Xbox 360 Upgrades Xbox Games with 720p/1080i and FSAA
- November 11, 2005 00:00 AM PST
Just one more reason to pick up an Xbox 360.
The secret is out, and GamePro can now report that the Xbox 360 will, in fact, be compatible with a large list of original Xbox games.
But the real news is that the Xbox 360's powerful graphical processors will upscale original Xbox games to lush, crisp resolutions of 720p/1080i. Better yet, it applies FSAA (aka full scene anti-aliasing, a visual technique to enhance sharpness) to all backward compatible games. Translation: compatible Xbox games will look super-smooth and crisp on your Xbox 360.
Though these enhancements have been rumored for months, one major surprise is the enormous list of Xbox games supported by the Xbox 360 backward compability. Though only Halo and Halo 2 will be supported when you take your Xbox 360 out of the box (and Halo 2 will require a patch to play online), the full list of supported games now stands at over 200 titles.
Here's a list of the major game titles supported by the Xbox 360. Note that you'll have to download emulation files from Xbox Live, or from xbox.com, to enable these games.
Batman Begins
Call of Duty: Finest Hour
Darkwatch
Dead or Alive 3
Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters
Fight Night 2004 and Round 2
Forza Motorsport
Grand Theft Auto 3
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Half-Life 2
Halo
Halo 2 (need patch for online play)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Hitman: Contracts
Jade Empire
James Bond 007: NightFire
Max Payne and Max Payne 2
Medal of Honor Rising Sun, Frontline, and European Assault
Mortal Kombat: Deception
NBA LIVE 2003 and 2004
Need For Speed Underground 2
NFL Blitz 2002, 2003, and 2004
NHL 2004
Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black
Outlaw Golf 2
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Shadow The Hedgehog
Sniper Elite
SSX 3
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and KOTOR II
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel without a Pulse
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Ghost Recon 2
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
WWE Raw 2
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