Xbox One Backwards Compatibility: SIX new games, PS4 content boost, Black Ops 2 update
XBOX ONE Backwards Compatibility has six new games added by Microsoft this week, as Sony beefed up their own PS4 rival.
UPDATE ONE: A new Xbox One Backwards Compatibility update has been released by Microsoft this week, following Sony's latest PlayStation Now PS4 announcement.
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has spoken further on the subject of Call of Duty Black Op 2 joining the lineup, appearing to rule out any kind of announcement in the coming weeks.
Spencer did tease that a new title is set to become Backwards Compatible and looks set to be a big one.
"One of my most anticipated is coming in the next few weeks, some good ones tee'd up. <no comment on BO2>," Spencer wrote on Twitter.
Sounds like March is going to have a strong finish, although it's unclear just what new games are set to be released.
From Spencer's Twitter hints, it's likely that there will at least one title included from the top ten most wanted list, which currently includes:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
- Skyrim
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Batman: Arkham City
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Assassin's Creed III
- GTA V
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
Xbox One Backwards Compatibility has been boosted by Microsoft again this week, providing gamers with new classic titles to play, although that doesn't means PS4 fans don't have anything to look forward too.
Xbox One owners can now download and play Assassin's Creed Revelations, Darksiders, Darksiders 2, Daytona USA, Stacking and Tower Bloxx Deluxe.
And even better both Assassin's Creed Revelations and Darksiders will be available to Games with Gold subscribers in April.
Darksiders makes its debut on April 1 until midnight on April 15, followed by Assassin's Creed Revelations on April 16 until April 30.
It's Microsoft policy that all featured Games with Gold titles are made playable on the Xbox One, the tech giant recently confirmed this by placing on all the listed titles on the completed BC list.
While not as big a number of titles as February, it shows Microsoft’s continued support for the program is strong, going into its second year.
Unlike February however, this month has not seen any eye-catching games make their debut, February included both Borderlands 2, HITMAN Absolution and GTA IV.
This could be partly down to third-party publishers deciding when their games can be released via Xbox One Backwards Compatibility.
The Xbox One Backwards Compatibility program is exclusive to the Microsoft console and has helped to bolster its exclusive 2017 lineup.
While the games that are released can’t necessarily be categorised as new, they have helped create a buzz every week for fans looking for the next title launched.
PS4 fans don’t have an equivalent feature that allows them to download and play old games for free, however, they can pay to access the PlayStation Now streaming service.
Currently, the PlayStation Now service includes over 480 games, none of which are PS4 exclusives.
While this is soon set to change, with plans in place for the streaming of PS4 titles later this year, more classic games have been added.
Sony made the PS4 update announcement today, confirming that a range of new racing titles are being added to the PlayStation Now library.
12 new titles are being added in total, with the games listed coming from all different PlayStation generations, some as far back as the PS2.
“To celebrate the start of the Formula 1 season which accelerates into the sporting schedule this weekend, we’ve gone full throttle with 12 racing games that are bound to keep you burning rubber for hours,” a message from Sony teases.
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This month’s additions include:
- WRC 5 FIA World Rally Championship
- Grid Autosport
- BlazeRush
- Motorcycle Club
- F1 2014
- MotoGP 15
- MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame
- Ride
- Daytona USA
- MX Vs ATV: Untamed
- Smash Cars
- Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer
Some fans may have spotted Daytona USA among the new entries, which was also recently added to the Xbox One Backwards Compatibility list.
Daytona USA is one of the oldest titles on the list, followed by Smash Cars, originally launched in 2003 on PS2.
It’s currently unclear if the Smash Card being released on PlayStation Now is indeed the original or the 2009 PS3 re-release.