‘Dark Souls 3’ Release Date News: Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Issues, Xbox Live Service Down Again?

In line with the Xbox One backwards compatibility issues, it has been revealed that "Dark Souls" has received "Dark Souls 3" as a pre-order bonus. Also, the Xbox Live services are down again for some users.

According to the official Xbox website, it has been confirmed that "Dark Souls" will be accessible on Xbox One through backwards compatibility as a digital pre-order bonus for "Dark Souls 3." While it has become a topic of previous rumors, it is unknown at this point as to whether it will become backwards compatible for all players.

"Dark Souls" stands as the most sought after backwards compatible titles for the Xbox One, according to High Def Digest. As per the publication, the game is also a "firm favorite" among the "Dark Souls" fans, especially that the game's backwards compatibility makes an attempt to resolve the game's framerate problems.

In other news, the social and gaming features of the Xbox Live are down for selected users in North America and in the United Kingdom, as per Express UK. According to the publication, the service malfunction also affected the users of the Xbox 360 and the Xbox with Windows 10 function.

With the limitations in the Xbox Live core services, Microsoft has assured gamers and users that their engines were handling the issues. In a statement, the Xbox support team said that the team was aware of the issues about signing in to Xbox Live, adding that they were working hard to find a fix as quickly as possible.

According to the support team, the gamers' patience is appreciated, adding that an update would be provided as soon as they got more information.