360 Backwards Compatibility Thread - Updated 3/30 [Mobile/Archive]

DesertEagleXIX

11-29-2005, 11:28 AM

What claims to work, but hardly does? What do want to work? And Live Downloads will all be discussed in this thread.

Mini FAQ:

Q: What happens when I put a game in my 360 that isn't on the compatibility list? Will it play? A: Unless the title is on the list, the 360 will NOT play it.

Q: Where can I find the compatibility list?
A: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilitygameslist.htm

Q: I don't have LIVE, but I want to play my old games. Where can I go?
A: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardscompatibility.htm
Your option are to burn a CD, or purchase a disk from Microsoft starting in Dec. 2005.

Q: What's the latest version of the BC software?
A: 1.2. Some of the Tom Clancy games have been added. Hoo-rah!

Q: Do all games run perfectly?
A: No, some (As in Freedom Fighters) barely work at all. Many are reporting gliches with the BC function. I would keep you original XBOX system if you have a large number of titles.

Well after a three month wait...is everyone ready, three new games have been added to the list, Black, Star Wars Battefront II, and Winning Eleven 9. A few other titles have been updated to run better, including:

Darkwatch
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Half-Life 2
Fable
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Forza Motorsport
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden Black
SSX 3
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
kill.switch
World Series Baseball 2K3

DesertEagleXIX

11-29-2005, 11:32 AM

First up, SSX 3, cause it's better than SSX on Tour, EA's latest game.

I always loved this game, but the framerate drop in Midcity drove me nuts. The fluidity would disappear in a section of the level, then magically return. So I tried the game on the 360, praying the BC gods would fix the game.

Turns out, the game plays decently, but occasionally, when pulling a trick, the game pauses for a microsecond. Now, the framerate seems more inconsistant; and jumps around wildly. The above patch of slowdown is less noticible, but there are other problems. Now the game 'hiccups'; replaying music when doing a particually fancy trick.

Emulation score of SSX 3- 6/10

Apossum

11-29-2005, 11:33 AM

Ninja Gaiden Black slows down when 2 or more enemies are on the screen. it's sad to see it in such a crippled state.

bil4ltool

11-29-2005, 11:35 AM

Shit was popping up on my screen yesterday while playing Halo 2 on live. It was extemely annoying.

Mr Unoriginal

11-29-2005, 11:38 AM

This is pretty dissapointing to hear. Is everyone else having these problems with BC?

shipwreck

11-29-2005, 11:38 AM

Mortal Kombat Deception has all kinds of weird graphics issues during fights. A bunch of multi-colored polygons will suddenly appear.

The bonus content disc for Jade Empire Limited Edition is not supported, so you can't use the extra character when playing Jade Empire.

Half-Life 2 seems to run fine though and I haven't seen any problems yet.

psychobrawler

11-29-2005, 11:40 AM

Sonic Heroes runs fine (as if anyone cares). My 4 year old son loves it, though, so it's cool...

peteloaf

11-29-2005, 12:07 PM

The bonus disc for Mortal Kombat: Deception works! The original MK plays fine.

Super Monkey Ball also plays perfectly, at least the minigames do.

TheShiz

11-29-2005, 12:14 PM

gah, i am ebaying my old xbox help pay for a 360, but still want to play ninja gaiden black and fable: lost chapters.

hopefully microsoft is working on getting these to run ok.

Ruined

11-29-2005, 12:18 PM

Ninja Gaiden Black slows down when 2 or more enemies are on the screen. it's sad to see it in such a crippled state.

Odd, the original Ninja Gaiden seems to work fine except during shader intensive boss battles. I played through the first level and there was no slowdown even with 5 or 6 enemies on the screen.

ZForce

11-29-2005, 12:19 PM

Fable Lost Chapters froze up on me after like 10 minutes.

Radioactive_Man

11-29-2005, 12:58 PM

I was playing Half Life 2 on the 360, had a bunch of white snow things around the screen that would flicker on and off. Frame rate dropped bad but the worst part was whenever I would drive that boat thing everything I would hit the wall instead of hitting the wall I would fall right though the level, plunging all the way down while I could see the level design from so feet away. Every freakin time it hit the wall. Also when I would hit objects they would just fly into the ground, like their was no gravity.

takingchase

11-29-2005, 01:06 PM

I haven't played HL2 on my xbox but I just popped it into my 360 and the frame rate seemed terrible? is this normal anyways or is it just on the 360?

shipwreck

11-29-2005, 02:01 PM

I haven't played HL2 on my xbox but I just popped it into my 360 and the frame rate seemed terrible? is this normal anyways or is it just on the 360?

I played it back to back on the Xbox and the X360 and the framerate is not very good on either system. I still enjoy the game though.

coolsteel

11-29-2005, 02:03 PM

Was playing Halo 2 and noticed a few bits of slowdown that I know weren't originally there, going to have to try more games to see what else has changed. Guess i'm keeping my xbox after all if Ninja Gaiden Black is pratically crippled.

Mr Unoriginal

11-29-2005, 02:08 PM

My question would have to be: Why the hell would Microsoft make a big deal out of having 200 BC games when at least a handful (and notably people's favorties) don't even work correctly. This seems like it would leave a worse taste in people's mouths than just having a sparse BC list off the bat.

jrutz

11-29-2005, 02:30 PM

I can't get my communicator to work in Halo 2 online play.

Forza FMV in the intro skips.

It's weird, some people have problems and others don't on the same game. Could HW inconsistencies in manufacturing be to blame?

Jeremy

shrike4242

11-29-2005, 02:36 PM

Purkeynator

11-29-2005, 02:51 PM

shrike4242

11-29-2005, 02:56 PM

I am keeping my original xbox as well. However I have a Thompson drive so I know I have a ticking time bomb. Last night was the first time I had a disk dirty or damaged error and it was on the new Xbox Magazine Demo disk #52. I eventually got it to work but is it just my system or does the Battlefield 2 demo take like 3 minutes to load?
My previous Xbox was a Thompson, though the current one I have is a Samsung and has been running OK. It's under 90-day warranty until January 30th, and I'm going to get the 2 year warranty on it to keep it alive until early 2008.

I know when I put the BF2 demo that EA was giving out at BB, it did take a while to load up, though maybe not 3 minutes for me.

