Three new games have been added to the Xbox One Backwards Compatibility program in “Nin2-Jump”, “New Rally-X” and “Mr. Driller Online”. (Photo : Getty Images for Xbox/Imeh Akpanudosen)
Three former Xbox Live Arcade video game titles have been added to the Xbox One backwards compatibility program with “Nin2-Jump”, “New Rally-X” and “Mr. Driller Online”.
The three new game title additions were revealed by Larry Hryb aka “Major Nelson”. The three titles have been around for several years now, giving Xbox One owners more classic games to choose from.
List of Xbox One Backward Compatibility Games is now available + other titles coming soon https://t.co/2fFwtYAkQ2 pic.twitter.com/Sv4LvsWiel
— Larry Hryb (@majornelson) November 9, 2015
For Xbox 360 gamers who already own “Nin2-Jump”, “New Rally-X” and “Mr. Driller Online”, the game titles are likely to appear on the Xbox One list of subscribers. They are expected to pop up via the “Ready to Install” list of the game console by now.
Xbox One gamers who didn’t get them on their Xbox 360, they can be purchased via the web store, Attack of the Fanboy reported.
The three new titles should broaden the available games on the Xbox One backwards compatibility program and more are expected to follow. While these new additions are not exactly high profile game additions, a recent revelation could spur some excitement.
Thanks to a fan via Only Singleplayer, Xbox boss Phil Spencer addressed the possible inclusion of “Blue Dragon”. It turns out that the game is primed to be appearing in the Xbox One backwards compatibility program though there is no definite date for its release.
“Blue Dragon” is an open world role-playing game that was originally released back in 2007. Lined up with the first three game titles, “Blue Dragon’s” original debut isn’t that far from them.
“New Rally-X” came out in 2006, “Mr. Driller Online” in 2008 while “Nin2-Jump” appeared in 2011. The first two game titles mentioned come from Bandai Namco.
The four new game titles should be welcome news to Xbox Live subscribers the continued expansion of game titles. More are expected to follow though there were already other game titles rumored to be coming.
Among the titles said to be coming include “BioShock” series, “Skate 3”, “Alan Wake”, “Assassin’s Creed” and “Gears of War 3”. “Red Dead Redemption” is the game that many gamers have been requesting for the Xbox One backwards compatibility program but Microsoft has yet to shed some light on its possible addition.
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