Update 1/30/2009: If you ever experience an issue with your download from the Marketplace, you may want to start your troubleshooting by following the suggestions in the below support articles.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/960052

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917500



Update 12/8/2009: Figured I should go ahead and update this thread here since it is pinned and some may not be aware. From support article 911314, How to update backward compatibility on your Xbox 360 console.

The backward compatibility games list is no longer updated. Therefore, the list on the Xbox.com Web site represents the final set of backward-compatible games. The original Xbox game support feature requires that an Xbox Hard Disc Drive (HDD) accessory be added to your Xbox 360 console.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911314



Below are the contents of the previous pinned thread from Bloody Baroness. If you have any questions regarding backwards compatibility on the Xbox 360 console or the Xbox Originals program, please see the details she has provided below.

Xbox Originals and Backwards Compatible games are totally different.

Originals - Are a new service provided by Microsoft by means of the Marketplace. You can buy a few Xbox original games that are coming available through the Marketplace by exchanging Microsoft points for them. These games are then downloaded and saved to your hard drive; no disc is needed to play them. More information on this service can be found HERE.

Backwards Compatible – Are Xbox original games that you bought in disc format. These games are limited to a list that has been posted on the website. A FAQ’s regarding the Backwards Compatible can be found HERE, while a list of current BC games can be found HERE.

I've made this information into a sticky as i've seen a few posts that were asking about the differance, or thinking one was the other.

Hope you all find this information useful. Please pass it on.

BB

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Good idea Lucky.

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Microsoft never made any of the games based on "THE MATRIX", or "PATH OF NEO" Backwards compatible.  WHY?
They should at least make it available to be purchased through a marketplace download, or release
one final update for 2009 and be done with it. Either your games made the list or they didn't. Not every
one has $60.00 to spend every time something new comes out, so you need your old games to keep you
occupied. There hasn't been a "backwards compatibility" update since November 2007. one final update should suffice for "total market domination". plus whether its reported to microsoft or not but original xbox games
still sell. It's better to sell those games off instead of having retail stores just send them back to microsoft to sit in a warehouse somewhere to be destroyed, or sent back to the publisher who cant get rid of them. It's alot easier to find original xbox games than find a original xbox to play them on. By this time 2009. alot of people's original xbox's are beginning to die off. Many have upgraded to the xbox 360 however microsoft has enough issues with repairs going on. Why should we as the people be forced to either buy or spend  money we dont have on repairs for a original xbox, when were supposedly being entertained by "The Most Powerful Console" (xbox 360) ever. 

Is there any info available on what may cause game downloaded game to freeze while playing. I just had this happen with black. With this games' limited check points and save design It will be unplayable if this is a persistent problem.

PoisenEye,

Have you already tried deleting and redownloading the game? You can try two other things. Clear the console's cache and check the hard drive to make sure the save file for Black is not corrupt. Have you tried starting a new game under another profile to see if it keeps happening?

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agreed Batman, sad thing is I just bought a copy of the Path of Neo to replay it and now I can't since 360 doesn't have the ability to play this title =(. I do have an old regular xbox at my father's house I left way back when. Hopefully that still works becuase if it doesn't I'll be very disappointed.

I have been reading about the backwards compatible thing for the xbox 360. I am new to the xbox and was just wondering how do I get the update file thing I have been reading about on the xbox site default.xex and then also does it take up alot of space on the HDD? I would be greatful if you could let me know and help me out.

Many thanks

Hottodz

I am pissed off I went out and bought this game to play it on my 360 and MVP 2005 doesn't work wtf playstation 3 players can play this ps2 game on ps3 why cant we play MVP on 360 we pay for online they dont pay *** and get better customer service

I agree 100%. With Beyond Good and Evil 2 announced, why not make the first playable? I missed this title last gen and some others like Oddworld:Strangers wrath. Money is tight across the board MS, help us out with some more good games from the original box. Hell, I'll even buy them from you as downloads even though I can get the 2 I mentioned at Gamestop for $4 a piece.!

Hi, Can you help me, I have just bought a copy of doom 3 limited edition. however it does not work on my 360, i have the latest updates. Am i right in thinking that i may need a earlier update?

Problems with Create a Boxer partial hair missing and facial hair is non exisiting, Both problems carry over into game play. Music also lags and stutters. This is not a isolated event, All players of Fight Night 2004 have these glitches meaning it has a problem with the Emulator coding.

Fix it. Thanks

 MuR CripwaLK wrote:

I am pissed off I went out and bought this game to play it on my 360 and MVP 2005 doesn't work wtf playstation 3 players can play this ps2 game on ps3 why cant we play MVP on 360 we pay for online they dont pay *** and get better customer service

no...no they don't....btw...not all PS3's work with the BC.  It's actually a function that Sony has removed from their system so who has better customer service now in your mind?

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HonoraryHawk,

What is the issue you are having with Doom 3 Limited edition? Have you tried cleaning the disk and making usre it is free of scratches or damage? The latest title update you may receive for the game, or the last update available for backwards compatibility on the Xbox 360 is what you should need to play the game. As far as I am aware, the Doom 3 Limited Edition should work without any major issues in the same way Doom 3 regular edition does.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilitysupportissues.htm

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But Rallisport challenges 2  is not backward  compatibility  1  30  2009  why ? Is the best rally video games ever  .The online games is on  top I very like this game but i dont have a    x box first generation   .for play with this

Fix Fight Night 2004 Microsoft!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fight Night 2004 Problems with Create a Boxer partial hair missing and facial hair is non exisiting, Both problems carry over into game play. Music also lags and stutters. This is not a isolated event, All players of Fight Night 2004 have these glitches meaning it has a problem with the Emulator coding.