DesertEagleXIX

11-29-2005, 02:59 PM

EB and Gamestop are giving $50 for Xbox systems. It might be better to keep them, rather than sell...

minqqq

11-29-2005, 04:07 PM

mk deception made my 360 implode, or it was already defective.

adamsappel

11-29-2005, 05:46 PM

Plug-and-unplug your communicator in Halo 2 and it should work. H2 and Crimson Skies seemed perfectly emulated to me. I certainly hope they step up the BC patch releases.

evilmax17

11-29-2005, 05:51 PM

I remember hearing some talk about the controller's face buttons not being pressure sensative, which would affect backwards compatibility of some games. How'd it turn out?

shipwreck

11-29-2005, 05:56 PM

I remember hearing some talk about the controller's face buttons not being pressure sensative, which would affect backwards compatibility of some games. How'd it turn out?

Well, the only game that I can really remember the pressure sensitive buttons being an important part of gameplay was Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. Unfortunately, that game isn't currently backwards compatible.

shrike4242

11-29-2005, 06:00 PM

Well, the only game that I can really remember the pressure sensitive buttons being an important part of gameplay was Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. Unfortunately, that game isn't currently backwards compatible.
Which I don't think it ever will be.

Though if it gets the 720p graphical upgrade, whoa. :shock: :drool:

Rig

11-29-2005, 06:06 PM

Sad to hear the emulation is not up to snuff. I'm only keeping my Xbox because of all the DDR songs I purchased. Hopefully, DDR will be compatible soon, and hopefully, somebody creates a way for us to move bought content from the Xbox to the 360.

Tha Xecutioner

11-29-2005, 06:40 PM

It was hard to sit and play Fable (graphics-wise) but it felt like it ran smoother than with the normal Xbox. And Halo 2 does not look one bit different to me, even after sitting through an entire level.

DesertEagleXIX

11-29-2005, 08:41 PM

Here's a 'funny' one.

Freedom Fighters - This one is unplayable. While playing on the xbox, the first enemy in the hallway will attack you. When playing on the 360, the enemy just stands there, attacking him does nothing. Without him being killed the game ends in the hallway.

Great testing Microsoft.

Chris in Cali

11-29-2005, 08:56 PM

Without pressure senstive buttons what happens in games with a jump feature? You either just soar or you don't jump at all? Presure senstive jumping can be crucial in some platformers.

psychobrawler

11-29-2005, 09:01 PM

I am keeping my original xbox as well. However I have a Thompson drive so I know I have a ticking time bomb. Last night was the first time I had a disk dirty or damaged error and it was on the new Xbox Magazine Demo disk #52. I eventually got it to work but is it just my system or does the Battlefield 2 demo take like 3 minutes to load?

I got an xbox about 2 months after launch with a Thompson drive, and it's still running. The only game it wouldn't play was Soldier of Fortune II, so no big miss. The OXM discs are the most likely to not work though, cause they're cheaply produced. The disc boiling trick has worked for me every time that's happened though.

Tried a little Halo 2 and a little Ninja Gaiden today. Both looked beautiful in HD and ran perfectly. Gotta go find some wood to knock on now....

psychobrawler

11-29-2005, 09:03 PM

Without pressure senstive buttons what happens in games with a jump feature? You either just soar or you don't jump at all? Presure senstive jumping can be crucial in some platformers.

Has anyone even confirmed this? Seems weird to me, but I've only been playing PGR3, PDZ, and a couple of arcade games - none of which would have anything pressure sensitive...

Ozzkev55

11-29-2005, 09:07 PM

Well, the only game that I can really remember the pressure sensitive buttons being an important part of gameplay was Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball. Unfortunately, that game isn't currently backwards compatible.
That shouldn't be too much a problem, seeing as though that game wasn't as much a good game as it was something to watch. If your deadset on playing DOAXBV, then why not wait it out till the sequel...for the 360
http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/717/717325.html

DesertEagleXIX

11-30-2005, 04:20 PM

I tried Ninja Gaiden...Here's what I found...

The game seemed to have sporatic slowdown for no rhyme or reason. One example. early in the game, after going outside along the walkways, you approach a room with no enemies. There is a hole in the floor to drop down into.

As soon as you approach the room, the game slows to about half speed. What's incredible is that there are no enemies around...

VanillaGorilla

11-30-2005, 04:29 PM

After having my 360 for a little more than a week, I don't give a fuck about backwards compatibility now.

shipwreck

11-30-2005, 04:32 PM

After having my 360 for a little more than a week, I don't give a fuck about backwards compatibility now.

If I remember correctly, you were always critical of those that were concerned about it in the first place. So I don't think your opinion on the subject really changed any.

RedvsBlue

11-30-2005, 04:32 PM

After having my 360 for a little more than a week, I don't give a fuck about backwards compatibility now.

I kind of tend to agree. I've been way too busy playing PD0 and PGR3 to touch anything else.

Puffa469

11-30-2005, 05:47 PM

So what Ive gathered from all this is that I shouldnt sell my Xbox when I get a 360...

doubledown

11-30-2005, 06:47 PM

Yeah, I don't care either....except I traded someone for Blitz The League, and now I cannot play it. I may just trade it in anyways, I traded a $20 title for it, so I MIGHT get that much back hopefully :)

nowonder

11-30-2005, 07:57 PM

Forza seemed to work fine for me (even playing live against a friend on an old xbox). I did notice some dropped frames on the maple valley course, but many others seemed fine.

Ghost recon on the other hand was awful. The game itself seemed okay, but the audio was fubar. The voice of my friend on live was only coming out of my subwoofer. Couldn't understand a thing he said.

Rainbow Six Three was very playable. The only oddity there was that the game was in 4:3 mode, with no way to change it. Played a large selection of maps.

--nw

mick16

11-30-2005, 08:55 PM

Shit was popping up on my screen yesterday while playing Halo 2 on live. It was extemely annoying.

Same thing happened to me last night. I could read a somewhat transparent large letters that said "XBOX LIVE SIGN IN". Plus almost all of the games kept getting the player failed to load map messages.

They're better be some serious patches coming soon.

KaneRobot

12-01-2005, 10:34 AM

I kind of tend to agree. I've been way too busy playing PD0 and PGR3 to touch anything else.

This is the atttitude that concerns me...I have a feeling MS will just assume "no one cares anymore" and we'll be stuck with like version 1.2 of the BC patch for the console's lifetime.

Yet another thing drives me away from getting a 360 anytime soon.

