Every Xbox backward compatible game revealed at the 20th Anniversary show
More classics are on the way.
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At Xbox’s 20th anniversary celebration, Microsoft unveiled a mountain of highly requested backward-compatible classics, alongside a slew of further enhancements via FPS Boost and beyond.
Included in the list are fan-favorite franchises like Remedy’s legendary Max Payne titles, the classic horror FPS F.E.A.R., Rockstar’s violent stealth slasher Manhunt, legendary FPS TimeSplitters, and Xbox classic Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee.
Alongside the sizeable 70+ list of newbackward-compatible Xbox games, we also have a mountain of newFPS Boosttitles. Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age II both get the 60 FPS treatment now on next-gen systems, alongside Fallout 3 and New Vegas, Dead Space 2 and 3, and many more. Microsoft also revealed that it is bringing FPS Boost toXbox Cloud Gaming, allowing cloud-based versions of existing games to hit 60 FPS if your connection speed allows for it.
For the full list of new goodies, see further below. Given the fact Microsoft seems to once again be on the game preservation train, I suspect that this won’t be the last time we hear about more games coming to the platform in the months and years ahead.
New Xbox backward-compatible games
Here are all the new games hitting Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S thanks to the backward-compatibility program. People who own any of these games digitally will be able to download them from the Microsoft Store on your console or via your Games & Apps library. If you own the disc, your Xbox console will also run them as if they were native copies too.
New FPS Boost titles
These games will now enjoy 60 FPS across Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X consoles.
FPS Boost games on Xbox Cloud Gaming
If you haveXbox Game Pass Ultimate, you also have access to Xbox Cloud Gaming. Either on the web via theXbox Game Pass website, the Xbox Game Pass app on Android, or the Xbox app for Windows 10 and Windows 11, Microsoft gives you the ability to stream dozens of games over the internet without having to install them.
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