Xbox adds 1,300 retro games – even PlayStation and Nintendo classics

radiotimes.com:

Over 1,300 retro games are coming to Xbox consoles, it has been confirmed, with Microsoft doing a deal to bring Antstream Arcade's library of classic titles onto Xbox. This includes a number of PlayStation and Nintendo titles that have never been on any Xbox console before!

Antstream Arcade, if you're wondering, is a huge online library of officially licensed retro games. You can already access it on PC, Mac, Linux, Android, Android TV, Firestick, Samsung TV and browser by signing up for a subscription.

And now, more than a thousand games from the platform will be coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. This will include Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Bubble Bobble and Metal Slug, along with numerous Atari titles, Commodore games and releases that originally launched on PlayStation and Nintendo systems.

Thanks to the power of the cloud, you will be able to play these games on Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S without having to download them. There will be cloud saves, online high scores and the ability to resume play across numerous devices.

You can pre-order the Xbox version of Antstream Arcade from today, and its release date is set for 21st July. It will be available in Europe, UK, USA, Canada and even the Vatican City. It will be priced at £29.99 for an annual membership, or £79.99 for lifetime access.

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Steve Cottam, CEO of Antstream and self-proclaimed Manic Miner fan, said of the news: «Despite living in an age of incredible technology, I found it wasn’t easy enough to access the games I loved