DesertEagleXIX

12-01-2005, 02:33 PM

I think MS is holding back. Back when the first viral ads started, they showed a snippet of a guy playing MX vs. ATV on the 360, yet that game isn't compatible...

coolsteel

12-01-2005, 03:41 PM

Mr Unoriginal

12-01-2005, 03:43 PM

That would make sense, if you want people to go cough up cash for new games limit the amount of old ones they can play. Guess that would explain why some super obscure games made the list first. Was surprised to see Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit on the list, reminded me I never beat it.

No that;s not why obscure ones made the list. The official word for MS told us that some of the 'shittier' or more obscure games had a very similar graphics system to somethig they were making BC anyway so it wasn't hard to do both.

FaintDeftone

12-03-2005, 10:19 PM

I've tried four games so far.

1. Halo 2

The game, for me, seems to run a bit smoother. Halo 2 was always smooth to begin with but it seemed even more smoother this time. The load times seemed much faster as well.

2. Tony Hawk's American Wasteland

I popped this in mostly to jam to the tunes on it's soundtrack. I already beat it on Xbox. Though to my suprise it actually ran a bit worse. I might trade this in and rebuy it for 360 when it drops in price.

3. Half-Life 2

The framerate seemed even worse than on the Xbox, the FMV videos in the beginning flickered a lot. The game looked better to me though. Still, making a bad framerate even worse turns me off big time. I'll stick with this on the normal Xbox.

4. Call of the Cthulhu

I haven't played this on Xbox yet since I just rented it today, but so far on the 360 it runs pretty smooth with no errors or anything. I'm not sure if the framerate is any better on Xbox (and I doubt I'll find out since it has a loooonnng cache loading time) but it's definitely not bad on 360 at all. I might have to buy this soon, I'm really enjoying it.

SteveMcQ

12-04-2005, 01:53 AM

This has probably been adressed before, but I haven't been keeping up on the news: Is there any way yet to transfer Xbox game saves over to the 360? BC seems nice but if it means losing your game progress on games, it doesn't really make much sense to me.

Saucy Jack

12-04-2005, 02:22 AM

I only have about 5 games or so that work on the 360. Tried GTA: SA. Works great, looks incredible. :D

Mr Unoriginal

12-04-2005, 03:54 AM

SteveMcQ

12-04-2005, 01:42 PM

I think Microsoft said that you pretty much wouldnt be able to do this.
lame

xbox23

12-04-2005, 02:19 PM

i have played medal of honor frontline runs ok skippy in some places and gta 3 and vicecity fun pretty good cant complain

xbox23

12-04-2005, 02:24 PM

i have played medal of honor frontline runs ok skippy in some places and gta 3 and vicecity fun pretty good cant complain

Fatesealer

12-04-2005, 02:25 PM

Sega GT 2002 runs shitty in the actual races. The speed is reduced by half.

ksuwild25

12-04-2005, 07:42 PM

The only game I've tried is the Call of Cthulu game. In one or two parts of the game, it would slow down to half of its normal playing speed after I would move from a save point, and one time the game froze on me. The game has worked perfect besides those two minor probems.

Mr.Answer

12-04-2005, 08:11 PM

Trying to get in some jade empire to finish that--which is a nice diversion from Call of Duty and perfect dark.

momadaboo

12-04-2005, 09:42 PM

Does Jade empire work on the 360?

Mr.Answer

12-04-2005, 09:44 PM

Does Jade empire work on the 360?

yes, very well.

Ebraum

12-04-2005, 11:02 PM

Tried Crimson Skies on live today & it worked perfectly. Looked a bit better too.

SteveMcQ

12-05-2005, 01:54 AM

So what do you guys do with these games on the 360 since you can't transfer your game progress over? I guess it's nice to have it look better, but to play through something like GTA again with the games you have on the 360 already must be pretty hard.

GizmoGC

12-05-2005, 03:29 AM

Oh...thats right. I guess there is no way to transfer saves over...that sucks. So far Ive only popped in Buffy - Choas Bleeds as its the only Xbox game I own. Looks great and plays just r fine. Maybe I'll try another game if I ever find the need to actual own a regular Xbox game.

Ebraum

12-05-2005, 07:12 AM

well, I have some that I never even started on Xbox, so that's not a big deal. I mostly kept thing's I would be playing multiplayer on Live though, so keepeing my old saves didn't really matter.

Pootie Thang

12-08-2005, 02:56 AM

Well GTA:SA in my opinion looks good in 720p. And the load times... well... what load times? Plays better than before by far.

$hady

12-08-2005, 02:01 PM

RedvsBlue

12-08-2005, 02:07 PM

Anyone know when Battlefield 360 is gonna come out? I can't find a release date anywhere and that's the only xbox game I have that I was gonna keep and actually play but it's not BC!! Which sucks because I was going to sell my Xbox and now i'm torn because I love this game. Well Namco 50th anniversary didnt work either but I assume that eventually these games will be in the Live Arcade....

This month's game informer says March. March may end up being a pretty big month for the 360 with Battlefield, Burnout Revenge, Splinter Cell, and Oblivion (?) all looking like they will be out in March.

$hady

12-08-2005, 02:19 PM

This month's game informer says March. March may end up being a pretty big month for the 360 with Battlefield, Burnout Revenge, Splinter Cell, and Oblivion (?) all looking like they will be out in March.

Thanks for the info! I hope it comes out on time and doesn't get pushed back!

I haven't played it since the 360 came out but yesterday when I was playing PDZ I started quivering and thinking about BF. :lol:

Saucy Jack

12-08-2005, 02:21 PM

I'm still waiting for MVP Baseball 2005 to be added to the BC list. I miss playing that game.

$hady

12-08-2005, 02:31 PM

I'm still waiting for MVP Baseball 2005 to be added to the BC list. I miss playing that game.

Probably gonna be waiting for a long time just like me waiting for BF2:MC to be BC! Check out the list the only EA sports games that are BC: NBA Live 2004 and NHL 2004. EA and M$ making sure you buy the new 360 versions if you wanna play them at all on the 360.

Someone else bought the MLBPA rights so sadly there will be no EA baseball game next year. :cry: Well not pro baseball, I read that they are doing a college game.

Saucy Jack

12-08-2005, 02:40 PM

Probably gonna be waiting for a long time just like me waiting for BF2:MC to be BC! Check out the list the only EA sports games that are BC: NBA Live 2004 and NHL 2004. EA and M$ making sure you buy the new 360 versions if you wanna play them at all on the 360.

Someone else bought the MLBPA rights so sadly there will be no EA baseball game next year. :cry: Well not pro baseball, I read that they are doing a college game.

