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360 Back-Compat Updated Again
Despite news many months ago that they weren't going to be doing much in the way of updating anymore, there's a new raft of old games that you'll be able to play on your Xbox 360. Some of the highlights include: "JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future, MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf, Project Gotham Racing 2, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams"
This update sucks: still no support for Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball.
This game may suck as a "real" volleyball game, but it's fun and easy to play and it's great to watch. The casino isn't half-bad either.
In any case, it's an excellent 3D "slideshow" to impress people. And when I say people, I mean guys.
Too bad DOAXV2 has so much "loading" crap. The damn console has a fuckin' hard drive, install the damn game on it!
Sorry people, I didn't mean to troll. I'm just really upset that sony can't get their act together. It's no surprise the 360 has been outselling the PS3, come to think of it.
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Maximum teh wins times infinity. Thanks Microsoft.
...we get people in our shop asking for emulators...
Don't tell me to get a life. I'm a gamer; I have LOTS of lives!
wait, responding to your own troll with another troll? Brilliant! Next time move a little faster so you can get the coveted "frosty piss!" too. That's at least 42 points alone!
You might want to know that there's still some glitches in a few of those games. In JSRF, for example, the name of the areas in the map flickers a lot for me. There are also obvious framerate drops while doing quick turning, which didn't happen in an actual xbox.
The game is still playable, but it's not quite the same thing as it is on the original hardware.
All I can say is it's about time Silent Hill is BC. I can't wait to pick it up.
Please Don't Feed The Trolls.
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2! i might finally get an Xbox 360.
Can I hear an "Oh h to the e to the double hockey sticks YEAH BOY!" from the RPGers out there?
--- Grow a pair, liberals... stop letting the Republicans bully you!
the don't-die-every-2-months compat?
It's just a marketing ploy by Micro$oft so they can say "look at us & all the games you can play through xbox live."
When you're done talking out of your ass, you might take a second and re-read (or just plain read) TFS.
These are backwards-compatibility updates. They allow you to play original Xbox games on the 360. So no, it's not a marketing ploy, it's called customer satisfaction. They make no money by providing these updates, they do it for gamers who own Xbox games and still want to play them.
I can understand not RTFA, but for frak's sake - RTFS!
"What do you despise? By this are you truly known." --Princess Irulan, Manual of Muad'Dib
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A list of all Xbox games playable on the 360 can be found here.
You're a NIGGER!
There are perfectly good games on the xbox that wouldn't output in 720p or 1080i. I'd like to play them on the 360 rendered at higher res for improved clarity.
"Despite news many months ago that they weren't going to be doing much in the way of updating anymore,"
Nice link there, Zonk.
Seriously, I've been here for "many months" and I don't recall seeing anything saying "no moar back compat!" If anything, I've seen Microsoft insisting the opposite, and I also remember people being surprised that Microsoft was still working on it when their last update came out a few months ago.
So I have to ask: where are you getting your information?