<P> The Xbox 360 gaming console has received updates from Microsoft since its launch in 2005 that enable it to play select games from its predecessor, Xbox . The Xbox 360 launched with backward compatibility with the number of supported Xbox games varying depending on region . Microsoft continued to updated the list of Xbox games that were compatible with Xbox 360 until November 2007 when the list was finalized . Microsoft later launched the Xbox Originals program on December 7, 2007 where select backward compatible Xbox games could be purchased digitally on Xbox 360 consoles with the program ending less than two years later in June 2009 . The following is a list of all backward compatible games on Xbox 360 available on physical and digital media . </P> <P> At its launch in November 2005, the Xbox 360 did not have hardware - based backward compatibility with Xbox games due to the different types of hardware and architecture used in the Xbox and Xbox 360 . Instead backward compatibility was achieved using software emulation . When the Xbox 360 launched in North America 212 Xbox games were supported while in Europe 156 games were supported . The Japanese market had the least amount of titles supported at launch with only 12 games . Microsoft's final update to the list of backward compatible titles was in November 2007 bringing the final total to 461 Xbox games . </P>

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