

[Steve]

Here's the full list: -

All of these games support auto HDR, all of the OG Xbox games have a resolution boost ranging from 2x to 4x depending on which Xbox you're playing on, and several of the games support FPS Boost, so you can play those games at 60FPS if you own an Xbox Series console, even though they originally ran at 30FPS. Pretty cool.

[Dan]

I wish they'd add Rez, i fucking love Rez.

[Steve]

Yeah, Rez was great.

Child of Eden is worth a go IMO, although I wouldn't buy it for £11.99. There's also Aaero, which is pretty well-rated although I've not played it.

[djdiggla]

OH SHIT! TIMESPLITTER!!!

[djdiggla]

So whats the deal? Do you buy the game digitally or is this part of gamepass? Does it work if you have the old disc?

[Steve]

It works no matter what entitlement you have to the game, so you can own it digitally, have access to it via a subscription service like Game Pass, or own it on disc.

If you own it on disc, when you insert the disc you'll be prompted to download a specially packaged version of the game from Xbox Live, so it doesn't play nor install from the disc - that's just used as proof of ownership each time you play.

Obviously, you don't have to pay again for the game.

There are a handful of backwards compatible games that can only be played if you own them on disc, cos MS couldn't secure the rights to sell them digitally. The first F.E.A.R. is one example, as is the racing game, Pure, but there's only a handful of games that are like that.