Xbox adds over 70 classic games to its backward-compatibility library

By DeAngelo Epps Published November 15, 2021

During today’s Xbox 20th anniversary event, Xbox announced that 70-plus games are being added to the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S backward-compatibility libraries. It confirmed that the games support Auto HDR and many will receive resolution enhancements. On top of that, 11 of the titles are getting a frames-per-second (FPS) boost.

Since the Xbox 360, Xbox has had a preapproved library of backward-compatible games that can be played on current-generation consoles. The list of supported titles is now up to 76 with today’s announcement.

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Many of the added titles are fan favorites that have been continuously requested. Those titles include the entire Max Payne, F.E.A.R, and Skate series on the Xbox One and Series X/S. The library also includes more than 20 original Xbox games including Dead or Alive Ultimate, Star Wars: Jedi Knight II, Star Wars: Starfighter, and the Otogi franchise.

Xbox confirmed that Original Xbox games will receive a resolution increase on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles connected to supported displays. The resolution increase will differ depending on the console.

4x resolution increase on Xbox Series X and Xbox One X
3x resolution increase on Xbox Series S
2x resolution increase on Xbox One S and Xbox One

The games included on the FPS boost list are:

F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 3
Binary Domain
Nier
The entire Gears of War franchise
Fallout 3
Fallout: New Vegas
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Dragon Age: Origins
Dead Space, Dead Space 3
Alan Wake
Sonic Generations.

Players will also be able to toggle on and off the HDR and FPS Boost in games’ management menus. You can find a full list of backward-compatible games on the Xbox website.

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