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Old 29-06-2015, 22:00
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Just hit the menu and view buttons together on the controller and this brings up the 360 mini guide.
Excellent thank you. Sadly it dosent show what I need. I have downloaded Thief from X Box website as its the free 360 game for the month. Its not supported on the preview programme yet and its not in my download queue.

Is there anyway of telling if I have this game or will it download once the preview program supports it?
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Old 29-06-2015, 22:14
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see how they said all your old games would be free to download ?

I don't get it, is it as long as I've played a game before and have all the achievements etc then I will automatically be able to download it again? even without the actual games or saves anymore?

I'm thinking of buying some cheap 360 games pretty soon as I would imagine shops might put prices back up a little bit on the old 360 games once this becomes popular?
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Old 29-06-2015, 23:09
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As I am downloading the free 360 game for the month from the website as cant figure out how to do it via console as just lets me get x box one games. On the website it says it will download as soon as i sign onto my 360 profile and as I cant see if its been done I thought i might be able to if i can see my 360 dashboard.

To the other poster just DM and ill send you an invite
Excellent thank you. Sadly it dosent show what I need. I have downloaded Thief from X Box website as its the free 360 game for the month. Its not supported on the preview programme yet and its not in my download queue.

Is there anyway of telling if I have this game or will it download once the preview program supports it?
It won't be in your queue as it's not supported yet, plus it wouldn't automatically download to the Xbox One even if it was supported.

If/when it is added to the list of supported games, you would have to go to your Games and Apps, and go all the way to the right hand side of the Games section - it would show up there as available to download.

see how they said all your old games would be free to download ?

I don't get it, is it as long as I've played a game before and have all the achievements etc then I will automatically be able to download it again? even without the actual games or saves anymore?

I'm thinking of buying some cheap 360 games pretty soon as I would imagine shops might put prices back up a little bit on the old 360 games once this becomes popular?
If you had a 360 game as a digital download, then it will appear as available to download in Games and Apps if/when it is supported by the backward compatibility.

If you had a 360 game as a disc, then you'll be able to download it once it is supported by the backward compatibility *if you still have the disc*.

Only cloud saves will carry over - if you had saves on a 360 HDD or other storage, they will be lost unless you still have a 360 and move them to the cloud save storage.
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Old 03-07-2015, 06:51
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while i find the backwards compatibility an excellent feature because i love replaying old games. if you play mass effect its not a perfect emulation. the load and save times are alot quicker which is awesome as mass effect had lots of loading screens and the texture pop in what it is famous for is gone as well all excellent problems though are the frame rate it all ticks along fine until you get in a battle with a few enemy's on screen and the frame rate takes a plunge to almost unplayable. yes i understand its in preview but they will need to replicate the frame rate alot better
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Old 03-07-2015, 10:48
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while i find the backwards compatibility an excellent feature because i love replaying old games. if you play mass effect its not a perfect emulation. the load and save times are alot quicker which is awesome as mass effect had lots of loading screens and the texture pop in what it is famous for is gone as well all excellent problems though are the frame rate it all ticks along fine until you get in a battle with a few enemy's on screen and the frame rate takes a plunge to almost unplayable. yes i understand its in preview but they will need to replicate the frame rate alot better
You would have thought there was some sort of certification process in place. Yes, it's still in preview, so problems are understandable and nobody is expecting every game to run perfectly from day one. But if there are particular issues with this game why put it on the approved list before improvements to the emulator can be made?
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Old 21-07-2015, 22:18
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Just had a message via Xbox Live -

Thank you for participating in the Xbox One Preview program and helping us test Backward Compatibility! We’ve received great feedback from participants thus far and are working hard on several improvements to the experience.

We’d like to let you know about an upcoming change that will require action on your part. If you have installed any of the titles listed below, please read on for info on how to keep playing:
Viva Piñata
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark Zero
Kameo: Elements of Power
Jetpac Refuelled
Banjo-Kazooie
Banjo-Tooie

If you have any of these titles, you’ll need to uninstall and reinstall the title to continue playing.

For assistance uninstalling titles, please refer to this page on Xbox Support. Once you’ve uninstalled the title, you can reinstall it from My games & apps > Games > Ready to Install.

NOTE: Reinstalling a title won’t impact its Xbox 360 saves.


