Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Thread: Everyone wants it, no one uses it
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Banjo-Kazooie
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There's plenty of used offers on Amazon for $5-6 as well
Baron_Calamity
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Wait... digital won't work? It did for the first Mass Effect.
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And I just realize I would have to buy all the dl too at full price.
muzzymate
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Confirmed here too: https://majornelson.com/blog/xbox-one-backward-compatibility/
Seems to be a thing with multi-disc releases that were not available as Games on Demand titles for the 360.
OnionPowder
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There is no digital version.
Why would it be digital only? That makes no sense. Weren't these games sold digitally on 360?
OnionPowder
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It supposedly doesn't take much work for EA and of course EA wants to sell more copies of the infamously outrageously priced DLC for Mass Effect 2 and 3.
marcbret87
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Great news, shame it's not available in digital format, would love to replay ME2, my favourite in the series. Let's see if they can eventually make Blue Dragon, Lost Odissey, Deus Ex DC, ME 2&3 and so on available in the Store.
JeffG
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Never
OnionPowder
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Xbox.com or on the 360 store front on the xbox one.
marcbret87
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For some reason multi-disc games are not available in digital format, ME1 is a single-disc game. Phil Spencer said they are working on this but no solution yet available.
TheUnsunghero26
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Excited to have the whole Mass Effect trilogy on Xbox One! Time to do another play through.
Baron_Calamity
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Bummer. oh well. Guess I'll wait longer.
All my 360 BC dreams are coming true. When they announced the program I thought it would take 2 or 3 years to get everything that I wanted, if ever. Now I'm down to just 2 or 3 big games on my wishlist in the span of a year. Going in for a replay of the trilogy after I wrap up Skyrim!
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Ah, thank goodness. So, this isn't a BC problem. It's a 360 problem. Just like Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon, the games were never sold digitally, so they're only playable on disc on Xbox One.
Solving this problem is not a BC engineering team problem. It's more for Microsoft + publishers + developers to take care of that.
Dr. Zoidberg
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EA wants to put their back catalog in the EA Access Vault.
We all know these BC XB1 games are downloadable and just check the disc for licensing, but due to some kind of issue regarding their lack of digital availability on the 360, they aren't able to be sold as digital titles. My question is, can they be given out as part of EA Access? They aren't being "sold" per se, so maybe that can skirt the issue that's holding up the digital availability of multi-disc titles.
And lawyers! Don't forget the lawyers.
Banjo-Kazooie
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Yep
Also kinda unfortunate for people is there doesn't seem to be a disc based "GOTY" type version that bundles all the DLC in...so you'll need to actually buy the DLC at full price (or wait for a sale) for the full experience.
Yep
Also kinda unfortunate for people is there doesn't seem to be a disc based "GOTY" type version that bundles all the DLC in...so you'll need to actually buy the DLC at full price (or wait for a sale) for the full experience.
Sure but nothing has changed in that way. We've always had to do that even when playing on 360.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
All 3 are free on EA Access.
Hmmm why does Spencer tweets this suddenly. Article is from september.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/14/12904260/xbox-one-free-games-microsoft-360-backwards-compatability
http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/14/12904260/xbox-one-free-games-microsoft-360-backwards-compatability
Apparently the digital versions are up for EA Access members.
Hopefully the games are available for digital purchase soon.
cantona222
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I played and beat Mass Effect 1 & 2. Currently I don't remember the decisions I made for that game (I don't care that much). So is it worth going through the hustle to transport my save to the XBone to play ME 3 for the first time?
Banjo-Kazooie
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I always thought MS would follow EA and do a "MS Access" style program and offer a lot of their backcompat and older games to it like EA does. I'm honestly utterly shocked at how they have not done this yet.
Seems like a great way to make some extra $$ off of older games that aren't making anything anymore, as well as get new members to your ecosystem excited about your properties.
Think of a MS Access with all their old 360 games and their older XB1 games
In ME1 it was like "keep crate, deliver crate, report crate, or all of the above", and in ME2 it was like "let species die, let species live".
So that probably narrows it down a bit.
That's pretty much Games with Gold. Most of the major first party titles have already been Gold at least once.
Banjo-Kazooie
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Well ya, but I mean not everyone has been able to download them though. I mean, personally, I have most of their titles and played the ones I have wanted too, but I don't see what they lose by doing it for people new to the Xbox ecosystem, or people picking up the console to get good value on their older XB1 games
Serious Question:
What will Larry Hyrb be revealing later on in the week?
Last week in Australia he said a top-requested title would come out on Saturday, November 12th (i.e. Friday, November 11th in the States).
With Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 now out the door....what else could it be?
What will Larry Hyrb be revealing later on in the week?
Last week in Australia he said a top-requested title would come out on Saturday, November 12th (i.e. Friday, November 11th in the States).
With Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 now out the door....what else could it be?
Skate.
Black Republican
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didnt Spencer say Nov would be a great month for BC titles? i guess he wasnt lying
yankeehater
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Agreed. EA is clearly on board with GWG now so Skate makes the most sense.
DAYTONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Black Republican
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Please be Skate 1/2 and 3!
i got them all on digital sale for about $5 each this year
woodsey1982
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GTA IV
WhiteRabbitEXE
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Why do you think it would take a lot to convince them? It increases the value of EA Access, will provide a small boost in DLC sales, and EA is generally not even interested in remasters. Upsides with no downsides.
shawnoftheshred
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My guess is Burnout Paradise or Skate.
My hope is Street Fighter IV.
My hope is Street Fighter IV.
To be fair there is only positive things for EA. They dont have to do any work. This will boost some sales again and dlc and it pushes EA Access again. All for free really haha.
prettyvacant77
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ME 2 & 3 digital downloads from EA access play fine, kicking off an ME3 playthrough now
Baron_Calamity
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I would love to try out Burnout paradise again.
Emperor Bohe
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man i still want OG Xbox BC to happen
Backlogger
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I've purchased both digitally over the last year in anticipation along with a bunch of other announced or strongly hinted at games.
I thought EA shut down the servers for Burnout Paradise though? Maybe I'm mixing it up with another game.
I'd love to replay it, was one of my top five games last generation.
shawnoftheshred
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It's been mentioned on Twitter a few times that it's eventually coming to backwards compatibility (same with Injustice), so it's more a matter of when than "if" at this point. Given that game's reliance on multiplayer for fun (oh so fun!), I would imagine the servers will be up.