Microsoft promised us some surprises at E3, and it looks like they delivered. Phil Spencer dropped a bombshell right at the beginning of the conference by announcing backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One. The company promises that Xbox 360 games will run perfectly on the Xbox One this holiday season, though it won’t be all games to start with. Whether or not it works perfectly is a giant question mark, but if it does this is a huge change.
"Developer Ankae Games is thrilled to announce that retro-meets-modern Zelda-like Elementallis is set to release on PC (Steam, GoG), Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox consoles on April 28th, 2026." - Ankae Games.
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Jesus. I forgot all about this game. Amazing that they finally finished it! was always one of the coolest looking games I've ever seen.
it seems that MS is on the right track, and it is about time to buy a XboxOne.
Hmmm..... something like this could actually convince me to get an Xbone.
BC is a perk for any given platform because it makes the transition a lot easier. This is strictly aimed at current 360 owners. Sony has gained a lot of ground in the marketshare and a lot of them were past 360 owners so it's smart for Microsoft to actually introduce this.
so you can use your old 360 discs on the x1 then