Xbox One March update rolling out now — here’s what’s new

Microsoft and its publishing partners may begin seeing a bump in the sales of their older hits today as the company makes it easier to buy certain classics.

An Xbox One update is rolling out today that introduces a number of highly requested features. Key among these is the capability to purchase backward-compatible Xbox 360 games through the Xbox One. This reduces the friction for a player who has money they want to spend on older games. Previously, you had to boot up an Xbox 360 or launch the store page on a computer or mobile device. But this is only one of the improvements coming to Xbox One as Microsoft seeks to remind fans that it is listening to feedback (hundreds of fans requested Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One store using Microsoft’s User Voice site). This is helping the company stay relevant in a gaming space that is worth $99.3 billion, according to market research firm Newzoo, even as the PlayStation 4 dominates in sales.