Xbox One Backwards Compatibility News & Update: ‘Burnout Paradise’ And More Added To Library By Microsoft

By Tony Park - 23 Nov '16 23:07PM

Microsoft has just added three more games to their Xbox One Backwards Compatibility library from EA, Disney, and Ubisoft. The new titles include "Burnout Paradise," "Rayman Legends," and "Pure" which were announced by Xbox's Major Nelson on Twitter as below.

Burnout Paradise, Rayman Legends and Pure are coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility today https://t.co/qPMRNrLoTQ pic.twitter.com/ccY4SGqxjl

— / Larry Hryb / + 1m (@majornelson) November 22, 2016

According to the website Attack of the Fan Boy, the compatibility support for the three new games is already live. Owners of "Burnout Paradise" or "Rayman Legends" will have a download available for them in their Xbox One Backwards Compatibility library. It clarifies that "Pure" only requires the physical copy.

Gamers need to shell out $15 to have "Burnout Paradise" to add it to their Xbox One Backwards Compatibility library but it is free during the second half of next month for Xbox Live Gold subscribers. The game takes 2.81GB while "Rayman Legends" requires 6.43GB of space and costs $40. "Pure" can be purchased online on Amazon for $40.

Gaming Target published more instructions on how to avail of the three new games to expand their Xbox One Backwards Compatibility library. It also explained how to initiate the install for disc-based versions of the games. It stated that disc is only being used for verification purposes.

The month-long celebrations of the Xbox One Backwards Compatibility program will also include two new Xbox One and Xbox One 360 titles. This development was announced by Xbox's Larry Hryb. The new games will be offered to fans in the final month of 2016.

Microsoft aims to finish the year on a high note. The tech company reveals that Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on Xbox One and Outland on Xbox 360 will be the first games to go live in December as part of the Xbox One Backwards Compatibility. "Sleeping Dogs: DE" can be downloaded for the whole month, while Outland will go live on December 16 with "Burnout Paradise" until the new year.