156 Xbox titles to work on European 360s News
Xbox Xbox 360 News by Ellie Gibson
Microsoft has unveiled the full list of Xbox games which will work on European Xbox 360s from the moment the console hits the shelves on December 2.
There are 156 titles in total - you can check for your favourite over at theUK Xbox website.
It's a pretty impressive selection, even if it is shorter than the US list - those lucky Yanks will have no less than 212 Xbox games to play on their shiny new console come launch day.
But frankly, there's nothing particularly key on the US list that's missing from ours - we can live without Army Men: Sarge's War, Catwoman and Cabela's Deer Hunt 2004 Season. Bit of a shame about Kill.switch and Samurai Jack, though.
Interestingly, the Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack appears on the US list, but not on the European list - chances are this is just an administrative error, however. At least, we do hope so...
If you're disgruntled at the fact that America's getting more backwards compatible titles than us, no matter how rubbish they might be, spare a thought for our Japanese friends and count yourself lucky - their list is a measly 12 games long.
Still, more titles will be added as time goes on - in fact, Microsoft has said it hopes to make all Xbox games ever released compatible eventually. Jolly good, now do get on with it.
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captainrentboy
17/11/05 @ 16:44
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It's like they're enticing and wanting you lot to come on this forum and scream ''EG are soooo xbox 360 biased,look at that headline..Again!''It's getting rather boring now though.
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Carlo, maybe its due to licensing? Ie. rights held by different companies?
Oh for the question as to why certain games are on there, its probably to do with the emulation having difficulty with certain bits of code (hence why Riddick, Doom 3 and Splinter Cell arent there). More recent games have been developed with MS's assistance in helping them be prepped for the 360 backward compatability, which is why HL2 is on there. Edit: Beano, please tell me you DIDNT miss the sarcasm in that post? :)
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" "OMGOMGOMG!!! Eurogamer is reporting that 156 is less than 212. So much negativity!! I bet they all go home to cuddle up with their PS2's. "
OMGOMG.. a over-sensitive Xbox fanboy ? Actually... 156 IS less than 212 ;)" Why do you have to be so serious about everything... At least its more than Japan...but personally i could care less. |
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kangarootoo
17/11/05 @ 17:44
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@tengu
You win TehPieBoy as your minion for his sarcasm detection failure.
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kangarootoo
17/11/05 @ 17:52
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" i said this would happen..."
What, me making fun of people. Sometimes it happens I'll admit. I certainly mean no offence to TehPieBoy, I just can't help myself sometimes. I like to think that my record on here is pretty even. Sometimes I make what I think are reasoned comments, sometimes I rip into people who I think are acting like nobheads, and sometimes I make slight jibes at the expense of others (as in this case). I'm not sure your posting history is quite so balanced. I am completely happy for the same lighthearted jibes to be made at my expense. I think you will always see the worst in me come in reaction to someone else acting like an arse (in my eyes of course). EDIT: Of course, if your comment was unrelated to mine I now appear rather self obsessed :)
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themerlin13
17/11/05 @ 18:14
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OK people BAD news, Gameplay are sending out emails to people to say they wont get a 360 on launch, for as far back as August orders!!!!!
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>Why is it different for each reigion?
It's different for each region because like the hardware, the games are different for each region. I don't know for a fact, but I'm assuming that emulation works in a similar way to an update, essentially 'patching' the cached code on your hard drive. Updates are targetted specifically to the encoded game, but you can't just run an executable file on an Xbox - it must be specifically signed by Microsoft, and they test it to make sure it works properly before it gets rolled out. I'm assuming the most recent Xbox games are being verified and targetted for 360 compatibility as they get certified by MS. |
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speedstars13
17/11/05 @ 18:45
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Why don't you dumbasses focus your engery toward MS for the real culprit, not EG. EG is simply reporting the FACT, there is no bias whatsoever.
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What's funny is that there hasn't been a single genuine Xbox fanboy comment in this whole thread, but because Beano didn't get the sarcasm, it all went tits up and turned into another 'EG is anti-Xbox' discussion
/laughs so hard his pet fanboy falls out of his cage Oh yeah, and for those of you wondering who wants to play Xbox games on a 360 (ecureuil, I'm looking at you)- I do. I never owned an original Xbox and would really like to pick up a few classic titles during gaps in the 360 release schedule. I can finally play Halo1, Halo2, and Half-Life2. I'm so excited. /just can't hide it. |
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what i find strange is that PES 5 is on the American list (it was the only game i was looking for to be backward compatible), but you can't get PES in the US.
that's what initially led me to believe that the original list of 200+ was a universal list, now im just confused with a european list too... |
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themerlin13
17/11/05 @ 22:37
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Er Wonga......."SONY, they always put Europe first" lol
Thats why we got screwed with the PSP, nearly a year late and still out of stock? Lets face it, we always get screwed in Europe! |
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WhyMeeeeee
18/11/05 @ 02:30
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i don't see conker or grabbed by the ghoulies on the list and rare is a microsoft studio, whats going on there?
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Triggerhappytel
18/11/05 @ 08:36
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Is this list counting old games (i.e, will my three-year-old copy of Halo work) or would I have to buy new versions of these games to actually get them to work?!
I'm confused. |
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DarthCheesiest
18/11/05 @ 08:48
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I don't own an Xbox and with Ridge Racer, DOA4 and Oblivion off the launch list, was looking forward to playing the Xbox games I own (Outrun and StreetFighter).
Also, where is the DOA4 Joystick Eurogamer showed a picture of and is there a decent steering wheel with force feedback. |
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"tengu, you win an invite to the Phantom Launch Party, its being held in Bermuda Triangle, which I guess is near Jamaica Square? Hosted by Lord Lucan, you'll be the first to try out the new Duke Nukem game. You'll be served a luxury meal of Shegar Steak and be bought home on the Marie Celeste."
Best. Post. EVER! :o) |
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kangarootoo
18/11/05 @ 10:41
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@All_Action_Hero
Oops. That will be the alternative "I am self obsessed" option then. Sorry about that. |
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Burnt Kona
18/11/05 @ 15:00
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William, Microsoft obviously think you play too many games and need to cut down ;p
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