The recent announcement of GoldenEye 007 for Xbox consoles sparked a conversation about older games on modern consoles. Xbox backward compatibility has allowed people to play older titles on Xbox ...

One of the banes of my existence is maintaining backward compatibility to versions of Windows from 15 years ago while supporting new features of Windows Vista. It's quite a juggling act. I use three ...

Microsoft has an expansive list of backward compatible games that allow people to play classic titles on modern consoles. The technology isn't just to play old games as they were. Many games get a ...

The well-known leaker Nate the Hate shared an interesting piece of information on the ResetEra forum. Based on what he knows, Microsoft is reportedly trying to make Xbox backward-compatible games run ...

Xbox just added 70+ games to its backward compatibility program. But this massive drop will be the last set of games added as Xbox announced licensing and legal constraints means it can no longer add ...

DownloadSquad is blogging that Vienna, the next release of Windows, will “break backward compatibility with many existing Windows programs.” It will also include features that were planned for Vista ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. “This latest and final addition of 70+ titles to the backwards compatibility ...

Microsoft is celebrating the Xbox’s 20th anniversary by making another 76 games, from the original Xbox and Xbox 360, backward compatible on current Xbox consoles. The games will support Auto HDR on ...

Xbox’s biggest advantage over PlayStation is its outstanding backward compatibility. Being able to play titles from older systems is a valuable feature to hardcore gamers. While the PS5 is only ...