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Play Games

The Xbox 360™ console can play only game discs licensed by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and select backward-compatible games made for the original Xbox system. Licensed games bear this logo:

For the latest information about Xbox 360 games, visit www.xbox.com/games.

For everything you need to know about backward compatibility—including a complete list of backward-compatible original Xbox games—see Q & A: Backward Compatibility.

To start a game:

1. Press the eject button on your console or select Open Tray from any area of the Xbox Dashboard to open the disc tray.
2. Place the Xbox 360 game disc on the disc tray with the label facing out.
3. Press the eject button or select Close Tray from any area of the Xbox Dashboard (except System) to close the disc tray. The game will start.

If a game is loaded but you've stopped playing to do something else in the Xbox Dashboard, simply select Play Game from any area of the Xbox Dashboard (except System) to continue playing.

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