Fix it. Thanks

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Rallysport Challenge 2 would be awesome right about now! After so many years still no word from MS.

Many thanks

I really agree that one more BC game update would be much appreciated.  I have a copy of OddWorld: Strangers Wrath staring me in the face right now that I can't play!  My old Xbox doesn't run like it did in the good old days and I think that just one more patch would cover us for good on BC games.  Come on Microsoft cut us a break, we could really use this! 

Microsoft, Can you please make Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance for Xbox backwards compatible? I love that game and I have it for Xbox, but now that I have a 360 I can't play it. It's one of the greatest tactical games. There are tons of fans of the series. It would be a great add to the backward compatibility list.

I'm having a backwards compatibility problem that none of the support technicians seem to have heard of, let alone been able to fix.

I received a "refurbished" Xbox 360 Elite for Christmas this past year.  I put refurbished in quotes because we were screwed by some random jackass on Ebay posing as an official Microsoft refurbisher.  The system crapped out in just over two months and upon trying to register for a repair I found out that the warranty had already expired two months before we even bought the thing.  So, I bought a brand new console on April 16,2009... but still have the 120gb harddrive that came with the previous console.  I never had any issues with the harddrive and was able to download and play Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned with no problems what-so-ever.

I purchased GTA: San Andreas via Xbox Live Marketplace the other day and when I tried to play it I got a message that said: "Game could not start. Please download again".  So, I deleted it, downloaded again, same thing.  I did some research on my own before calling tech support and tried various things to solve the problem (to save time/space realize that between each step I deleted the game and re-downloaded)...

--- I cleared my cache... didn't work.
--- I reformatted my hard drive... didn't work.
--- I deleted and retrieved my GamerTag, tried a different GamerTag, tried no GamerTag... didn't work.
--- I tried manually downloading, burning to DVD, and installing the back.comp. software... didn't work.
--- I even went out and bought the disc version of the San Andreas and GTA III (the GameStop clerk said it was backwards compatible, but I don't know if it really is)... didn't work and even when using the disc version (with the downloaded version deleted, cache cleared, hdd reformatted) I still got the same ,"Game could not start. Please download again", message on both games.  Download again?  It's a disc!
  
I had the license transfer issue with GTA: The Lost And Damned... so I'm familiar with that issue and a license transfer is the only thing I haven't tried at this point.  Someone on another thread here suggested I try that, but I seriously doubt thats gonna work either because I never downloaded San Andreas to my previous console, only on my new one.  I have tried every possible combination of deleting the game from my harddrive, clearing the cache, re-downloading, deleting again, reformatting, re-downloading again, etc, etc, etc.  Nothing works and no one I've talked to at Microsoft so far has any clue whats wrong... the only solutions they offer are the same things I mentioned above that I already tried on my own.  I found one person through the Xbox forums that said they had the same problem and that an "advanced" support staff member (presumeably someone "above" the general support staff... a supervisor or something along those lines) told them... #1: that they could get no refund even though the game they bought doesn't work.  #2: that not enough people have reported this problem for Microsoft to even investigate it.  And #3: that they were just plain screwed.  All of which are completely unacceptable, but I don't even want a refund... I just wanna play the damn game.

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What would have to happen to get Def Jam: Fight for New York" on Xbox 360.  I would take an Xbox Original version or backwards compatability.  It is one of the most satisfing fighting games ever made, and hidden gem.  It got a 83 on GameRankings, much better than most of the junk that's BC right now.  Come on Microsoft how about one more update :)

Quick question - I know that Backwards Compatibility has been discontinued, meaning, no new games will be added to the list. Does this ALSO mean that we will no longer be able to play games CURRENTLY on the list? For example, since the sequel to Red Dead Revolver comes out this summer, I wanted to play the original which is on the list. But since B/C is discontinued, will I still be able to download the emulator on my 360 to play it, or have those downloads been discontinued with the end of B/C?

Thanks in advance.

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I agree with BRO LOU BRING BACK DEF JAM FIGHT FOR NY!!!! ONE OF THE greatest games to ever exist!!

 Jaymo1978 wrote:

Quick question - I know that Backwards Compatibility has been discontinued, meaning, no new games will be added to the list. Does this ALSO mean that we will no longer be able to play games CURRENTLY on the list? For example, since the sequel to Red Dead Revolver comes out this summer, I wanted to play the original which is on the list. But since B/C is discontinued, will I still be able to download the emulator on my 360 to play it, or have those downloads been discontinued with the end of B/C?

Thanks in advance.

You'll still be able to download the emulator from Xbox Live or by going to the backwards compatibility site on Xbox.com.

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Sweet, thanks for the info, Lucky!

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CAN THEY PLEASE MAKE THE CONFLICT GAMES BACKWARDS COMPATIABLE!!!

hi i was wondering if someone knows how i can get my xbox 360 to work on old xbox games