Black Friday shoppers discover that the Xbox Live Marketplace listsCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3andThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivionas backward compatible.
On the Xbox 360 sales page, consumers can seeThe Elder Scrolls 4: OblivionandCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3clearly grouped together with the other backward compatible games, and listed as playable on Xbox One. This seems to indicate thatOblivionandModern Warfare 3will be added to the service any minute, but at the time of this writing, neither game is currently playable on Xbox One.
IfOblivionandModern Warfare 3are added to the backward compatibility list, it should come as no surprise. After all, they represent two of the biggest Xbox 360 titles in history, with strong sales, positive critical reception, and popularity that persists to this day.Modern Warfare 3has been one of the most-requested games to be added to the backward compatibility lineup since the service was announced, and fans have been clamoring for anOblivionremaster for years.
Furthermore, Head of XboxPhil Spencer promised that fan favorite gameswould be coming to the backward compatibility service in November. So far, it appears as though Spencer’s claim hasn’t been wrong, withMass Effect 2and3added to the list of backward compatible gamesjust a couple of weeks ago, and the likely additions ofModern Warfare 3andOblivionjust around the corner.
Modern Warfare 3andOblivioncoming to the backward compatibility list seemed like it was just a matter of time, but some fans will be happy to know that it looks like the wait is almost over. Moving forward, it will be interesting to see how Xbox can top November’s backward compatibility lineup, but perhaps next year fans can look forward tooriginal Xbox gamesbeing added to the service after all the biggest 360 titles are made available.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3andThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivionare both available on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.
