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After several rumors and reports, Xbox revealed a new wave of backward games in the framework of its 20.° Anniversary.To be more exact, 76 new titles joined the popular program that allows you to relive jewels of the past on current platforms.
Unfortunately, the company also announced that the new list of games is the last that will reach this initiative that started years ago.This since, in addition to important technical challenges, the arrival of more backward games implies a lot of work.
Jason Ronald, director of Xbox programs, spoke again on the subject and revealed that the 76 recent games that were added to the program was the result of a lot of effort.In addition, he spoke again about the challenges of retrocompatibility in Xbox.
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The Xbox member said they worked for years to reactivate the retrocompatibility program this month.He clarified that keeping it active was a challenge and that they struggled as much as possible to add a greater number of games to the program.
However, sometimes they did not succeed, because they had to overcome technical barriers and very complicated licenses.They even worked for years for certain Xbox catalog games to be backward.
"To be honest, each title is a challenge, be it a technical problem, be it a license problem...So, when we talk about reaching the limit of adding new titles to the program, believe me that if there was a game that wanted to add to the program, we tried.And, in some cases, we have tried for years to incorporate some of these titles into the program.In some of the games that are in this lot, we have been working for years, "said Ronald.
The creative lamented the end of the program, but was satisfied with the work they did and with all the effort of the team, which first made possible the backward and subsequently the arrival of great games to this initiative.
"It is obviously disappointing that we cannot add more titles to the program, but at the same time I can say honestly that the team has gone further, and they could obtain titles that I never thought we could achieve in the program," Ronald concluded.
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