More Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility Games Are Coming, But It's "More Complicated"

My guess why their a bit slow is they are improving the graphics. They probably are doing that to KOTOR 2 right now, just as they did for the original KOTOR.

I sure love KOF Neowave and NG Black.

I'm still hoping I can get my SmileBit games (Panzer Dragoon Orta, Gunvalkyre, Jet Set Radio Future), at some point.

I love how people are saying Microsoft is just 'making excuses' when in reality they don't know at all what they are talking about.

If Microsoft really could just drop an update/app that allowed you to play any and all 360/Original Xbox games instantly don't you think they would have instead of wasting time and resources to individually license and optimize each game to be able to run on the console? It's not a simple copy/paste, type in some secret unlock code, and boom it works.

To put things in perspective one of the reasons it's not the same as a normal emulator is that they have to allow the game to be downloaded from their server. Why? Because the game on your disk is not the same as what's used in BC. Your disk is just used to verify ownership. Not only that, but since these games are modified in some way to be bootstrapped and played on Xbox One they have to get approval from the publishers. Add on the fact that some of these games have songs that are no longer licensed, some publishers want to release the game themselves as a remaster or remake, and some companies have outright closed and you can see why it gets complicated.

As to why some of you think they are being 'vague', it's because it's not simply the same issue for each game. They also do not want to reveal the name of any publisher that refuses because they want to keep a good relationship and professional standard. If they said "We can't release Blinx because 'x' studio wants to make money on a remaster" people would lynch that studio and Microsoft would be the bad guy for outing them like that.

Please use some thought, the world makes more sense when you do.

I like that they are paying attention to the older games. Fusion Frenzy is a really fun party game. I got rid of my OG Xbox and all the games because I just kind of accepted that the games I spent money on would no longer work on the newer systems. I wish they did this sooner and I would have kept some of my older games. I like that they are now preserving the value of these games. When the next Xbox comes out, I like knowing all my current games aren't going to go in the trash and i won't have to keep an old console to play them.

Just looking at The Shadow of Colossus, I can't imagine playing a game with PS2/Xbox graphics today unless it's just for nostalgia. I'd much rather a proper remake of good games. People buy them so maybe MS should consider it. I do still play N64 with my nephews sometimes, just for nostalgia though. Seems like a lot of work for a few good games, that look like turd. Lot of 360 BC titles but not many good ones. Odin's Sphere: L was a good example... $60 on release for a PS2 game. I spent $24 I think, but it was well worth it... Game is beautiful and a new experience for me.

That's right Crap box keep going to the PAST because the FUTURE doesn't look so good for you.

Would be nice if they were a wee bit more specific about how it is more complex for og titles than for 360 titles...

Pretty good start, but here is my wish list:

Links 2004 (not likely however), Morrowind, The Thing, Scarface, Jade Empire, KOTOR 2, Splinter Cell series, Ghost Recon series, Call of Cthulhu, Destroy All Humans (1 & 2), Simpsons: Hit & Run, Indigo Prophecy, Manhunt, Max Payne (1 & 2), Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath, Pirates of the Caribbean (Bethesda), Shenmue II and a few others.

I grew up during the infancy of the Video Gaming era. My hope is that one day I can have a service that can work similar to the way (but not exactly like) Netflix or Hulu etc works. Why is it to hard for consumers and businesses of the industry to realize that at the moment? Money? Do we really need to go through all of our ages silver, golden and such just to end up where an acceptable form of entertainment is today like movies. I love that you can go on most streaming services and watch the old movies along with the new. One day you may be able to play the original Zelda along side Idk Halo. But I don’t want a walled garden like Steam, Xbox live, or PSN is at the moment. When they spread their selves a little thinner like Netflix and offer their services across all of our loved electronic devices only then will we feel that we’ve made it to a New Age of Games.

I don't know why they bother to be honest, I just don't see the attraction or the appeal. If you want to play old games - keep your old games systems. I just don't understand Microsoft with this spending time and effort to focus on this. But then again latest rumour is they are buying EA, so I don't understand Microsoft full stop.

Think of all the devs and pubs that don't even exist anymore...

I do not have to wait being I still have the games and the OG on hand to play when I want to. The only thing that might be hard to do is MP being MP is not supported no more for these games.

Metal Arms Glitch in the System please. It's already an Xbox original on 360, and I'd love to see it up-rezzed.

I would actually like to play the old NFL Fever from the OG Xbox. That game looked and played so much better than Madden, and not a complicated.

I'm still waiting for any Splinter Cells or that XBL Arcade Ninja game (forget the name) from the 360.

Buffy the vampire slayer! I will say it forever till I get it! It was the reason I bought an OG Xbox all those years ago.

They shouldn't have gone so far back with so much of just last generation still not brought up to the current one. I am still hoping for mgs collection, nier, zone of the enders collection, (these ones i know are ported to the current generation but there are multiple games that are available on the current xbox1 and still got backwards compatibility.) The RE games like 4,5,6 and code veronica. The dead rising games, L.A. noire