Xbox One backwards compatibility will support Xbox 360 DLC

News by Matt Martin Former Editor-in-Chief

Published on June 23, 2015

Wondering if the DLC for your Xbox 360 games will make it to the Xbox One?

It looks like Microsoft will be offering the full Xbox 360 backwards compatibility package on Xbox One.

According to the official support account, DLC for Xbox 360 games will work on the Xbox One.

@SomberShadowI Hey there, good question! While the console allows it, DLC of specific titles is up to the publisher :) ^GC

— Xbox Support (@XboxSupport3) June 22, 2015

The important caveat here is that it's publisher specific. It's nice to see Microsoft putting a lot of effort into backwards compat, but publishers are really going to have to get behind it to support the real fan-favourite games.

The service was announced at E3 last week, with a selection of older games already available.

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