Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility List Updated, Counterstrike Gets Its Day

Boo buggy backwards compatibility. Horray Updated BC List! Major Nelson just blogged that there are new additions to the Xbox 360 backwards compatibility list. Some are going to freak out that Counterstrike is included and that Half-Life 2 will actually not suck on the 360. More good news inside!

Microsoft hasn't given up the ball in the backwards compatibility department. Obviously Sony has guaranteed that nearly all the PlayStation and the PlayStation 2 games will play on the PlayStation 3. The lineage of PS is pretty solid, but Xbox 360 gamers haven't been without their favorite old games, either. The free download on Xbox Live that gives backward compatibility to old Xbox games has been updated.

Major Nelson's blog lists the games that are now supported, including updates to old buggier games like Half-Life 2. The complete list of Xbox Live backwards compatible games is almost to 300. That's nothing to shake a fist at. It might not be as immediate as Sony's backwards compatibility (which Microsoft could maybe learn a few things from), but it's getting there.