Yeah, this sucks.

Well, I'll probably get that college baseball game. I think the 2k series are the only baseball games that can be made now. Hopefully, they'll step up their game with the 360 offering. I didn't like the last 2k baseball game on the Xbox.

Also, it sucks that Madden is the only NFL game we'll get on the 360. Hopefully they'll make something decent next year so that we can happily get a decent NFL game.

Sockey

12-08-2005, 03:18 PM

I never had an Xbox, but when i got a 360 i picked up Jade Empire, I've noticed it stuttering/ slowing down occasionaly during dialouge (visual not audio). Also the loading times seem a bit too long...

mykevermin

12-09-2005, 08:11 AM

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilitygameslist.htm

New games added, most notably all 3 Splinter Cell titles and some other Tom Clancy games. I'd like to hear some people check these out and let us know how well they work/look.

psychobrawler

12-09-2005, 09:18 AM

FaintDeftone

12-09-2005, 11:23 PM

I'm still waiting for Doom 3/RoE, Far Cry, and Chronicles of Riddick to become BC.

DesertEagleXIX

01-03-2006, 09:02 PM

Can anyone give me more info on Tony Hawk American Wasteland (XBOX) on the 360?

The Xbox version can be obtained for $19.99 at BB this week, while the 360 version is still $59.99....

Monsta Mack

01-03-2006, 10:05 PM

I hope to God MS is going to get on the ball later when it comes to their backwards games. Especially Halo 2 which ran choppy as hell when I had a friend play splitt screen over Live (it only did this on occasion, but when it did it was very annoying). Never did that on the normal XBox.

Anyone have any experience with the first Prince of Persia on the 360? I have a tiny bit of progress in it but im thinking of re-starting the game since I have my xbox over a friends place 24/7 and I dont feel like removing it from there.

thamaster24

01-03-2006, 10:56 PM

If Microsoft would have put the games from the last 6 months and a few fan favorites on the BC list no one would have said anything, why buy a 400 dollar system to play games that came out in 2002?

KaneRobot

01-04-2006, 11:18 AM

This is still a sticking point for me...if they actually bother to keep working on BC I'll probably get a 360 before long. If they just figure "it's been a few months, no one cares anymore since they're playing new games"....forget it. There are still several XBox games I haven't even gotten to yet and I'm not clearing out space for a 360 among my already-crowded TV accessories by replacing the first XBox.

ryanbph

01-04-2006, 11:52 AM

I don't think bc is that big of a deal, but since the majority of people do I would imagine msft will work on it for at least a year. One thing that will most likely dictate how long they try to make xbox games compatible for the 360, will be how many xbox game emulators get dl thru xbox live. If no one is doing it, most likely they will stop making the emulators

neudog

01-09-2006, 03:58 AM

Has anyone been able to burn the "default.xex" file to disc and been able to use it in your 360? I've burned it once and the 360 doesn't automatically start the update. On the dashboard it recognizes there is a disc in the tray, but it say, "Mixed Media CD". Am I doing something wrong?

Mr Unoriginal

01-09-2006, 09:41 AM

Had MS been updating the list of compatible games? I haven't really heard anything one way or another since the 360 came out.

organicow

01-09-2006, 07:25 PM

Had MS been updating the list of compatible games? I haven't really heard anything one way or another since the 360 came out.
Yeah, they've definitely added to it, including some notables like the SC series.

DesertEagleXIX

01-09-2006, 07:38 PM

Had MS been updating the list of compatible games? I haven't really heard anything one way or another since the 360 came out.

The next update is rumored to out in mid Febuary. I hope they can at least get the Capcom Classics and Taito Legends games working. 2D Should be easy....

Gycot

02-07-2006, 09:20 PM

Question on Call of Cthulu - i know a few people have mentioned they ran it on the 360. Did the first movie for you go all wonky? the game looks great, but the first movie doesnt have any of the visuals.

I watched the intro on the original xbox, im just wondering if i can play it on the 360, or if later cut scenes are also gonna die out on me, causing me to miss plot

DesertEagleXIX

02-08-2006, 06:31 PM

Yes, the first video was quite glichy, as is the game in BC mode.

Staind204

02-28-2006, 09:05 PM

Anyone have any more information on this possible update? I thought it was suppose to happen mid feb-early march but I havent heard anything in a while. I've got Burnout Revenge, Doom 3, and Fatal Frame 2 burning a hole in my pocket waiting to play :). I kinda doubt they will make Revenge BC though since the 360 version is coming out the 7th.

shipwreck

02-28-2006, 09:08 PM

LinkinPrime

02-28-2006, 09:41 PM

I'm hoping Counter Strike and SW: Battlefront II is on the next update.

nsain

02-28-2006, 09:41 PM

Fusion Frenzy is incredibly slow and I've had some minor issues issues with Halo 2. I'm hoping more updates will be coming soon.

mackaikai

02-28-2006, 10:15 PM

com'on I want Burnout 3 and Lego Starwars compatibility

Monsta Mack

02-28-2006, 11:18 PM

Well in two hours it's March 1st here.

Apparently Criterion isn't too happy about not having their titles backwards, especially Black. They even apparently contacted MS about it and MS did nothing.

Mr Unoriginal

02-28-2006, 11:28 PM

I just get the feeling that these updates will be fewer and further between until everyone forgets about backwards compatability.

takingchase

03-01-2006, 01:02 AM

damn just bought MGS 2 substance and it's not backwards compatible. They have way too much crap on that list yet it's missing some of the best xbox games out there.

Purkeynator

03-01-2006, 02:35 PM

I just get the feeling that these updates will be fewer and further between until everyone forgets about backwards compatability.

My thoughts exactly

Ultimate Matt X

03-01-2006, 03:01 PM

I just get the feeling that these updates will be fewer and further between until everyone forgets about backwards compatability.

Maybe, but I'm still hopeful that game specific updates are just part of the testing process of the software and at some point when compatibility is good enough they'll just release and update saying that everything works. There will be a few that don't like any emulator, but most will be there.

Hopefully, maybe even this March update starts to move towards that direction. If not the hackers will figure it out soon enough I'm sure.

MCalvert1

03-01-2006, 03:21 PM

damn just bought MGS 2 substance and it's not backwards compatible. They have way too much crap on that list yet it's missing some of the best xbox games out there.

MGS2 might be difficult or impossible on the 360 since the face buttons aren't pressure sensitive, and it's necessary for things like not firing your drawn weapon.

