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1. #Xbox one backward compatibility fable anniversary review series#
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#Xbox one backward compatibility fable anniversary review series#

While some games seem to benefit more than others from the Xbox Series X's backwards compatibility features, it certainly makes the trip down memory lane cheerier. Microsoft seems to deliver on its promise of more stability and improved texture filtering for backwards-compatible games based on our experience so far. Sea of Thieves on Xbox Series X (Image credit: Rare)

These benefits just make the experience of picking up older games a little bit sweeter. Sea of Thieves took just 30 seconds to load into a game after hitting 'set sail' (considerably faster than its usual 1 to 2 minute loading times on Xbox One S), while Mount and Blade loaded in less than a second and No Man's Sky took just 35 seconds. I also found that loading times were also shaved down massively for the likes of Sea of Thieves, Mount and Blade, and No Man's Sky. While games such as Ori load fairly quickly anyway - and so the difference is less noticeable - it's the larger titles such as Fable where these shorter loading times are definitely more welcome. While some of these titles benefitted more than others from faster loading times, the shaving of even a few seconds of loading times is welcome.

To give you an idea of how much faster these loading times are, I recorded the time it took to load into a game from the 'continue' button on the menu screen, for the same games on both Xbox One S and Xbox Series X.įor Two Point Hospital, it took 6 seconds to load into the map after hitting the 'continue' button on Xbox Series X, compared to 9 seconds on the Xbox One. Compared to the loading times of these titles on the Xbox One S, the Xbox Series X always loaded quicker - in some cases by a few seconds and, in others, almost halving the load time. What's immediately noticeable when loading up a backwards-compatible Xbox game is just how much faster load times are. While I happily strode down memory lane and tried out a bunch of Xbox 360 and Xbox One titles, in this piece, I'm going to focus on Fable Anniversary, Alan Wake, Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition, Two Point Hospital and A Plague's Tale. If the game is compatible then you can jump right in.ĭuring my time with the Xbox Series X, there were around 1000 backwards compatible titles available - but keep in mind, this isn't indicative of the console's final offering. If that's the case, then you're greeted with a pop up telling you as much. Somewhat frustratingly, unless you check the list and know beforehand, you won't know if the game you're wanting to play isn't backwards compatible until you've installed it and tried to open it. While most games will be backwards compatible from launch, it looks like Microsoft plans to roll out compatibility to other titles over time. It's worth noting here that you should definitely check which games are backwards compatible with the console.

#Xbox one backward compatibility fable anniversary review download#

You either insert the disc of the game you want to play, download it from Xbox Game Pass, or access it from your 'owned games'.

Like with the Xbox One, accessing backwards compatible Xbox Series X titles is pretty straightforward.

Alan Wake on Xbox Series X (Image credit: Remedy Entertainment)