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Xbox Exec Teases Future Backwards Compatibility Games

New games are coming "soon" that Phil Spencer is "really looking forward to."

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Today's new addition to the Xbox One backwards compatibility program, Word Puzzle, might not have been the Xbox 360 game you were looking for. On Twitter, someone asked Xbox boss Phil Spencer if there was a reason why there aren't more high-profile games being added to the catalog lately.

He explained that it comes down to "the order of things" as titles come out of testing. More intriguingly, he teased, "We have some I've been really looking forward to coming soon."

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The five most-requested games for the backwards compatibility program currently on the Xbox Feedback site are Call of Duty: Black Ops II, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Each of them has more than 100,000 votes.

Despite the clear interest, there is no guarantee that any of them will ever come to the program or that Spencer's comment is in reference to any of those games. Games are added to the backwards compatibility program whenever they are ready, not on a set schedule.

Games confirmed for the catalog but not yet released include Skate 3, BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite.

What games would you like to see added? Let us know in the comments below!

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Lara Croft: Guardian of Light.

And it would be great to see them bring backwards compatibility for the original Xbox library to bring older games to the current gen like the original Rockstar line-up, Burnout games, Need For Speed games, Star Wars games, etc.

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Top Spin 4!!!

There is no game of tennis on this gen, time to add one at least !!!

4 years without a game of tennis...

don't understand...

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Man, I want none of those top 5 games. Skyrim would be cool but I want the updated one with mod support. Why do people want the CoD games? It's an annualized series, just get the newest one, that's what everyone will be playing.

Give me Lost Odyssey!

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Cool, I forgot Bioshock Infinite is coming.

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Ghostbusters 2009

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Can we get some sports titles? College Hoops 2K8, NCAA Footbal 2014, All Pro Football 2K7

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They should have called Xbox One, the Xbox 180 because right when you think you bought a next gen forward thinking console, it spins you around so you're looking at that giant library of 360 games you can now play all over again. Or, you can wait until Scorpio for what the X1 should have been.

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@caseyrybek: Yeah giving people a great feature for free is ridiculous. People should have to pay to stream the games they already own if they want to play them on the newest console.

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@caseyrybek: Or, you know, you can play some current gen games too?

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Blur. Very underrated arcade racer.

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Dishwasher and Shadow Complex, NOW.

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@santinegrete: Dude, Shadow Complex was added a year ago. It's been BC for a long time. I've played it and it's just as awesome as ever.

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Yeah because what we really need is more COD games or modern military shooters in general on Xbox...... I could give a dry popcorn fart if another COD game saw the light of the day.

Skyrim is the only game of those 5 that makes any sense and I doubt we will see that anytime soon with Bethesda's "remaster" on way.

Not that I really care, I'm just glad XCOM and Dark Souls made the cut before any of that rubbish.

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My guess is that a couple of those most requested games won't make it it to BC since they are receiving Remasters (cod 4, skyrim). It would be counterintuitive.

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That infamous Spencer hot air....

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It would be really cool if you bought Skyrim Special Edition and get Elder Scrolls Oblivion as a backwards compatible with it.

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As I said in the other topic.

Games by Treasure (Ikaruga is out already yayyy!!!)

Radiant Silvergun

Guardian Heroes

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A backcompat of Reach that isn't shit would be lovely.

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I am going with one I've never seen.

Stoked. The absolute best snowboard game ever released. It's a shame it never caught on.

But, LA Noire, Skate 3, Orange Box & Unreal tournament would be awesome.

and...go to original xbox and release MVP05 baseball. WE ALL DESERVE IT!!!!

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@beastee1981: I wonder if og Xbox backwards compatibility is even possible?

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@harrykid1: They said they are looking into it, since you could do it on the 360 (I still have the original Halo and Crimson Skies haha), so hopefully one day :D

Maybe that will be a secret and work on the Scorpio system.. who knows.

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@harrykid1: I've always wondered the same thing. That would be incredible; Republic Commando please!

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I would love Eternal Sonata and Tales of Vesperia!

