[Burning Karma]

New today:

[KaneRobot]

FWIW, last year about this time they took over a month off for the holidays, so we'll see if history repeats pretty soon here.

 

And there we have it.

 

[TheN8torious]

I'm still impressed by how good they've done with this. The library they're going to have for the next Xbox is going to be insane. Just looking over my shelf, I've still got some hidden gems and silly choices I'd like to see go BC. My wish list for 2019 (putting in spoilers so nobody freaks out thinking these ARE being added to BC, lol)

 

Spoiler

50 Cent: Blood in the Sand

Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust

Lollipop Chainsaw

Max Payne 3

The Simpsons Game

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct

[KaneRobot]

Just a rumor for now, but there has been talk (nothing official, but the usual "a guy at the company told me" thing) that MK9 will be made BC in the weeks leading up to MK11's release.

 

 

That's it for the year. See you in a few weeks.

[RBK]

Why are they holding off some key titles? Plenty of games were MS can make extra revenue streams.

[KaneRobot]

They need permission from the publishers. Some publishers, for whatever reason, don't want their games back compatible. Others may have issues with licensing (be it the property the game is based on, music in the game, or whatever).

[KaneRobot]

New today:

 

Command and Conquer Red Alert 3
Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge
Command and Conquer 3 Kane’s Wrath
Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars

[KaneRobot]

New X1X enhancements for:

 

Ninja Gaiden II

Splinter Cell Conviction, Double Agent, & Blacklist

Fable II & III

[KaneRobot]

Probably going to start to let this thread drift off, disregarding the fact that these forums are pretty dead, it's clear at this point they don't give a shit about back compatibility nearly as much as they used to. Rumors popped up a while back that a chunk of the BC team was moved on to other projects (like Xcloud) and it sure seems like that's the case.

Pretty disappointing. They've done a decent job of getting a lot of games on there, but there's still a ton to go. And don't even get me started on how god-awful the original Xbox support has been.

I'll still update the list occasionally but it's not going to be current all the time.

[chnandler_bong]

Not so fast!

[KaneRobot]

I know they aren't stopping completely, but they're definitely slowing down.

[TheN8torious]

Yeah, I really thought they would have added something this week considering the giant BC sale and all. But that looks like a big nope.

[KaneRobot]

Final batch of 360 and original XBox games listed now. Also a small batch of new X1X enhancements including:

Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
Banjo-Tooie
Kameo Elements of Power
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark Zero
Viva Piñata
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise

They have announced that they're done with back compatibility. Incredibly fucking disappointing.

https://news.xbox.co...-compatibility/

It's going to continue on the next console in some form (and all X1 games will work on the next console), but what that exactly means has not been made clear.

I guess my work here is done.

[chnandler_bong]

So here are the new games that are BC (* = new free content):
 
Armed and Dangerous*
Indiana Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow*
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory*
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Double Agent
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
 
================================================================================
 
Several games are getting free content added to them as well:
 
Armed and Dangerous

• New Mission: Summer Home

Star Wars Battlefront

• New Map: Jabba

Star Wars Battlefront II

• Expansion Pack (4 new maps, 1 new hero: Kit Fisto and 1 new villain: Asajj Ventress)
• New mode: Kashyyyk Assault

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

• Equipment store: Yavin Station

Star Wars Republic Commando

• Multiplayer Map: Hangar

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell

• 3 Mission Packs: Kola Cell, Vselka Infiltration, and Vselka Submarine

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow

• 2 Map Packs (split-screen multi-player maps): Federal Bank and River Mall

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory

• 2 Mission Packs (split-screen co-op missions): Nuclear Plant and UN Headquarters
• 2 Map Packs (split-screen multi-player maps): Polar Base and Steel Squat

================================================================================
 
And here are the new games that are BC:
 
Asura’s Wrath
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
Enchanted Arms
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Far Cry Classic
Far Cry Instincts Predator
Infinite Undiscovery
Peter Jackson’s King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands
Skate
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Syndicate
Too Human (now digitally available and FREE)
Unreal Tournament III
 
To everyone that is saddened (or worse) about no new additions to BC after this, don't dwell on the titles that have yet to be added.  Instead focus on the OVER SIX HUNDRED titles that are available to you now.  You have LOTS of options.

[KaneRobot]

Not feeling super appreciative when their messaging this whole time has been how they think you should be able to play all of your games on everything you own. Cutting off the back compatibility program ~18 months ahead of time doesn't really seem to reflect that. I understand they are diverting some resources to the new console, but I find it hard to believe that Microsoft is stretched thin by any means.

Sure, there are lots of games, but there are a lot more that didn't make it over that should have. Their support of the original Xbox has been a joke.

Anyway, picked up the last copy of Unreal Championship 2 from my local used game place. Four bucks. Looks like it's up on the store now, along with the rest of the new stuff.

[TheN8torious]

Yeah, I'm honestly shocked we never got Max Payne 3. That really feels like a big one.

[chnandler_bong]

One final update, but it's a doozy:
 
A list of 70+ games added to the BC library:
 

 
A list of games getting FPS boost:
 

[teddybass]

Anyone else is able to get Scramble from their previous purchase history? That one is not working for me, shows full price on the store and it is not displayed on my Ready To Install list