'Mass Effect 2' And 'Mass Effect 3' Added To Xbox One Backward Compatibility, EA Access

Mass Effect 2 and 3 have been added to the EA Access Vault and Xbox One Backward Compatibility
Mass Effect 2 and 3 have been added to the EA Access Vault and Xbox One Backward Compatibility EA

To fully celebrate N7 Day, EA has made the entire Mass Effect trilogy Backward Compatible on Xbox One, and has included all three games in the EA Access and Origin Access Vaults. EA has also revealed other games coming to EA Access, including Mirror’s Edge and more.

The news of Backward Compatibility comes from Larry Hryb, aka Microsoft’s Major Nelson, on Twitter. It should be noted that gamers will need the Mass Effect 2 and 3 discs to play, since they both are multi-disc games. Mass Effect 2 will be 13.2GB and Mass Effect 3 comes in at 15.6GB.

As for EA Access, Mass Effect 2 and 3 should now be available to download and play for all EA Access subscribers. EA has also announced that Mirror’s Edge, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst and UFC 2 will be coming later in the month. Both Mirror’s Edge games will be available on Nov. 9 and UFC 2 will be ready to go on Nov. 10.

The full list of games available for EA Access subscribers is as follows:

  • Battlefield 4

  • FIFA 14

  • Madden NFL 25

  • Peggle 2

  • Need for Speed Rivals

  • Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare

  • EA Sports UFC

  • NBA Live 15

  • Madden NFL 15

  • Titanfall

  • Dragon Age: Inquisition

  • Battlefield Hardline

  • Madden NFL 16

  • Plants vs. Zombies

  • NHL 16

  • Dead Space

  • FIFA 16

  • Rory McIlroy PGA Tour

  • NBA Live 16

  • Need for Speed

  • Unravel

  • SSX

  • Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

  • Bejeweled 2 Deluxe

  • Zuma Deluxe

  • Feeding Frenzy

  • Heavy Weapon

  • Feeding Frenzy 2

  • Bejeweled 3

  • Mass Effect

  • Mass Effect 2

  • Mass Effect 3

  • Mirror’s Edge (Nov. 9)

  • Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (Nov. 9)

  • EA Sports UFC 2 (Nov. 10)

  • Star Wars Battlefront (confirmed, but no date yet)

The full list of Backward Compatible games can be found below:

Xbox One Backward Compatible Games List

So what do you think? Are you excited to play through the Mass Effect trilogy on your Xbox One? What other games do you want to see added to EA Access or Backward Compatibility? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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