Project Scorpio will be able to play Xbox 360 games

Xbox engineering lead Mike Ybarra has confirmed on Twitter that Project Scorpio will be able to play Xbox 360 games.

When Scorpio was officially announced, Microsoft stated that all Xbox One consoles would be part of one hardware family, and that games would be compatible across all platforms.

Because Project Scorpio is part of this family, the console will be able to take advantage of the Xbox 360 backwards compatibility program, along with offering next-gen graphics for current Xbox One titles.

To check out the full list of more than 250 titles available on the Xbox backwards compatibility program, click here.