Microsoft has confirmed which backward compatible games will be supported on Xbox Series X/S at launch.
According toXboxdirector of program managementJason Ronald, all Xbox,Xbox 360andXbox Onegames playable on Xbox One today—excluding those that require Kinect—will be available onMicrosoft’s next-gen consoles when they’re released on November 10.
A list of backward compatible games, which is still being updated, isavailable here.
After 500K+ hours of testing, we’re are excited to share that all Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One games playable on Xbox One today, except for the handful that require Kinect, will be available – and look and play better – on Xbox Series X|S at launch.
Ronald also reiterated that backward compatible games“look and play better”than ever before.
This is thanks to features such as Auto HDR, which automatically adds HDR enhancements to games which only shipped with standard dynamic range.
Xbox Series X is also capable of increasing the resolution of selected older games up to 4K and doubling their frame rates from 30fps to 60fps or 60fps to 120fps.
And backwards compatible titles see reductions in in-game load times too.
Further reading
Xbox Series X/Swill also be compatible with any officially licensed Xbox One accessory that connects to the console wired or wirelessly via USB, and any headsets that connect via the Xbox wireless controller’s 3.5mm port.
The firstXbox Series X/S unboxing videosapproved by Microsoft were published by various media outlets today.
Launching worldwide on November 10,Xbox Series X is priced at $499/€499/£449andXbox Series S costs $300/$300/£249.
Sonyrevealed a list10 PS4 games which are not playable on PS5earlier this month.
While it said “the overwhelming majority of the 4,000+PS4games are playable onPS5”, it warned that “some functionalities that were available on the PS4 console may not be available on PS5 consoles” and “some PS4 games may exhibit errors or unexpected behavior” when played on the next-gen system.
Some PS4 games will benefit from thePS5 Game Boostfeature, which may make them run with a higher or smoother frame rate.Ghost of Tsushimawill utilise PS5 Game Boostto support frame rates up to 60fps.
