Many of the best Xbox backward-compatible games are discounted

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Microsoft is hosting steep discounts on backward-compatible digital games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 eras, as it does occasionally. If you agree with the opinion that being able to play older games on the Series X or Series S (or even the Xbox One) is one of their most appealing features, you’ll probably find at least one game that you’ll want to pick up during this sale.

If you haven’t explored the depths of the Xbox backward-compatible game catalog before, it can be daunting. And in case you don’t really have an idea of what might interest you, we’ve pulled a smattering of deals out of the sale to highlight. Notably, these games currently are not available through Game Pass.

Into first-person shooters? Check out the TimeSplitters 2 ($2.49) and TimeSplitters Future Perfect ($2.49), two games made by Free Radical Design that have a similar feel (in terms of gameplay and mission objectives) to Goldeneye on the N64, but they’re a lot weirder. They’re charming in their oddity, in the way that a lot of early 2000s stuff was, and if you have some friends around for local multiplayer, it didn’t get much better than what this game offered back in 2002.

You can catch up on the Red Dead franchise with Red Dead Revolver for the original Xbox ($8.99), which is essentially an arcade game compared to its two open-world sequels. Speaking of its sequels, you can snag Red Dead Redemption for the Xbox 360 for $9.89 — one of the best open-world games made to date (it’s even better than Red Dead Redemption 2 — fight me).

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