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Microsoft has today announced the roll-out of backward compatibility to its Xbox Cloud Gaming Beta enabling Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Members to enjoy a “collection of favorites from the past in a whole new way” explains Microsoft. Sixteen original Xbox and Xbox 360 games are now available on Android phones and tablets, with more games coming soon.
“So now you’ll be able to play a range of games on mobile, from original Xbox titles like Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, to Xbox 360 hits Banjo-Kazooie, Fable II and Fallout: New Vegas. We’re also enabling touch controls for Jetpac Refuelled, Viva Pinata, and Viva Pinata TIP, allowing you to tend to your garden with ease. With games connected through the Xbox network, you’re able to bring past saves with you and play along with gamers from around the world.”
Xbox and Xbox 360 Titles Coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming
The newly-added games are as follows:
Banjo-Kazooie
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Viva Pinata
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
This is a good mix of titles, from original releases to Xbox Live Arcade classics. Note that Jetpac Refuelled and both Viva Pinata games are touch control enabled. The Xbox Cloud Gaming beta is currently accessible to anyone subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
In what was, in hindsight, a somewhat obvious move, Xbox today announced that it would be releasing a handful of backward-compatible titles onto its cloud gaming service – for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members.
That means games from both the original Xbox and Xbox 360 are now playable on Android handsets. And a very interesting selection of titles it is.
There’s plenty of Rare games here, including the Perfect Dark remaster for the Xbox 360 and Perfect Dark Zero, which could be an intriguing taster for the upcoming reboot. Then there’s Banjo-Kazooie and its sequel -Tooie, plus Xbox 360 launch title Kameo, and Viva Pinata plus its sequel (both with touch controls)