Xbox has recently just reached its 20 year anniversary, with the original Xbox console being released in the US on November 15th 2001.
As part of its 20 year anniversary, Xbox has announced some new additions to the platform, starting with new games as part of the Xbox backward compatibility program and also FPS Boosts to games on the Xbox Series X / S and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Backward Compatible Games
As part of Xbox’s celebration of its 20th anniversary, over 70 Xbox 360 and Original Xbox games have been added to the platform as part of the Xbox backward compatibility program and will be available on both Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S.
All of the backward compatible games which have been added this time include support for Auto HDR (where supported on displays) and Original Xbox games will receive a resolution increase on Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S consoles (on supported displays).
The following games have been added:
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Aces of the Galaxy
Advent Rising
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Make the Grade
Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Burning Earth
Bankshot Billiards 2
Beautiful Katamari
Binary Domain
Black College Football Xperience: Doug Williams Ed
Cloning Clyde
Conan
Darwinia+
Dead or Alive Ultimate
Dead or Alive 3
Dead or Alive 4
Death by Cube
Disney Universe
Disney’s Chicken Little
Elements of Destruction
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
F.E.A.R. 3
F.E.A.R. Files
The First Templar
Gladius
Gunvalkyrie
Islands of Wakfu
Lego The Lord of the Rings
Manhunt
Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 3
Mini Ninjas
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
MX vs. ATV Alive
MX vs. ATV Untamed
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Novadrome
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
Otogi: Myth of Demons
Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
The Outfit
Outpost Kaloki X
Quake Arena Arcade
R.A.W. – Realms of Ancient War
Red Dead Revolver
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Ridge Racer 6
Rio
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isen 2: Dark Waters
Rock of Ages
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel
Scramble
Screwjumper!
Secret Weapons Over Normandy
Skate 2
SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam!
SpongeBob’s Truth or Square
Star Wars Starfighter: Special Edition
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Switchball
Thrillville
Thrillville: Off the Rails
Time Pilot
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Toy Story Mania!
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
Viva Piñata: Party Animals
Warlords
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Despite the additional 76 games which have now been added, this was the final addition to the Xbox backward compatibility library. Xbox has said:
“This latest and final addition of 70+ titles to the backwards compatibility program was only possible through the passion and feedback from the community.”
FPS Boost
Not only did Xbox add 76 new backward compatible games, but also 37 games have received the FPS Boost feature and for the first time Xbox Cloud Gaming is getting the FPS Boost feature, starting with 33 games.
Some of the games receiving FPS Boost are games which have just been added as part of the 20th anniversary but the majority were already on the platform. The 37 games receiving FPS Boost are:
Alan Wake
Assassin’s Creed
Binary Domain
Black College Football Xperience: Doug Williams Ed
Darksiders
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 3
Disney’s Chicken Little
Dragon Age: Origins
Dragon Age II
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. 3
Fable Anniversary
Fable III
Fallout 3
Fallout: New Vegas
Far Cry 3
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 3
Gears of War: Judgment
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
Kameo: Elements of Power
Lego The Lord of the Rings
Medal of Honor: Airborne
Mirror’s Edge
Nier
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Rock of Ages
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Sonic Generations
Sonic Unleashed
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
The first 33 games to receive FPS Boost on Xbox Cloud Gaming are:
Battlefield 4
Beholder Complete Edition
Dishonored Definitive Edition
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Dragon Age: Origins
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
The Evil Within 2
Fable Anniversary
Fable III
Fallout 3
Fallout 4
Fallout 76
Fallout: New Vegas
The Gardens Between
Gears of War 2
Gears of War 3
Gears of War 4
Gears of War: Judgment
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
Halo Wars 2
Kameo: Elements of Power
MotoGP 20
My Friend Pedro
My Time at Portia
Prey
ReCore
Shadow Warrior 2
Steep
Titanfall 2
Two Point Hospital
Wasteland 3
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Halo Infinite Multiplayer and Elder Scrolls 6 announcements
Ahead of the December 8th 2021 release of Halo Infinite, 343 Industries have launched a free to play Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta with season 1. It is available to all players on Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One, Windows PC and also via Xbox Cloud Gaming.
Since Microsoft completed its acquisition of Bethesda for $7.5 billion it has previously been expected that Elder Scrolls 6 may be exclusive to Xbox platforms. It has now been confirmed that the game will only be available on Xbox and Windows. Another Bethesda game titled ‘Starfield’ expected to launch next year has also been confirmed to be exclusive to Xbox and Windows.