Also, from my cross comparison of games available on Xbox One as 360 emulation, and the list of 3D games available on Xbox 360; Gears of War 3 is the only game I can find that is both supported for backwards compatibility and featuring 3D display capabilities. – Purchasing new Xbox 360 games for backwards compatibility. As of writing, there's sadly no way to purchase backwards compatible Xbox 360 games via the Xbox One itself. They won't appear in Xbox Went game by game through the clunky alphabetical selection menu on the older 360 console and started with just by-passing anything that said "+playable on Xbox One". Next I removed the ones with a Xbox One release of the same game (ex. Lego Jurassic World), and then the games that have had a remastered release (ex. Metro 2033 Redux). All games just worked. The simple reason for why a new license is needed is because of copyright laws. The Xbox 360 games running on Xbox One isn't in it's original form. It has been binary translated, and the artistic content packed into a separate format that is then downloaded onto your console. Replies (1) . Making a game backwards compatible is not as simple as just pushing a button. It requires a great deal of work porting the game to the Xbox one platform, testing it, etc. And before that there are the legal issues. Games have contracts for publishing, distribution, intellectual property, and many other external items. The 360 version is backwards compatible but buying it also gives you acces to the remastered xbox one version (at least it did back in the days). Reply Ganjaleaves • Deals All 80+ Backwards Compatible Games In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2023. Lots of BC titles are on offer for a few weeks! Xbox's huge Countdown Sale for 2023 is now live - featuring hundreds of discounts across all sorts of franchises, genres, bundles, etc! (Image credit: Microsoft) With the Xbox Series X, you can use game discs for Xbox One, Xbox 360, and original Xbox – all Xbox One titles (apart from Kinect games) should be compatible, along clGdo.