So, let’s have a look at how the results are faring! At the time of writing, just over 350,000 votes have been submitted, although this is only made up of around 40,000 unique votes — everyone is allowed to submit 10 per-day.
The original Xbox list is quite varied — there are some absolute gems in the list here:
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
Jet Set Radio Future
Need for Speed: Underground 2
Sonic Heroes
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Burnout 3: Takedown
Spider-Man 2
Ultimate Spider-Man
Crash Twinsanity
Sonic Riders
However, the Xbox 360 list is absolutely dominated by votes from Transformers fans:
Transformers: War for Cybertron
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005)
Transformers: Devestation
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Transformers: The Game
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Deadpool
Putting the absurdity of how many Transformers games are in the top ten aside here, it should also be noted that some of these titles have a slim-to-nil chance of actually being added to the Xbox backwards compatibility program.
As things stand, Xbox is forced to relicense its games for backwards compatibility (while also making sure they actually perform well on Series X and Series S), and so when it comes to the likes of Transformers, Spider-Man and even games like Burnout 3 with a big-name soundtrack, we assume there are too many licensing hurdles to jump over.
But how about the games without big licenses? Here’s a look at the top 10 for “non-franchise” titles:
Alpha Protocol
Eternal Sonata
Brute Force
Wet
The Saboteur
Darkwatch
Gun
Singularity
Remember Me
25 to Life
Who knows whether we’ll see any of these games added to Xbox backwards compatibility in the future, but by all means head over to Xbox Game Preservation and submit your votes. Even just one or two additions from these would be great!
What do you make of these lists, and what would you want to add? Tell us in the comments below.
[source xboxgamepreservation.com]
Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.