We haven't had backwards compatibility in our game consoles for very long -- around just two generations. The desirability of the feature is so widespread, though, that people are willing to follow ...

It seems that Microsoft, makers of the Xbox One entertainment console, might have found away around a problem plaguing the Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Program that launched this November. Some ...

Xbox players across Windows Centra communities share which OG Xbox and Xbox 360 classics they want revived through backward compatibility.

As part of Microsoft's 20th anniversary of Xbox broadcast, the company announced that 70+ additional original Xbox and Xbox 360 titles have been added to the backwards compatibility library in what ...

Microsoft has recommitted to its Xbox Backwards Compatibility Program for its future consoles and confirmed it will return in ...

Discover how Xbox backwards compatibility, PS5 cloud saves, and Nintendo Switch save backup keep old games on new consoles playable with smooth cross-gen game support and protected progress.

In addition, once the games are made backwards compatible, every one of their DLC packs will be free to download, as well. This ensures that the player bases won't be fragmented and that every player ...

Red Dead Redemption popped up as an Xbox One backwards compatible title over the weekend, allowing those who own the game to relive the story of John Marston in the old west. Its availability came to ...

The freshly unveiled console will let you play not only your Xbox One game library but also select games released for the original Xbox. Luke Lancaster is an Associate Editor with CNET, based out of ...