MjC

Staind204

03-09-2006, 06:24 PM

I hate to still be complaining but no one has posted in this topic for about a week :). I emailed them and of course they wouldn't tell me when the update was.. they didnt even give me a hint. I swear it would sell them a lot more 360's if they would get their act together on this. It does piss me off that a lot of games on both platforms (xbox and 360) arent BC but I can live with it, just get SOMETHING new on the list and make sure it runs correctly =)

DesertEagleXIX

03-15-2006, 05:50 PM

Well, it's been three months without an update. Way to go, Microsoft!

When they do decide to update, they better add at least 100 games, and make sure the existing ones are less buggy. I really did not think I would need to keep my old Xbox in March of 2006....

There are plently of people who have no forgootn the promise of backward compatibility. I for one would rather play Mercenaries than The Outfit...

VanillaGorilla

03-15-2006, 06:29 PM

The only remaining Xbox games I would want to play on my 360 are, the only 3 I have left, MVP Baseball 2005, MVP NCAA 06, and Psychonauts.

I AM WILLIAM H. MACY

03-15-2006, 06:52 PM

Alright, now it's fucking ridiculous. Fuck you Microsoft. Thanks a fucking lot, you lazy assholes.

kennistond

03-15-2006, 10:53 PM

This is starting to get ridiculous.

No updates in 3 months?

Microsoft, Im disgusted.

I got a ton of Xbox games for Christmas I still can't play because I got rid of my Xbox since I got my 360, depending on my favorite company to add some games atleast every few months.

But you can't even do that.....

Scorch

03-15-2006, 11:38 PM

Wishlist: Area 51, Breakdown, Beyond Good & Evil, Conker, Deus Ex: Invisible War

Ultimate Matt X

03-15-2006, 11:41 PM

It would be nice to see some Marvel games like X-Men Legends 2 and Ultimate Spider-Man in this update. Some Capcom fighters wouldn't be bad either. Though really I just wish Chaos Theory would lose the problem it has with the autoupdate so I could do the co-op on the 360.

RedvsBlue

03-15-2006, 11:41 PM

There's an interesting article in Game Informer this month about backward compatability. The interviewee, who works for microsoft, claims that having a 360 version of a game does not affect whether it will be worked on for backward compatability but rather they've started with the easy ones to emulate and are working on the harder ones as they go along. I think this might be the case because look at Tony Hawk American Wasteland. Its available for 360 and the old XBox and its on the BC list.

Mr Unoriginal

03-15-2006, 11:45 PM

Scorch

03-15-2006, 11:59 PM

Yeah, this has been their stance from the beginning. It also explains why games like Catwoman got emulated: it was either very easy, or had a similar engine to another game they already completed.

Like Alias.

Jaxcomet

03-19-2006, 09:24 PM

Now that a second wave of 360 games is coming and plenty more in the near future my worries about backwards compatibility have dropped to around zero. I won't be revisiting any old XBOX games.......

Scorch

03-19-2006, 10:00 PM

KaneRobot

03-19-2006, 11:10 PM

Now that a second wave of 360 games is coming and plenty more in the near future my worries about backwards compatibility have dropped to around zero. I won't be revisiting any old XBOX games.......

Fucking christ on a bicycle, could you at least keep stuff like that to yourself? Glad your happy with your system, but Scorch hit it on the head, that's what MS wants. They never intended to follow-up because they knew gamers have short memories, and they blatantly lied to their customers about persuing this and having their goal be "every game eventually compatible." Whether or not it's "difficult to emulate" is irrelevant - they're not even going to put forth the effort and man-hours in the first place.

Seriously - it's enough to make me want to get rid of my system now instead of waiting for Rev or PS3. More than anything else, I hate it when the companies out and out LIE to us. Saying stuff like the quote above just lets them know they can get away with it.

2Fast

03-19-2006, 11:17 PM

Be patient.

Mr Unoriginal

03-19-2006, 11:18 PM

Be patient.

We have, it's been months and NOTHING.

Apossum

03-19-2006, 11:57 PM

now that Halo 1 + 2 are BC, they don't really care and I doubt the average xbox fan cares either.

zerolens

03-20-2006, 12:10 AM

If Fatal Frame 3 is offered on the 360 then I hope that means they can bring over Fatal Frame 1 and 2 easily.

mackaikai

03-20-2006, 12:44 AM

i want Lego Starwars and Burnout 3!!!!

rajchakrabarti

03-20-2006, 01:31 AM

anybody know if newer xbox games are backwards compatible... ??? I want to grab the new hitman.. but alas... my old xbox is gone.. and...my pile of unplayable xbox 1 games just keeps growing.

Duo_Maxwell

03-20-2006, 01:39 AM

anybody know if newer xbox games are backwards compatible... ??? I want to grab the new hitman.. but alas... my old xbox is gone.. and...my pile of unplayable xbox 1 games just keeps growing.

So far I don't know of any that have been and my guess that trend will unfortunately continue for sometime. Though I still don't get all the reasons why...

KaneRobot

03-20-2006, 11:28 AM

So far I don't know of any that have been and my guess that trend will unfortunately continue for sometime. Though I still don't get all the reasons why...

Because Microsoft has our money already and does not have to do anything they said.

ryanbph

03-20-2006, 12:33 PM

I don't remeber them claiming every game. It was more along the lines of all top selling games.

Mr Unoriginal

03-20-2006, 12:37 PM

I don't remeber them claiming every game. It was more along the lines of all top selling games.

They said their plan was to EVENTUALLY have every game done.

I AM WILLIAM H. MACY

03-20-2006, 09:52 PM

Fucking christ on a bicycle, could you at least keep stuff like that to yourself? Glad your happy with your system, but Scorch hit it on the head, that's what MS wants. They never intended to follow-up because they knew gamers have short memories, and they blatantly lied to their customers about persuing this and having their goal be "every game eventually compatible." Whether or not it's "difficult to emulate" is irrelevant - they're not even going to put forth the effort and man-hours in the first place.

Seriously - it's enough to make me want to get rid of my system now instead of waiting for Rev or PS3. More than anything else, I hate it when the companies out and out LIE to us. Saying stuff like the quote above just lets them know they can get away with it. Exactly. fuck you Microsoft. You guys are fucking liars.

Monsta Mack

03-20-2006, 11:35 PM

They did state end of March. Last I checked it was still March. Yes I am angry to but I'm not going to point fingers till March 31st hits and we see nothing. Then I'm going to lay the F bomb on Microsoft.

