Xbox One Backward Compatibility news 2016: 'Joust' now available to download

Another classic title has been added to the catalog of games for Microsoft's Xbox One Backward Compatibility, Microsoft has confirmed.

The 1982 arcade game "Joust" for Xbox 360 is now playable on Xbox One, Larry Hryb, also known as Microsoft's Major Nelson, announced on Twitter this week. Those who own the game originally on Xbox 360 can find the game on their Xbox One library. Otherwise, the title can be purchased at $5.

Taking up only 18.2 MB of disk space, the classic game features a knight who happens to ride a flying ostrich instead of a horse. With a lance in his hand, the goal is to defeat bird-riding enemies through different levels of difficulty.

Before "Joust," "Call of Duty 2" has also been added to the list of Backward Compatibility games this week. The game, which takes up 5.87 GB of disk space, can be downloaded automatically for those who owned the original Xbox 360 version. Those who haven't will need to buy the game at $20. The popular first-person shooter game was given an improvement on its frame rate and according to tech experts, the Backward Compatibility version actually has a smoother performance on the new-generation console than on Xbox 360, GamesRadar reported.

Microsoft's service that allows old games to run without issues on newer consoles started in November 2015, and the company has since updated the list regularly. There are also players who hope that some of their all-time favorites will be included. The "Call of Duty" franchise seems to be the favorite request from players, according to GameSpot.

The publication noted that "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" is a top-requested game, along with "Modern Warfare," "Modern Warfare 2," "Modern Warfare 3" and "World at War." Bethesda's "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" is also included in the list. However, it remains to be seen if Microsoft will include these games in the Backward Compatibility lineup soon.

To date, there are now over 230 titles included in the list of backward-compatible games.