Xbox One Backward Compatibility Turns One; Skate 3 Playable Today

The skater's paradise returns. Today marks the one-twelvemonth anniversary of astern compatibility coming to Xbox One.

Astern compatibility was part of the New Xbox One Experience last Nov that introduced the get-go batch of Xbox 360 titles that became playable on Xbox One along with a myriad of new updates to the Xbox One dashboard.

Part of the commemoration includes the announcement that pop Skateboarding game, Skate three, is beingness added to the ever growing list of Xbox One Backward Compatible games. The trailer beneath reminds usa of some of the large titles to come dorsum on Xbox 1 including Cherry Dead Redemption, Halo Accomplish and more recently Mass Effect 2 and iii.

Mike Ybarra, Caput of Platform Engineering for Xbox, gives u.s.a. his thoughts on the anniversary and the future of Xbox One Astern Compatibility:

Nosotros launched with over 100 titles and have added over 170 more than in the last year. Today, you can play more 280 Xbox 360 games on Xbox One, including my personal favorites, Blue Dragon and Red Expressionless Redemption – and the library continues to grow. We're thrilled with the response and engagement we've seen from the community with more than 210 meg hours of gameplay logged.

As we approach our one-year mark on Sabbatum, Nov 12, nosotros continue to work with our publishing partners to grow our library of Xbox One Astern Compatibility titles, and nosotros'll go along the community updated weekly when new releases are available. And don't forget, all Xbox 360 games available through Games with Gilt since we launched the program terminal twelvemonth are besides playable on Xbox One.

Skate 3 is bachelor now for download on Xbox One for $9.99 for Xbox Golden members. As part of the celebration, Microsoft and EA are going to provide the San Van Political party Pack DLC, which includes a new park, for free from now through Nov 20th.

What's one game you lot're hoping gets Xbox One astern compatibility? Tell u.s.a. in the comments.

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