Microsoft announces Xbox 360 game support for Xbox One

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At it's #XboxE3 briefing in LA, Microsoft just opened up with a bang by announcing backwards compatibility for Xbox One so you can now play all your Xbox 360 games on the new console!

Xbox One Backward Compatibility
Xbox One Backward Compatibility (Image credit: Windows Central)

Digital titles already purchased will just appear in your library on the Xbox One, but better still all your disks amassed over the years can also be used.

Microsoft demonstrated Mass Effect from the Xbox 360 running on the Xbox One where it ""runs exactly as on the 360, but better."

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It requires no work from developers but it does require their permission. But apart from that it's what many Xbox One owners have been waiting for since, well, pretty much day one!

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