Microsoft lists 104 Xbox 360 games compatible with Xbox One

Microsoft says that the "greatest games lineup in Xbox history" is about to land on your Xbox One. The New Xbox One Experience (NXOE) system update with Xbox One Backward Compatibility will begin to roll out from 12^th November (Thursday). Today the Xbox Wire revealed the full lineup of 104 Xbox 360 games that will be playable when your Xbox One gets updated.

Mike Ybarra, Director of Program Management for Xbox, wrote on the Xbox Wire that "Some of my favourites are included, like the complete Gears of War catalogue, Assassin's Creed II, Fallout 3, Borderlands, and Castle Crashers." It is promised that this first batch will be followed by plenty of others including all future Xbox 360 Games with Gold titles.

Notable games which aren't in the first batch, announced today, but are promised to be on the way in future Backwards Compatibility updates include; Halo Reach, Halo Wars, Call of Duty: Black Ops 1, Bioshock, Bioshock 2, Bioshock Infinite, and Skate 3. The next list of games joining the list of compatible titles will be announced in December.

Microsoft says it is implementing Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility as it believes "gaming is universal and should be enjoyed by everyone, everywhere". It hopes to create "the best, most seamless gaming experience possible". It is indeed good to see Microsoft trying so hard, perhaps mainly due to being in second place to Sony and its PS4 games console. The backwards compatibility works with both disc and digital games without any kind of extra payment being required.

For those still hanging on to previous generation consoles and with the holiday season just around the corner the latest improvements to the Xbox One could sway some buyer decisions. I have about 20 old Xbox 360 games stored in a box in the garage, left over from the RRODed Xbox 360 we had. If I didn't have a Roku streamer attached to the big TV I might be inclined to go for the Xbox One for its entertainment value, backwards compatibility and possibly even for new exclusive titles.