Newly Released Xbox360 Backwards Compatibility List Released

July 12, 2007

xbox-360.jpgHere is the new list of BC games, thanks to our friend MajorNelson for the update. For a complete BC list, see xbox.com.

Full updated list after the jump.

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Xbox360 Backwards Compatibility Updated

April 19, 2007

xbox-360.jpgThe list of Xbox games that you can play on the Xbox360 keeps growing and growing. Here is a list of the new games that have been updated as of today. The new games have a new tag next to them. Notice there are several Xbox games that have a next gen equivalent, but are still playable.

All new and updated games after the jump

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PAL PS3 Backwards Compatiblity Posted

March 20, 2007

PS3 Marketing PicSony today posted the backwards compatibility list for the PAL PS3, which has no PS2 hardware, unlike the current NTSC models.

Roughly 72% of all PS1 and PS2 games will work with the PAL PS3, but not all perfectly. Each posted game is rated as having “no known issues”, “some minor issues”, or “noticeable issues”. Most of the biggest games will play just fine with no known issues, like God of War 1&2, Shadow of the Colossus, and most of the GTA series.

However, some fairly big games have issues. GTA San Andreas has “noticeable issues”, as goes Gran Turismo 3 and 4. Katamari Damacy won’t play at all.

Hopefully Sony will stay on top of this with some firmware updates. It’s better than Xbox 360 backwards compatibility already, which Microsoft will admittedly abandon in the near future.

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PS3 Firmware Update v1.60 Details Confirmed and Dated

March 19, 2007

PS3 Ken KutaragiSony of Japan dropped a press release today to date the upcoming PS3 Firmware Update v1.60. Everyone has been looking forward to this “big” update that has long been promised, so let’s see what they had to say…

The new firmware will be released on March 22, 2007. The press release mentions it’ll be released in the afternoon, which I’m assuming is just for Japan.

Details of the firmware update are as follows (from Babelfish translation):

  • Folding @Home: Now you can participate in the worldwide distributed computing protein folding experiments from Standford University, in hopes to further understand human genetics. You can access the Folding @Home application under Network on the XMB
  • Internet Browser Pinpoint Zoom and Resolution Settings: You can now choose to zoom into a portion of a website if you have a huge display and can’t read things, or you can set the browser resolution to a different size so everything can be viewed easier
  • Full size on-screen keyboard: Makes it easier to type messages and web addresses with the controller
  • Remote Play via Wireless Access Point: People with a 20GB PS3 can now utilize the Remote Play feature with a PSP by using any wireless access point. (No official word if you will be able to use the PSP to access your PS3 at home from anywhere, maybe in a future update)
  • Background Downloading from the PlayStation Store: This one is cool. It’ll make a big difference when downloading things on the PS3. No longer do you have to sit and wait at the download screen forever. No official word if you can queue up downloads, or if you can load games from disc while downloading.

Overall, not a very impressive update. Sony talked up a big March update to the system, and they really aren’t adding much, other than the background downloading. I’m assuming v1.60 will also include backwards compatibility data for PAL consoles without the PS2 hardware.

So, Sony, where’s the rest of the big updates? This one just brings an “eh” from me.

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