Microsoft are "winding down" work on the Xbox 360's backwards compatibility, it emerges today, the firm revealing that future update patches making old Xbox games work on the new console are likely to be rare to non-existent. This could mean that no older titles will earn backwards compatibility on the new console from now on.

Over 465 games are now compatible, and Microsoft clearly feel that the future lies in the consoles new releases now: "I don't know if we have plans to do any more releases," Xbox group marketing boss Albert Penello told Kotaku. "It feels like we kind of hit the point of diminishing returns there. I know with the Xbox Originals, there are still things happening there, but in terms of a lot of engineering work around bringing out new titles, I think they're winding that down."

"For the most part, we've crossed off games that people want to play ... there's always going to be a notable exception here or there," Penello added, noting that fewer people than ever were downloading the BC updates anyway.

What your thoughts on this, Xboxites?

By Luke Guttridge

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  1. alvaro Unregistered 7 months ago

    dsasfsdfgdsg

  2. guest Unregistered 5 months ago

    we need one last update for the titles that are good and havent had a next gen release !!!! :( we need MK: Shaolin Monks, and Splashdown at least !

  3. badself Unregistered 5 months ago

    This is stupid, no MGS2 substance!

  4. GDG Unregistered 4 weeks ago

    Ok you lazy half assed bastards, how about giving us a fully BC console next time rather than making one that isnt and then giving us false promises.

  5. frtzb Unregistered 3 weeks ago

    This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. What about MK: Shaolin Monks, MGS2, Batman Dark Tomorrow, Batman Vengence, Blood Rayne, Terminator 3 Redemption, Dino Crisis 3, Suffering 2, plus some other ones. Some of these are even in my original xobx collection already, and since my Xbox bit the dusts, I will not be able to play these now. They need to get off of there asses, and give us fully BC. No wonder Nintendo is doing great, they actually have true BC with all GC games.