Game developer Criterion Games on Wednesday confirmed that its popular racing game "Burnout Paradise" will be on Xbox One via backwards compatibility. The company announced the news via Twitter. The company also said that the game's official release date will be announced in the coming months, a report from Gamespot said.
"Yes, we ARE talking to Microsoft about making XBox 360 Burnout Paradise available on XBox One via backwards-compatibility! More news soon," Criterion Games said in a Twitter post back in July.
"This news isn't altogether surprising, as Criterion said in July that it was working with Microsoft to add the game to the Xbox One's backwards compatibility lineup," the report said. However, it was stressed that the backwards compatibility for Xbox One is exclusive only for Preview Program members.
In related news, Metro UK reports that Xbox One's backwards compatibility feature will be officially launched on Nov. 12. This is after Xbox Community manager Larry "Marjo Nelson" Hryb has announced that the new Xbox One experience and dashboard interface will be available in the coming weeks.
"Xbox fans mark your calendars: @XboxP3 just revealed new Xbox One experience & back compat start launching Nov. 12 for all Xbox One owners," Hryb said via Twitter.
"This means that come 12th of November, you should be able to play Xbox 360 games on your Xbox One console. Now before you get too excited and start dusting off your entire Xbox 360 library, take note that backwards compatibility is determined by the developer/publisher of the game, not Microsoft. The Redmond company has simply provided the tools and access," Ubergizmo noted.
Listed below are the confirmed Xbox One Backward Compatible Titles as of September 4, according to Gamespot.
- A Kingdom of Keflings
- A World of Keflings
- Alien Hominid
- Banjo-Kazooie
- Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
- Banjo-Tooie
- BattleBlock Theater
- Borderlands
- Castle Crashers
- Defense Grid: The Awakening
- Gears of War
- Gears of War 2 (planned)
- Gears of War 3 (planned)
- Gears of War: Judgment (planned)
- Geometry Wars: Evolved
- Fallout 3 (planned)
- Hexic HD
- Jetpac Refuelled
- Kameo
- Mass Effect
- N+
- Perfect Dark
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Shadow Complex
- Small Arms
- Super Meat Boy
- Toy Soldiers
- Toy Soldiers Cold War
- Viva Pinata
- Viva Pinata Trouble in Paradise
"Xbox One Backwards Compatibility is important because Microsoft is hoping to attract as many Xbox 360 users to Xbox One as possible this holiday season. With the feature, the Xbox One runs software that completely emulates the Xbox 360. Users can play their favorite games online or stick to single player. Any digital games purchased directly through the Xbox 360 simply show up in that Xbox One owner's game library once the feature is released," Gotta Mobile noted.
