These profiles can be downloaded through the Xbox Live service or from and burned on CD or DVD recordable media. How compatibility is achieved Īccording to Microsoft, each game needs an emulation profile to run. These updates can be downloaded automatically from Xbox Live, from (USA), or a disc can be mail-ordered from Microsoft "soon".
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The latest update for Japan was released on, with 122 working games. The latest European update was in November 2007, now with a total of 476 compatible games. Approximately 51% of the Xbox library is now compatible with the Xbox 360 (as of the update). The last update for Xbox 360 backwards compatibility in North America was, raising the total number of Xbox games compatible with the Xbox 360 to 478.
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The Japanese version of the console was initially compatible with only 12 games, while the European version had 156 games. He-Man: Defender of Grayskull remains on the list despite the fact the game was never released (it had been cancelled by the developer before completion). Seven games were removed temporarily and later added back: Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space, Catwoman, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Legends of Wrestling, Mortal Kombat: Deception, Pariah, and Sid Meier's Pirates!. Six games were removed from the list: Codename: Kids Next Door - Operation V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E., Curse: The Eye of Isis, FIFA World Cup 2002, NBA Live 2003, Rugby 2005, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (works only in Europe)
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The original list was composed of 213 games and was unveiled on on the Xbox website however, some games have been subsequently removed due to bugs. 1 Fluctuations in the list of compatible games over timeįluctuations in the list of compatible games over time.