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Dead Space Trilogy, Mass Effect 2,3, GTAIV, LA Noire, NCAA 14, fix Halo Reach

Arkham Origins, SC Blacklist,

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Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen!!! I still get on my xbox 360 to fight the end game arenas and the online Ur-Dragon from time to time. In addition to farming gear on the Dark Arisen expansion

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Give me All Pro Football 2k7. Its still better than any Madden football game out today.

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Don't need the Bioshock games or Skyrim anymore in my opinion. ME2 and ME3 for me, we know the multiple disk hurdle has been solved.

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Glad i still have my old consoles and most of these games. Don't get all this humping on bc. I don't buy a new console to play old ass games lmao!! People cry about wanting new games, but cry about wanting old ones hahahaaa!!

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@kelseyjb: Salty Cow

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@sleepnsurf: I'm salty because i still have all my past consoles and the new ones? Hahahaaa! Foh you goofy a$$ clown.

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Mass Effect 2 and 3.

/thread.

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@IndySandbagTrik: Don't bother, EA will rather do another remaster than giving you free backwards compatibility.

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I'm still waiting for SAINTS ROW 1 !!!! >:(

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@thorbjorn_b3: waiting for a old game? Lmfao!!!

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@thorbjorn_b3: I recently tried to play it and, wow, that game has not aged well!

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The xboxone already has a million cod games I want to see fight night 3,4 and fight night champion on xboxone

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@emptycow718: A million? Ghosts, Advanced Warfare, Black Ops ]|[, and coming soon, Infinite Warfare and Modern Warfare: Remastered. That's five, plus two backward compatible titles (Black Ops and CoD 2).

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Mafia II. I bought this awhile back and never played and dont feel like digging out my 360. this would let me play it before buying III

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Pretty obvious that they know that remasters of those games will be made, hence why they're not adding them to b/c. muney muney.

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Mass Effect 2 and 3 please. I get that it's probably very difficult to do with the multiple discs and DLC. But if EA is still up their own ass and won't contract someone to do a remaster ("we're focused on moving forward and building new IP" hahahaha no...), then someone has to do it.

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@Neubmann: We get so many unneeded or nobody asked for this type remasters (i personally don't have a problem with them actually, but it seems much of the internet does). But I have noticed the ME Trilogy seems to be the one remaster collection that many actually want, but it's the one that looks like were not to be given. Ironic isn't it. You would think EA would jump all over the chance to resell the games to us.

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Enslaved: Odyssey to the West was a fantastically beautiful and fun game, scored with critics and players even though not much fanfare surrounding it when released in 2010. Would love to see a reboot or for it to be BC

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@zquare_eyes: Agreed. Picked it up a couple of years ago. Really a fantastic little game.

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@Zenopants: Yep.

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Castlevania. Literally the only game's backwards compat I care about.

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@Raidendude153: Which one? There are several.

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Ninja Gaiden 2, Ninja Gaiden 3:Razor's Edge, Prince of Persia('08), Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, Mutant Storm Reloaded, Omega Five, Guwange, Aces of the Galaxy, UMvsC3, Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond(so underrated), Sonic Generations, Akai Katana, Deathsmiles, Deathsmiles 2, DoDonPachi Resurrection, Outrun Online Arcade, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 1&2, Castlevania: LoS MOF, Zombie Apocalypse, Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone, Alice: Madness Returns, Trine 2, Fez, Rocket Knight, Hard Corps: Uprising, Bionic Commando, Hydrophobia, Undertow, Pinball Hall of Fame, Alien Breed 1, 2, 3, Conan, Beijing 2008, MLB2K10

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@anodyn3: Have to disagree on C:LoS2. I looked forward to it for a long time and it was a HUGE letdown. The first one was excellent. Couldn't finish the second one it bore me to death.

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@Keaze_: can't argue with that. It was a pretty big disappointment compared to the sheer awesomeness of the 1st LoS. Still would like it BC just to have the option... Mirror of Fate was surprisingly good I thought

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