Making the Xbox 360 More Compatible
Unlike Sony, Microsoft is making its new console capable of playing more old games.
How the tables have turned. Before the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3 were released, Sony was the one emphasising how important full backwards compatibility was to the company. The newest models of the PS3, however, do not have any support at all for PS2 games. In contrast, Microsoft continues to add to its library of supported Xbox games, with the latest batch of games being added this week.
More than 80 Xbox games have been appended to the list of Xbox games that are playable on the Xbox 360, according to Microsoft community manager Larry Hryb.
Among the more exciting games on the list are Burnout 2: Point of Impact, FIFA 06 and Fight Night: Round 3. Microsoft hasn't played favourites, though, adding support for games from across the quality spectrum.
The Xbox 360 uses vastly different hardware to the Xbox and as a result, Microsoft was forced to resort of software emulation to get Xbox games working on its new system.
This latest batch of games increases the list of supported Xbox games to over 300.
With most of the big games on the system now taken care of and the Xbox audience firmly shifted in favour of the Xbox 360, whether or not the company will add to the list again is in doubt.
Microsoft has not said either way what it's plans are for more updates.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo
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