One advantage of the Xbox Series X and Series S is their continued support for games from earlier consoles. While not every older game is backward compatible, the modern platforms support a wide range of titles from the Xbox and Xbox 360.
Players can grab some of these titles for reduced rates right now. The Xbox marketplace currently features multiple promotions, which include 46 Xbox and Xbox 360 games and DLC. Ongoing sales include the THQ Nordic Showcase Sale, Action RPG Sale, Deals With Gold, and the ID@Xbox Survival Sale. These promotions include deals of 75% off or more on some backward compatible games.
Original Xbox games include some relatively obscure titles like the action-adventure game Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, and the tactical shooter Full Spectrum Warrior. Xbox gamers outside the US can also grab the tank sim Panzer Elite Action: Fields of Glory for the same 75% discount.
Meanwhile, the THQ Showcase sale also includes 75% off an assortment of sixteen Xbox 360 games. These include the action and RPG titles Conan, Darksiders, Risen, Risen 2, and Sacred 2. Meanwhile, shooter fanatics can grab Frontlines: Fuel of War, The Outfit, and bullet hell shooter Sine Mora. Additionally, Nickelodeon fans can choose between Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Burning Earth, SpongeBob: Truth or Square, and SpongeBob SquarePants Underpants Slam! Other discounts include the platformer Juju, MX vs. ATV Alive, MX vs. ATV Reflex, MX vs. ATV: Untamed, Stuntman: Ignition, and Elements of Destruction.
Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers also benefit from various deals on backward compatible games and DLC. The most significant discounts include 85% off The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and 80% off its Hangar 6 R&D expansion. Meanwhile, Prince of Persia, Bully: Scholarship Edition, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Rockstar Table Tennis, Red Dead Redemption, and Grand Theft Auto 5 and its DLC are 60% to 75% off. In addition, Red Dead Revolver and Redemption’s Undead Nightmare expansion are 40% and 50% off. The Max Payne trilogy is also 40% to 55% off, while the remaining Deals with Gold include 33% off Midnight Club: Los Angeles and 40% off Manhunt.
Moving on, Xbox’s Action RPG sale doesn’t include any games from the Original Xbox. However, gamers can save 80% off the Xbox 360 title Faery: Legends of Avalon. The Action RPG sale also includes 70% of the cyberpunk RPG Mars: War Logs, the co-op RPG Blood Knights, and the Dead Space trilogy. Finally, the ID@Xbox Survival Sale lets players grab the Xbox 360 action strategy game Darwinia+ for 75% off.
Source: PureXbox