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Microsoft has continued to roll out its new Xbox 360 emulation layer for the Xbox One, with support for another 16 games dropping today as an early Christmas present. The new titles contains some significant hits and a few duds, but it’s a solid expansion of the existing library.*We’ve added average Metacritic scores for each title. The list is as follows:
Braid (93)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (89)
Doritos Crash Course (74)
Fable III (80)
Halo: Reach (91)
Hydro Thunder (75)
Iron Brigade (82)
Kane & Lynch 2 (63)
Motocross Madness (73)
MS.PAC-MAN (unrated)
Peggle (89)
Portal: Still Alive (90)
Spelunky (87)
Splosion Man (84)
Ticket to Ride (70)
Zuma’s Revenge! (76)

Remember: You still need to own any game you want to play through emulation, either by downloading it from the Xbox One’s digital marketplace, or by buying a physical copy. The Xbox One can read Xbox 360 discs, so there’s no problem with taking either approach.



Microsoft is still offering an Xbox One / Fallout 4 bundle with a free copy of Fallout 3 tossed in.

Reports on game performance have varied from title to title, but the emulation layer is capable of delivering impressive results. Digital Foundry tested Fallout 3 on the Xbox One and reported that “there’s actually a fairly compelling argument that Fallout 3 could be one of those rare titles that produces an improved experience on Xbox One. We noted a number of instances of the Xbox 360 version stuttering as we traversed the wasteland and roamed the town of Megaton, while in like-for-like situations, the Xbox One game seemed unaffected.”

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