This is mostly a PR thing, I doubt backwards compatibility is particularly profitable for them (outside of Black Ops II, which made them a few ducats) so having lawyers spend dozens of hours researching and negotiating on TOP of the technical costs is probably prohibitive. For games that might be 15 years old that's just a ton of labor.
#BURNOUT 3 TAKEDOWN XBOX ONE BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY LICENSE#
You need to figure out what licenses existed, how long they were good for, format limitations, and then if you need to renew them you need to chase down the license holders. But I would guess not.Įven more than the cost, the licensing stuff is a ton of work. This game has been fully tested to successfully play. An Xbox 360 hard drive is required to use this item GAME-PLAY ALERT: The online multiplayer features of this game are no longer supported. The Xbox version of Burnout 3 can be played on a Xbox 360 via. It’s one of the easiest games to find both used and new and is super cheap to boot. Currently they are not working on OG Xbox BC at all. Burnout 3: Takedown is only available physically. Only Xbox 360 games that have been released on BC will work on the Xbox One. Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB. Original Xbox titles are not supported as of yet for the backwards compatibility program. They have deals with all those manufacturers for Forza, I think, so maybe they can just say "come on, throw in renewals for these old cars for our old game" and maybe it will happen. Burnout 3: Takedown Facebook Like Button. Though Midtown Madness is a Microsoft game so maybe they will try to re-acquire the licenses. And games with licensed cars are probably not happening.
Old sports games, for example, are probably not happening. Games with licensed soundtracks or cars are the least likely to be permitted, other than those with proprietary peripherals (do NOT expect to see Steel Battalion). If Forza Horizon's licenses were only good for 4 years who knows how long Midtown Madness' were for. Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Fable Indigo Prophecy Halo: Combat Evolved Magatama (JPN) Puyo Pop Fever (JPN) Burnout 3: Takedown Metal Arms: Glitch in the System Tom Clancys Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows Guilty Gear XX. Do those licenses permit downloading a new copy for backwards compatibility (which is how BC will work)? Probably not? Maybe? I don't know, it depends on how it's written. OG Xbox games on the 360 Games on Demand service but not yet backwards compatible on XB1. Non-videogame licenses are another sticking point. That service is dead and there can't be sufficient margin to put it back on.
They did not say that the games would have online so I am inclined to think they won't. We don't know if they will flip the switch on old Xbox Live or have figured out some solution to run old Xbox Live games on current Xbox Live. The two big things to look out for (besides stingy publishers) are non-videogame rights and online. Midtown Madness 3 was so much fun, that would be amazing if it worked online.Ĭan't believe they haven't remastered that gem.
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