I was pleasantly surprised today to find one of my favorite racing games appear on the updated Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list. That game is IndyCar Series 2005. So, after playing some LOC tonight, I threw it in my 360, downloaded the emulation software, and created a new profile. While selecting the control setup, I was reminded that the 360 controller really sucks for racing games. This brought an intriguing thought to my mind. Can the Xbox 360 racing wheel be used with backwards compatible games? My guess is that it probably can. If it can, I'll be able to go back to many of my original xbox games and enjoy them with a good racing wheel.

After that interlude in thought, I went to attempt to play the game with the abysmal Xbox 360 controller. After fumbling with shifting for 5 minutes in practice, I decided just to go back and play it on the original xbox. But when I started racing, I realized just how much better the 360 makes the game look. Here is an example. (click to enlarge)

Ya, the 360 has more anti-aliasing issues, but damn it looks alot nicer! Now only if I could easily transfer all my setups. :|