Criterion Games wants Burnout Paradise on Xbox One via backwards compatibility

Xbox One consoles are displayed on stage before being handed out during a midnight launch event in New York November 21, 2013.

Criterion Games is discussing the possibility of bringing Burnout Paradise to Xbox One via the backwards compatibility feature Microsoft announced at its E3 press conference.

Game streaming for Windows 10 will be available from July 29th.

Xbox One users will be required to download a firmware update this week, which is reported to prepare Xbox One consoles for the upcoming Windows 10 streaming and backward compatibility feature this July.

Xbox One becoming backward compatible is not a simple flip of a switch or installation of a patch. The are changes made to the Xbox Video app in Windows 10 and it has also been renamed to “Movies & TV.”. After the game has finished downloading, you will still need to keep the game disc in the drive to play. If so, are you likely to pop the game back in if it gets Xbox One compatibility? So here we are, talking about how a seven year old game might be playable on the Xbox One sometime in the near future. “Games developed for DirectX 12 in Windows 10 will see improvements in speed, efficiency and graphics capability”.

According to Major Nelson, the Xbox team is now focused on the new UI overhaul, which is scheduled for release this fall.

You can find the full list of games on sale this week on Xbox.com, but we’ve picked out some highlights below.