Scorch

03-21-2006, 12:33 AM

I'm hopeful for the XBox games on XBLA though. Assuming we have to buy a "key" to play it (a script that'll verify our system ID and gamertag or something), they'll have it stored on their servers and they could modify anything at any time. They could make Halo 1 have online play. And that would make everything worth it (The fact that anything could be modified, not that Halo 1 would be on Live).

Staind204

03-28-2006, 07:54 PM

That was awful nice of M$ to change the list to say last updated FEB (it wasnt) just so it doesnt look like its been 4 months since an update......

mackaikai

03-28-2006, 08:31 PM

That was awful nice of M$ to change the list to say last updated FEB (it wasnt) just so it doesnt look like its been 4 months since an update......

they did add "yourself!fitness"

lol

LinkinPrime

03-28-2006, 08:47 PM

I heard that spongebob game was added as well.

I AM WILLIAM H. MACY

03-28-2006, 09:20 PM

I heard that spongebob game was added as well.
Hooray!

Richlough

03-28-2006, 10:01 PM

they did add "yourself!fitness"

lol

Yourself!Fitness is a straight-up Renderware (http://www.renderware.com/clients_titles.asp) game .
Just like the Barbie game , that everyone is wigging out over being on the list .

jam3582

03-28-2006, 10:42 PM

spoo

03-28-2006, 11:00 PM

I'm guessing everyone @ MS is working on Vista at the moment... to busy for bc :cry:

Richlough

03-29-2006, 12:25 AM

arent most ea games render ware ?

They probably are/will be now since the aquired Criterion , the makers of the game engine .
But I'm not sure about any older games .
Usually they say on the packaging .
Here's a link to a small list (http://www.renderware.com/clients_titles.asp)
It says "RenderWare is currently powering over 500 games in development or released."

coolsteel

03-29-2006, 09:18 PM

List has been updated further, 3 games added

World Soccer Winning Eleven 9
Black
Star Wars Battlefront II

Still pretty weak sauce but I guess something beats nothing

radjago

03-29-2006, 09:27 PM

Yourself!Fitness is a straight-up Renderware (http://www.renderware.com/clients_titles.asp) game .
Just like the Barbie game , that everyone is wigging out over being on the list .
The GTA games are built on Renderware, as is Black, so looks like they're cracking that cookie slowly. Burnout can't be too far off.

Monsta Mack

03-29-2006, 09:36 PM

Sweet Black finally added? Too little too late, now I am just waiting on a price drop for that game.
Waiting for all POPs to go backwards and hopefully more Live games, especially 2d fighters.

AshesofWake

03-29-2006, 09:37 PM

List has been updated further, 3 games added

World Soccer Winning Eleven 9
Black
Star Wars Battlefront II

Still pretty weak sauce but I guess something beats nothing

but you failed to mention that they fixed:

Darkwatch™
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas™
Half-Life® 2
Fable®
Fable®: The Lost Chapters™
Forza Motorsport™
Ninja Gaiden®
Ninja Gaiden® Black
SSX 3
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® Chaos Theory™
kill.switch
World Series Baseball® 2K3

which FOR ME is better than adding any new games.

ryanbph

03-29-2006, 09:38 PM

it is nice to see more B/C, but that is pretty weak. 3 new games, and a bunch of updates in about 4 months.

RedvsBlue

03-29-2006, 09:42 PM

but you failed to mention that they fixed:

Darkwatch™
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas™
Half-Life® 2
Fable®
Fable®: The Lost Chapters™
Forza Motorsport™
Ninja Gaiden®
Ninja Gaiden® Black
SSX 3
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® Chaos Theory™
kill.switch
World Series Baseball® 2K3

which FOR ME is better than adding any new games.

Agreed. Fable was downright horrible before, I haven't tried it yet but I'm hoping it will be better than that garbage it was before.

Staind204

03-29-2006, 09:42 PM

Yeah horrible update, I was expecting more in 4 months.

2Fast

03-29-2006, 09:47 PM

Finally, Star Wars Battlefront II is BC! I've been waiting to play it on my 360 ever since I got it for Christmas!

mackaikai

03-29-2006, 10:18 PM

where are my Lego Starwars and Burnout 3? :(

I AM WILLIAM H. MACY

03-29-2006, 10:45 PM

Where the hell are Riddick or Doom 3?!?!?!? >:(

Mr Unoriginal

03-29-2006, 11:57 PM

but you failed to mention that they fixed:

Darkwatch™
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas™
Half-Life® 2
Fable®
Fable®: The Lost Chapters™
Forza Motorsport™
Ninja Gaiden®
Ninja Gaiden® Black
SSX 3
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® Chaos Theory™
kill.switch
World Series Baseball® 2K3

which FOR ME is better than adding any new games.

How can you be happy for the fact that they fixed what was supposed to be done 4 months ago. Sure it's good that these games are working properly, but the bottom line is they fucked them up originally and it looks like they are going to continue to fuck BC up.

Viva Las Vegas

03-30-2006, 12:27 AM

Can anyone confoirm that Half Life 2 is good & playable? Has anyone tried Black on it? How is it?

peteloaf

03-30-2006, 12:41 AM

Where the hell are Riddick or Doom 3?!?!?!? >:( GODDAMNRIGHT! I've been waiting for BC on Doom 3 since I got the damn 360 BTW I tried Ninja Gaiden w/ the new update & it's definatly better - not 100% - I noticed a minor amount of slowdown in the airship when you destroy the power, but besides that it's silky smooth

Scorch

03-30-2006, 01:04 AM

It's very interesting that Black was added to the list. I thought I remember hearing someone that worked on the game say it would never be BC.

tenzor

03-30-2006, 01:12 AM

Finally Star Wars Battlefront II is added to the list. Now I just hope they add the Prince of Persia Trilogy, DOOM, Riddick and Star Wars Republic Commando.

moojuice

03-30-2006, 02:46 AM

ANyone know if WE9 is buggy? If not, I may actually pick this up. Most everyone says this is better than FIFA. (I've only owned a GC before this so I've been stuck with FIFA)

elwood731

03-30-2006, 02:56 AM

It's very interesting that Black was added to the list. I thought I remember hearing someone that worked on the game say it would never be BC.
Actually, the developers of Black said there would absolutely be no XBOX 360 version of the game, so they asked MS to rush it and make it BC since there was no chance of lost sales.

