The New Xbox One Experience (NXOE) update is coming to Microsoft's Xbox One gaming console on Nov. 12. In addition to a slew of new features such as a redesign to the dashboard, one of the most anticipated parts of the NXOE update is the addition of backwards compatibility with titles from the console's predecessor, the Xbox 360.
For gamers that are itching to find out which Xbox 360 games will be supported by the Xbox One feature, it seems that the number of days to wait has been reduced by a bit.
For those asking we'll announce the initial set of 100+ backward compatible titles on 11/9, a few days before our launch!
— Mike Ybarra (@XboxQwik) November 3, 2015
Ybarra is the Xbox director of program management, serving as the leader of the team that creates end-to-end customer and developer experiences for the Xbox across the gaming console, Windows PC and Windows mobile.
The full list of over 100 Xbox 360 games that will soon be supported by the Xbox One has been kept under wraps since the feature was first announced, though some titles were already revealed when the update was tested by preview members earlier in the year. Some of the titles included in the preview were fan favorites Perfect Dark, Mass Effect and Super Meat Boy. It is also known that the Gears of War series will receive backwards compatibility for the Xbox One. Other confirmed titles include Borderlands and Fallout 3.
In addition to Backward Compatibility, the new dashboard interface that will be coming to the Xbox One with the NXOE update will also be welcomed by gamers. Microsoft looks to speed up the overall performance of the gaming console by simplifying the dashboard in a move inspired by the Windows 10 operating system.
Gamers that have used the Xbox app on systems running Windows 10 will have an idea of what to expect, along with several new improvements. The OneGuide feature of the Xbox One will also be receiving an overhaul, with Microsoft claiming that popular gaming apps will be loading faster by up to 50 percent.
