Backwards Compatibility Update for Xbox 360

As an owner of both Xbox and PlayStation 2 consoles and over twenty games for each, the pre-release news that both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 would be backwards compatible (in the same brilliant way that PlayStation 2 was fully backwards compatible with PlayStation games) was good news indeed.

Today, the BC list for Xbox games on the Xbox 360 was updated. It's nice to see that Microsoft are still working on this, albeit incredibly slowly. 

So here is a summary and list of my games on Xbox and PlayStation 2 and their compatibility with Microsoft's and Sony's shiny new offerings. I've also noted which games I've completed and kept for future nostalgia and replay purposes.

Xbox on Xbox 360

36 games: 13 compatible, 23 not compatible. That's three more compatible titles in this update.

Compatible

1. Black
   
2. Brute Force (completed)
   
3. Burnout 3: Takedown
   
4. Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
   
5. Forza Motorsport
   
6. Halo 2
   
7. Jet Set Radio Future  (got as far as I can, I'm stuck on this spider-like boss at the top of some stairs)
   
8. Panzer Dragoon Orta 
   
9. Mercenaries 
   
10. Quantum Redshift
    
11. Sega GT 2002 (completed)
    
12. Speed Kings
    
13. SSX 3
    

Not Compatible

1. Carve
   
2. Crash
   
3. Crash and Burn
   
4. Furious Karting
   
5. Galleon
   
6. Group S Challenge
   
7. Headhunter Redemption
   
8. Italian Job: LA Heist
   
9. LA Rush
   
10. Mechassault 2
    
11. Midnight Club 3
    
12. Midtown Madness 3
    
13. Paris Dakar Rally 2 (completed)
    
14. Project Gotham Racing (completed)
    
15. Project Gotham Racing 2
    
16. Racing Evoluzione
    
17. Rallisport Challenge 2 (completed)
    
18. Rally Fusion
    
19. R:Racing (nostalgia)
    
20. Test Drive: Overdrive
    
21. Tour De France
    
22. Wreckless (completed on normal)
    
23. XGRA
    

PlayStation / PlayStation 2 on PlayStation 3

22 games: 5 no known issues, 1 minor issues, 3 noticeable issues, 13 not compatible (including Gran Turismo 4 and Tourist Trophy, grrr)

No known issues to date

1. Enthusia - Professional Racing
   
2. Kaido Racer
   
3. Ridge Racer V (completed)
   
4. Runabout 3 Neo Age
   
5. TT Superbikes
   

Should play on PLAYSTATION®3 with some minor issues

1. Gran Turismo 3 A-spec (almost completed)
   

Should play on PLAYSTATION®3 with noticeable issues

1. Burnout 2: Point of Impact (partially completed)
   
2. Pro Rally 2002
   
3. Tokyo Road Race
   

Not Compatible

1. CART FURY Championship Racing
   
2. Downforce
   
3. Driving Emotion Type-S (completed)
   
4. Gran Turismo 4 (60% completed)
   
5. Grand Prix Challenge (completed)
   
6. GTC Africa
   
7. Noble Racing
   
8. Riding Spirits 2 (nostalgia)
   
9. Shox (completed)
   
10. Sled Storm
    
11. Stuntman (completed all but last level)
    
12. WRC II Extreme (completed)
    
13. WRC: Rally Evolved

Conclusion

The result is now a tie with 36% BC for both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.