PittsburghAfterDark

03-30-2006, 08:02 AM

Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list grows - a little

Rob Fahey 10:32 30/03/2006
Three new titles enter the list, 12 old titles get improved compatibility

Microsoft has made a minor update to the Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list, adding patches to allow three new titles to run on the new console - namely Black, Star Wars Battlefront II, and Winning Eleven 9.

The update, which is the first change to the list of backwards compatible titles in several months, also fixes issues with a number of games which previously worked with the Xbox 360 but had bugs in the compatibility code, including Ninja Gaiden, Fable, Half-Life 2 and GTA San Andreas.

Details of the new update were posted on the popular blog of Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hyrb (better known by his GamerTag, Major Nelson), and the update appears to apply to European users as well as US users, according to comments left on the blog.

As with all previous backwards compatibility patches, users can download these new updates by putting the Xbox game that requires them into the Xbox 360 drive while connected to Xbox Live. They can also be downloaded to a PC from the Xbox.com website and transferred to the Xbox 360 on a CD-R.

Although only a small number of games have been added to the list with this update, Microsoft's stated goal is to eventually have every Xbox game working on the Xbox 360 - although at this rate of progress, it looks like it could take a long time for that objective to be met.Link (http://gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=15746)

KaneRobot

03-30-2006, 08:32 AM

Ooh.

Cough.

mtxbass1

03-30-2006, 08:40 AM

Dammit. I just sold my copy of Battlefront II because I couldn't play it on the 360.

-GoodFella-

03-30-2006, 10:12 AM

I'm playing Winning Eleven 9 on my 360 right now.....sofar the game runs flawlessly, running it on 480p mode and the graphics look a bit better, cleaner.

This is the one game that I really wanted to be added to the BC list and my prayers have been answered :)

doubledown

03-30-2006, 10:33 AM

Hmmm, Black....is this game short? I'm tempted to give it a rent. Is it worth it?

Pratt75

03-30-2006, 10:39 AM

They only added a few games but they are good ones, I'm thinking about checking out Black also.

psychobrawler

03-30-2006, 11:03 AM

I stopped HL2 because of the performance... maybe I'll throw it back in and see if it's improved. There are honestly many more BC games at this point than I expected. Though as I predicted, I'm also not really taking any advantage of it. GRAW and Oblivion are just too good to pass over for older games. I'll get to this backlog of BC games once a lull in 360 releases comes along...

deadite76

03-30-2006, 12:34 PM

Hmmm, Black....is this game short? I'm tempted to give it a rent. Is it worth it?

On Normal the game is around six hours, if even that. I can see someone finishing it in around four hours by just running through it. I admit I had fun playing it, but it does get a little repetitive. Go for the rental.

I just got rid of Black and Battlefront a couple of weeks ago. I figured by the time MS got these on the list they would drop in price. Oh well!

cyberlian

03-30-2006, 01:38 PM

how is battlefront on live on the 360

AshesofWake

03-30-2006, 02:43 PM

How can you be happy for the fact that they fixed what was supposed to be done 4 months ago. Sure it's good that these games are working properly, but the bottom line is they fucked them up originally and it looks like they are going to continue to fuck BC up.

i dont care, all i want to play is Fable and Ninja Gaiden, therefore, im extremely pleased

zewone

03-30-2006, 03:10 PM

Does anyone know if they fixed the two new co-op maps on Chaos Theory? That would be great.

Ultimate Matt X

03-30-2006, 03:12 PM

Yeah I'm wondering that about splinter cell myself, I'll check that right now and let everyone know.

Chris in Cali

03-30-2006, 03:18 PM

This is BS, where's Doom 3, Morrowind, Shenmue II, Deus Ex: Invisible War, Silent Hill 2, ect? Not to mention many of the games are still near unplayable. I put in THUG 2, and the game runs absolutely horrid.

zewone

03-30-2006, 03:23 PM

Yeah I'm wondering that about splinter cell myself, I'll check that right now and let everyone know.
I just got on and I was the only one in the entire universe on. Look for my room.

spoo

03-30-2006, 03:43 PM

I'm still waiting for the Sega games to become bc; Crazy Taxi 3, Outrun 2, Panzer Dragoon, Shenmue II...

Ultimate Matt X

03-30-2006, 03:46 PM

zewone you still around? I'm getting the UN map and I'll look for you again.

FaintDeftone

03-30-2006, 03:53 PM

So what are the 12 games that have been improved? They only list a few in that article.

Scorch

03-30-2006, 03:56 PM

So what are the 12 games that have been improved? They only list a few in that article.

It amazes me that people can post a list a ton of times in this very thread, yet people still don't see it.

Darkwatch™
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas™
Half-Life® 2
Fable®
Fable®: The Lost Chapters™
Forza Motorsport™
Ninja Gaiden®
Ninja Gaiden® Black
SSX 3
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell® Chaos Theory™
kill.switch
World Series Baseball® 2K3

Apossum

03-30-2006, 03:59 PM

Can anyone confirm that they completely fixed the slowdown in NG:Black?

As stupid as it may sound, this is one thing that prevents from permanently owning a 360. I'm a bit obsessed with the game ;)

alexjs2913

03-30-2006, 06:55 PM

I've got a brand new copy of Psychonauts just waiting to be opened. Come on Microsoft!!!

VanillaGorilla

03-30-2006, 06:57 PM

I've got a brand new copy of Psychonauts just waiting to be opened. Come on Microsoft!!!

Have fun waiting, since you and me are the only 2 people who actually bought that game.

Ultimate Matt X

03-30-2006, 07:15 PM

I played Chaos Theory and the new co-op maps do work now.

I AM WILLIAM H. MACY

03-30-2006, 07:30 PM

Have fun waiting, since you and me are the only 2 people who actually bought that game.
I would buy it if it was BC.

RedvsBlue

03-30-2006, 08:40 PM

I rented Black because the addition to BC was a good excuse to finally play it. It plays absolutely flawlessly and looks beautiful.

Maynard

03-30-2006, 11:35 PM

doods, fucken winning eleven! Lets get some soccer tourneys going!

momadaboo

03-30-2006, 11:59 PM

So the disc you can purchase from Microsoft starting in Dec. 2005 will update your system with all of the updates. That sounds like a great option.

moojuice

03-31-2006, 12:33 AM

AshesofWake

03-31-2006, 12:54 AM

Can anyone confirm that they completely fixed the slowdown in NG:Black?

