Backward-compatible Xbox 360 games may be coming to the EA Access Vault
If you're interested in playing last-gen titles on the Xbox One, you'll be glad to hear that EA is mulling the addition of Xbox 360 titles to the EA Access Vault. With EA Access, you get to access a host of AAA titles published by EA, including the likes of Dragon Age: Inquisition, all for $4.99 a month or $29.99 yearly.
EA is looking to take advantage of the backwards compatibility feature on the Xbox One to bring even more games to its subscription service:
@metalgamerpops We're investigating adding backwards compatible EA games to EA Access in the future. Stay tuned.@metalgamerpops We're investigating adding backwards compatible EA games to EA Access in the future. Stay tuned.— EA Access (@EAAccess) August 7, 2015August 7, 2015
In other news relating to backwards compatibility, Gears of War developer The Coalition announced that the update currently rolling out offers performance tweaks:
The Gears 1 back compat update on Xbox One today is a minor performance tweak. It's called Preview for a reason! :)The Gears 1 back compat update on Xbox One today is a minor performance tweak. It's called Preview for a reason! :)— Rod Fergusson (@GearsViking) August 12, 2015August 12, 2015
Which Xbox 360 games would you guys want to see added to the EA Access Vault?
Source: Twitter (EA), Twitter (Rod Fergusson)
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