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Classic Shooter, Galaga, Added to Xbox One’s Backwards Compatibility

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Published: Feb 15, 2016 12:47 pm

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Retro game fans will be pleased to learn that the Xbox 360 edition of the 1981 arcade shooter Galaga is now available to download and play on the Xbox One via the backwards compatibility feature.

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If you already purchased the game on the Xbox 360 then you’ll be pleased to know you can download it again for your Xbox One for free.

The good news was first announced by Larry Hyrb AKA Major Nelson on Twitter.

Microsoft has also announced that new games for the Xbox One’s backwards compatibility will now be released as soon as they’re ready, rather than released in a monthly roll out.

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Thom Peart
Gamer, writer, honey badger wrangler.