Depends how many people care enough after a year and a half after its debut. The further you get from the last gen the less people care about it. Sony removed backwards comparability from the PS3 and it really didn't impact its sales.
Xbox One adds Xbox 360 backwards compatibility
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Depends how many people care enough after a year and a half after its debut. The further you get from the last gen the less people care about it. Sony removed backwards comparability from the PS3 and it really didn't impact its sales.
Clinton514
Member
Best thing I've heard out of E3 so far. Too bad I won't own a XB1.
Krappadizzle
Member
To let everyone play the best version of RDR. That is this programs sole purpose. Fine by me. I can now put my Red Dead Redemption box away and just play it on my Xbone/Stream to PC.
Bluekaveli
Member
Or Maybe M$ knew that Sony was going to announce theirs and had the guns ready.
LUXURY
Member
Look at the responses in this thread. People are living for this.
Maybe but PS Now has it's advantages because it doesn't need a console. PS Now is not primarily a BC solution. Still Sony needs to step up.
Cause it wasn't ready.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Hey sweet, I finally have more than KI to get me to turn on my XB1 now
Of course the only 360 games I still own are Lost Odyssey and Mass Effect 1 through 3
Of course the only 360 games I still own are Lost Odyssey and Mass Effect 1 through 3
JimmyRustler
Member
Yup, this. Probably just a desperate move to stop former 360 players going PS4.
I honestly don't care about this at all. Way too used to 60 fps and FullHD gaming to go back now. I'd rather have a propper remaster.
People overhyping this like crazy. Honestly, how many people that own an XB1 are going to put in a 360 disc? And of those people, how many will do it more than a handful of times past the novelty stage? Yes, having the option available is better than not, but it's not a game changer. The average consumer isn't going to care and won't even know the feature exists.
People on forums like this seem to think they live in some bubble where everyone is in the know. I hate to break it to you, but the majority of people that buy game consoles have no idea what's going on. They don't visit game forums daily. They don't watch E3 conferences. They don't pick and scratch for every little detail they can find.
BC is nice to have but it's not going to tip the scales.
And before you all give me anecdotes of how you used PS3 BC and X360 BC a million times each, that's meaningless in the grand scheme of things. It's good for you but it's not a "megaton." You're not the majority. You're the minority. An extremely small minority at that.
People on forums like this seem to think they live in some bubble where everyone is in the know. I hate to break it to you, but the majority of people that buy game consoles have no idea what's going on. They don't visit game forums daily. They don't watch E3 conferences. They don't pick and scratch for every little detail they can find.
BC is nice to have but it's not going to tip the scales.
And before you all give me anecdotes of how you used PS3 BC and X360 BC a million times each, that's meaningless in the grand scheme of things. It's good for you but it's not a "megaton." You're not the majority. You're the minority. An extremely small minority at that.
Barkley's Justice
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It would be impossible for publishers and developers to upload digital versions just for this.
Wait a second...
TheAggroCraig
Member
Loving this announcemet... rip in peace remasters.
Stereogatari
Banned
Thank you MS. Pile that pressure on Sony.
RedRooster
Member
I went an entire 360 generation not being able to play the only game I was interested in having backwards compatibility, MVP05. This is a wildly overrated feature, especially based on MS's track record with BC.
FairXchange
Member
Bravo MS, Bravo!
Zippedpinhead
Member
This is huge, if I had an Xbox 360, this would get me to upgrade to a One. Especially if I still had an older console that could red ring
DaSorcerer7
Member
Ok. MS finally convinced me. Gonna get an xbox one this year.
GringoSuave89
Banned
Cause setting up an entire system for BC is done on a whim...
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
HOLY SHIT.
I still have my Cave library plus a few other 360 games.
Wait...
Do 360 controllers work on the X1?
(Arcade sticks I mean)
I still have my Cave library plus a few other 360 games.
Wait...
Do 360 controllers work on the X1?
(Arcade sticks I mean)
LegendofLex
Member
Backward compatibility hasn't been a system selling feature any time during the last 5 years.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Amazing news. Still not enough to make me regret selling the Xbone, but amazing nonetheless.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
The big question is:
How is the emulation being done?! Is it totally software or streaming?
I honestly expect it will be a mixture of both. You will get the assets from the disc and the game engine will be run on Live.
How is the emulation being done?! Is it totally software or streaming?
I honestly expect it will be a mixture of both. You will get the assets from the disc and the game engine will be run on Live.
Digital-Hero
Member
I guess Kotaku is saying only 100 games work at the launch this fall.
But MS will announce Gears Remastered on this conference...
Chinpoko_Master
Member
This is a niche enthusiast message board.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
its not streaming
Birgitte2004
Member
Don't worry about statements like this. It happens every E3. Every time someone's personal care about gets mentioned people pretend like it's the biggest news in the history of gaming.
Meanwhile gaming as a whole marches on and nothing said at E3, outside of price drops, really means anything.