Per this post over at AttackOfTheFanBoy, it appears that we have a few new games that might be part of the Backwards compatible list either via preview or already officially out. Those are:
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
Age of Booty (listed in comments of the article)
Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad (listed in comments of the article)
I can’t say I’m really all that excited, I did almost buy Age of Booty a couple of times. But new titles are always good. I will add them to the list as “Preview” designation until Microsoft officially acknowledges them.
9:00am edit – WE HAD TEN TITLES RELEASE TODAY. Also, right now Witcher 2 is FREE (In some regions like the US) AND BC!!!!!!
I’ll update the list a little later, but here is the link if you want to get started (from Major Nelson himself)
Witcher 2, Sam & Max, Small Arms and more! – Full List & comments on the “more”.
12:00pm Edit: Here is the full list:
- The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
- Sam & Max Save the World
- Aegis Wing
- Counter-Strike: GO
- Age of Booty
- Space Giraffe
- Soulcalibur
- Skullgirls
- Jeremy McGrath’s Offroad
- Small Arms
Interesting list. I was hoping for a more robust list that was a mix of Demand type games (Witcher 2) and Arcade (everything else). Super happy about Witcher 2, Sam & Max (maybe we can get a sale now) and Aegis Wing but the rest of it is okay unless you are specifically into one of those games. The more important thing here is that Microsoft also made the statement that games will be released as available and not as a monthly thing you see every month. This could make for more games being released or actually even less. I think it is the best model to follow, but means most of us will have to follow Xbox & Microsoft to see if our favorite game made the list.
For now, I’m just happy we got Witcher 2 free to download and play on my Xbox One or Xbox 360. I have a physical copy, but a digital copy means I don’t have to abuse my disc. Enjoy kiddoes and have a nice day.