I wonder if there's any chance of sorting out compatibility for PAL disc users?
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Old 22-07-2015, 09:02
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I expect it's no coincidence that those games are part of Rare Replay.
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Old 04-08-2015, 16:27
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Surprised this hasnt been posted, all 360 games that are backwards compatible will be free for Xbox one owners :0
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Old 04-08-2015, 16:29
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Surprised this hasnt been posted, all 360 games that are backwards compatible will be free for Xbox one owners :0
Not watching live cos I'm at work, but Xbox's FB posts are very badly worded. They've stated that 100 backward compat games coming later this year for free. Presumably this means free if you already own the game on 360 and not free free?
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Old 04-08-2015, 16:30
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Surprised this hasnt been posted, all 360 games that are backwards compatible will be free for Xbox one owners :0
I don't think I've seen that mentioned, specifically, though they just announced that all future GWG 360 games will be BC for XB1 owners...
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Old 04-08-2015, 16:54
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the backwards compat 360 games are not free you have to own them.

they are making a big thing of the backwards compatibility feature being free because playstation now isnt. the games them selves that use the feature are not free
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Old 04-08-2015, 19:26
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Surprised this hasnt been posted, all 360 games that are backwards compatible will be free for Xbox one owners :0
That Xbox UK Facebook post? Seems to have a few people confused. It's free to play games you already own.

Some big-name publishers confirmed to be supporting BC include Sega, Capcom, 2K, Bethesda, Warner Bros, EA, Square Enix, Bandai Namco and Ubisoft.

Activision are, currently, notable in their absence. All those people voting for COD games may well be disappointed. At least for a while.
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Old 04-08-2015, 21:10
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Activision are, currently, notable in their absence. All those people voting for COD games may well be disappointed. At least for a while.
Perhaps they're working on some COD4 remake for the current gen of consoles or something along those lines. Hence why the lack of support.
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Old 09-08-2015, 11:10
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That Xbox UK Facebook post? Seems to have a few people confused. It's free to play games you already own.

Some big-name publishers confirmed to be supporting BC include Sega, Capcom, 2K, Bethesda, Warner Bros, EA, Square Enix, Bandai Namco and Ubisoft.

Activision are, currently, notable in their absence. All those people voting for COD games may well be disappointed. At least for a while.
This has just made my mind up, definitely getting and xbone, I really want to play mass effect again, time to put the ps4 to one side. Will the graphics be the se are will they be polished up a little.

Bugger I've miss read it, I thought That games you previously owned could be downloaded, but it seems you still have to have use the disk to start the download, i traded my games in with my 360 when I got my ps4
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Old 09-08-2015, 11:18
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This has just made my mind up, definitely getting and xbone, I really want to play mass effect again, time to put the ps4 to one side. Will the graphics be the se are will they be polished up a little.

Bugger I've miss read it, I thought That games you previously owned could be downloaded, but it seems you still have to have use the disk to start the download, i traded my games in with my 360 when I got my ps4
yeah,you need the disc or a digital version of the game,in some cases though they can be picked up dirt cheap
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Old 09-08-2015, 15:29
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yeah,you need the disc or a digital version of the game,in some cases though they can be picked up dirt cheap

I'm sure the price will creep up a bit for the titles that end up on the BC list.
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Old 09-08-2015, 15:41
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I'm sure the price will creep up a bit for the titles that end up on the BC list.
Thats why im buying the ones i dont already own now whilst im on the preview
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Old 09-08-2015, 18:48
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well mass effect backwards comnpat version had a 801mb update recently played it a bit today. the xbox 360 UI is now in HD rather than SD which it was previously. the update does seem to have affected the loading screens a bit not running smooth
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Old 11-08-2015, 19:01
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EA are thinking about putting there backwards compatible games in the EA access vault.

this would make them only available to those with EA access membership. so much for not making you pay for games you already own
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Old 11-08-2015, 19:29
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Where did you hear that?!

I also don't see how it would make them only available to those who subscribe to EA Access.

Xbox One games in the Vault aren't only available to EA Access members - everyone is still able to buy the disc or digital download version.

Why would it be different for 360 games?

Slap them in the Vault for EA Access members to have for free, while non-members have to buy the disc/download as normal.
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Old 11-08-2015, 19:33
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yeah your right they are probably putting the games i the vault for people who dont own them
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Old 11-08-2015, 21:03
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Having not owned a Xbox 360 but I own a Xbox One it is welcome news that games with gold is now offering xbox 360 games to be played on the Xbox One. While I understand that backwards compatability is not rolled out till November, am I correct in thinking I can download the 360 games now ready to play in November?
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Old 12-08-2015, 06:52
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i think someone told me the games with gold 360 games were backwards compatible from Septembers games onwards
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Old 12-08-2015, 09:24
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i think someone told me the games with gold 360 games were backwards compatible from Septembers games onwards
Yes, MS told you They announced it last week.
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Old 12-08-2015, 11:28
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Yes, MS told you They announced it last week.
Are you able to download the games now ready for November?
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