As stupid as it may sound, this is one thing that prevents from permanently owning a 360. I'm a bit obsessed with the game ;)

i bought NG: Black yesterday because of the fix, took it home, started playing it, works completely fine!!!!

coolieman2001

03-31-2006, 03:59 AM

I had a copy of Criterions Black sitting here. Just played the first 2 levels tonight. It looks and plays sweet. I didn't like it much on the xbox. playing it in 1080i on 360 made a huge difference.

Trakan

03-31-2006, 05:49 AM

i bought NG: Black yesterday because of the fix, took it home, started playing it, works completely fine!!!!

I rented Black because the addition to BC was a good excuse to finally play it. It plays absolutely flawlessly and looks beautiful.

I played Chaos Theory and the new co-op maps do work now.

Is MS finally getting their shit together?

Pratt75

03-31-2006, 09:32 AM

I popped in GTA San Andreas and Forza yesterday and everything seemed to work perfectly. San Andreas looks and plays pretty dam good on the 360.

I also checked out Splinter Cell Pandora tomorrow but the image does not fill up my whole screen like the other games for some reason. I don't think the game supports widescreen, thats my guess. My tv setting is always on widescreen but the image didn't just have small black bars on each side, there was inches of space on each side. I checked to make sure it somehow didn't get in to 4:3 mode but sure enough it was in widescreen. It makes it almost unplayable on my set because the game image is so small.

Does chaos theory support widescreen? I may have to pick that up again.
Things seem to be looking up for BC, keep the hits coming MS.

seanr1221

03-31-2006, 09:44 AM

I think I might pick up Black and Half Life now...hmmmm

guyver2077

03-31-2006, 10:16 AM

I hope they continue to add. If you think about it.. This was such a minor update.

Ive only tried one game on that bc list (wwe raw 2) and it did chug at time but looked pretty clear. Are the original x games supposed to look better on 360? I only have a s video set up

Pratt75

03-31-2006, 12:50 PM

The games are supposed to have slight graphical upgrades I believe. Halo 2 for example is supposed to be upscaled from 480p on the xbox to 720p on the 360 if I'm not mistaken. With an S video connection I doubt you will notice any signifigant changes in the games appearance.

doubledown

03-31-2006, 01:03 PM

I was hoping they would get MVP College Baseball...but with MLB around the corner now, I'll just pass I'm sure.

ryanbph

03-31-2006, 01:36 PM

Have fun waiting, since you and me are the only 2 people who actually bought that game.

I got it as well...so there are 3 of us.

SteveMcQ

03-31-2006, 01:52 PM

I got it as well...so there are 3 of us.Make that 4.

cyberlian

03-31-2006, 09:21 PM

is battlefront working on live? can you have guests?

GizmoGC

03-31-2006, 09:50 PM

I think I might pick up Black and Half Life now...hmmmm

Great! I just sold my copy! Damnit

dios

04-01-2006, 06:20 AM

I popped in Ninja Gaiden Black, and the game plays fine now, no more slowdown during fights and random framerate drops.

Is it only me, or is it that when the Team Ninja opening movie plays, theres no sound and it lag hard, but thats just it. the game itself is fine, just that one cg thats all messed up.

Scorch

04-01-2006, 06:35 AM

For those that are interested, I saw Half-Life 2 XB B&M @ EB/GS/whatever for $17.99.

//edit: On the site too, but backordered.

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=950865

AshesofWake

04-01-2006, 08:18 AM

mtxbass1

04-01-2006, 08:26 AM

yeah the intro slowdown happens for me too, thank jiggly the game works perfectly

Same for me. No sound and it stutters a lot. I noticed you can't skip any of the cg either? Otherwise the game plays fine.

AshesofWake

04-01-2006, 08:36 AM

i dont think you could ever skip the CG even in the original version? dont remember..

coolieman2001

04-02-2006, 01:57 AM

I dont know if this is happening to anybody else but Black gives me video probs. On the start of the 4th mission my screen will be dark as if the game is paused. I have to shut down the 360 and restart it to get the level to appear correctly. Dont know how they fucked that up

radjago

04-02-2006, 04:22 AM

Make that 4.
5 if you count me.

I don't think I've ever heard of anyone regretting buying it either.

cyberlian

04-07-2006, 11:42 AM

I can't get battlefront 2 to work on live, has anyone got it to work?

cleaver

04-07-2006, 08:29 PM

Can we have this stickied, or do we just assume the list will never change?

Demolition Man

04-07-2006, 08:34 PM

Come on M$ and get Midtown Madness 3 working on the 360..... I mean if they can have Barbie's fucking Horse Adventures working why not MM3 damn it.....

jam3582

04-07-2006, 10:04 PM

what the hell was the update for chaos theory still cant freakin play co-op on live yet .

Ma12kez

04-16-2006, 02:19 AM

I can't get battlefront 2 to work on live, has anyone got it to work?

I too would like to know. When I put SW: BF2 into the X360, it disconnects me from Xbox Live. Then it asks me to update, so I say yeah, then the screen/dl freezes on the "update in progress" screen.

I'm just wondering, how can I d/l something if I'm not even on Live?

If anyone knows or has it working; much help would be appreciated. (Is SW:BF2 included in the March 2006 update you can burn onto a CD?)

Apossum

05-26-2006, 03:26 AM

bump

so Ninja Gaiden Black works perfectly now?

and fuck MS for not making any 2D fighters BC since I last owned a 360 :-P
c'moooon Street Fighter Anniversary. Need my 3S online fix

Sporadic

05-26-2006, 03:45 AM

bump

so Ninja Gaiden Black works perfectly now?

and fuck MS for not making any 2D fighters BC since I last owned a 360 :-P
c'moooon Street Fighter Anniversary. Need my 3S online fix

I want my Midway Arcade Treasures, Mercenaries & Morrowind to work :cry: Get on it Microsoft.

LinkinPrime

06-02-2006, 02:16 PM

New update in the works:

Backwards Compatibility Update Coming Soon

Lots of talk about backwards compatibility online today. We wanted to get to the bottom of it all, so we went right to the team working on the next back compat update. We hear directly from them that they're in the testing phase of another update, and it should be out in the next few weeks. We saw the list they're testing, and it looks like they're hoping to add at least adozen titles...

...But rest assured, we're not done yet.
We know for a fact that there are lots of people who continue to care about backwards compatibility, including the "Emulation Ninjas" who are working full time on the updates. And those of us posting on this blog. And, of course, many of you.

Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming update…

Full article here: http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2006/06/01/535135.aspx