Microsoft’s head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has taken to Twitter to answer some questions from the community regarding the backwards compatibility feature on the Xbox One.
Microsoft announced the feature during their E3 conference last year, and each month new Xbox 360 titles have been added to the library of backwards compatible games.
This fall, we’re launching Xbox One Backward Compatibility so you can play select Xbox 360 games on Xbox One. Best of all, Xbox One Backward Compatibility will be available at no additional charge, so you won’t have to pay to play games you already own. Not only is backward compatibility one of the most-requested fan features, it’s also part of our vision to provide the biggest and best games catalog without limits, so you can get more out of the investment you’ve made in your game collection, and your games library is not limited to just one device.
Earlier this year, Call of Duty: Black Ops was made available for the Xbox One, and sales for the game exploded afterwards.
I like the progress on BC. We'd like to have all and work on 3P games is always a partnership with publisher.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) October 12, 2016
Spencer was also asked about making games for the original Xbox backwards compatible with the Xbox One. According to Spencer, it hasn’t being ruled out but the team isn’t working on the feature for the moment. However, he would like to “find the time” to make it happen.
We haven't ruled it out but we aren't working on it right now. I'd like to find the time to do it.
— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) October 12, 2016
Are you enjoying the Xbox One’s BC feature? Would you like to see games from the original Xbox appear on the Xbox One as well?