Xbox One adds Xbox 360 backwards compatibility
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Rain City Gamer
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This is my feeling. the streaming and online play are the highlights here but I don't get why so many people are excited about this. Again very cool feature, one that I would like to see on PS4 but how is this a "Megaton"? I had the same on my PS3 and at the time it sounded really cool but I only played about 2 PS2 games on it. My xbox 360 has been under my TV since I got my PS4 and other than streaming Netflix and occasionally playing Rockband I NEVER TURN IT ON. People bitch new games being cross gen yet vigorously masturbate to backwards compatibility. I will never understand it.
Black Republican
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dude take a chill pill, you sound mad salty.
As Beanie Sigel said; Stop.........chill............ relax
Valkerionseven
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Sure makes me glad I sold my 360 last month. AND KEPT MY COPY OF LOST ODYSSEY LIKE A GDAMN GENIUS OMG I FORGOT I DID THAT!!!!!
It's really cool of them to do this, a bit late but still one of those leg up things. Love that they were the ones able to take a shot at Sony for once and say "we wont make you pay for it again." A lot of the games on demand or w/e its called for sony has been kinda off putting personally.
Interesting, the downside of being in Korea, missed the conference.
They've not really mentioned the details, I assume it's not quite proper BC but they have to recompile the game or something.
Because it's obviously not possible. They wouldn't make it more complicated than it has to be.
If this was the factor, then they wouldn't have issues with internal studios and should have those.
I mean they had to reach out to Bioware for Mass Effect. Why no ME2 and ME3?
ricardo_sousa11
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If Sony follows this I'd actually buy RDR again.
everthustodeadbeats
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My take on this is sure there is a list, but that list is extremely unimpressive and what will this 'really' give me.
I'm not holding out for much. I kept my 360 anyway.
I'm not holding out for much. I kept my 360 anyway.
I'm hoping at a minimum to at least see all or near-all of the Microsoft lineup. Which would mean I'd get to play Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey on it, and thus actually get through Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey... well, I could polish up the last few achievements if the fancy strikes I guess.
Kadin
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I thought Phil said natively.
Klart
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Then why isn't that list bigger?
jim-jam bongs
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Huge, and good stuff.
There's probably some sort of emulation wrapper needed. Given that it doesn't require work from the devs though, it's obviously some kind of universal conversion process.
There's probably some sort of emulation wrapper needed. Given that it doesn't require work from the devs though, it's obviously some kind of universal conversion process.
That's because it's a preview. The official feature won't launch until this Fall.
its free of charge for publishers to approve. no extra cost. so it would most likely have many good games
cause it just got announced?
KatamariOnTheRocks
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You bring up a good point, I'm not too sure about that.
dragonzdogma
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Wait what!
So why cant I just play whatever game?
Darn it, with ninja gaiden 2 360 version and scale bound I would
maybe buy an xbox one .
Unknown One
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So they are porting over the code to make it playable on the Xbone?
It will be when it officially launches for everyone else. That was the preview member list. You people aren't trying. Do you really think those games will be the only ones?
Dr. Black Jack
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Pretty sure all of those games are MS published and that a bunch of devs just found out like we did, come on.
LithiumSpade
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Just been watching this in a bar in London. When they announced this, the entire room gasped, including people who were pretty anti Xbox one before the show started. One guy mimicked a home run. Even with a limited list (and didn't they say 100 titles by this Christmas?) this is basically a straight up system seller for me and many other people. Never saw it coming.
And it's sure as shit better than PSNow.
And it's sure as shit better than PSNow.
Natively as in the code is running off Xbox One as opposed to streaming ala ps now.
Andronicus
Banned
was i the only one listening when he said you put in the disc & download the game? lol
"They need permission to activate it"
I guess they didn't want to go around asking every dev and risk it being leaked? I don't know, we'll see how it plays out in the upcoming weeks. I see no reason for devs not to give permission (after all.. it's free money for them) so we should see a lot more than what's currently available if that's true.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
How will our save files work I wonder.
RPGCrazied
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The game has to have a digital version or you can't play it. Which is dumb. Wish it was all 360 games, just install and go.
muzzymate
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If they were in the cloud sync feature of the 360?
Zen_Arcade
Banned
He's right though. It's sad that this is something that people are getting hyped about instead of being pissed that it took them this long to implement it. If they can do this shit now, they should have been preparing this type of thing at or around launch. People shouldn't be cheering for this shit, they should be rolling their eyes and saying "Well it's about fucking time."
It's about as sad to watch as the whole Sony "You don't have to constantly have your console connected to the internet to work." hype that happened a few years ago. This type of shit doesn't deserve cheers. This is the second generation in a row that Microsoft is pulling the exact same shit with BC and people are eating out of their hands.
Darknight34
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E3 winner unless...ff7.
Baroquemantic
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So just to make sure I'm understanding things right, if you put a supported game's disc int XB1, it doesn't actually play off of the disc, but gives you the license to download the digital version?
CanUKlehead
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Fine by me. As long as I'm not paying, I can work with it. I take this as a big f u to remasters. I'm just going to Gamestop to hoard 360 games instead of paging for remasters of games I haven't played.
CadetMahoney
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No Dragons Dogma?
Ok might aswell pretend I didn't see this thread and get my hopes up.
I am very happy about BC coming as I will have access to those awesome 360 exclusives and arcade titles. I wonder how it's going to handle custom soundtracks. I know that BC for OG Xbox - > 360, it didn't.
And speaking of OG Xbox, any chance that emulation will be included in there too? If not, then that's one reason to keep that 360 (or OG) around.
And speaking of OG Xbox, any chance that emulation will be included in there too? If not, then that's one reason to keep that 360 (or OG) around.
kimifan141
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Incredible they actually did it , i have always been into sony consoles from the ps1 but this means a lot of people with a huge collection of x360 games can peacefully move to x1 without having to dump off well collected games library.
And ms can focus much better on x1.
I am sure most of the publishers will give permission to it but have doubts on greedy ones like 2k , gearbox etc who tend to go for full re-release instead.
Now the ball is in sony's court , Wonder what they will do about this....
And ms can focus much better on x1.
I am sure most of the publishers will give permission to it but have doubts on greedy ones like 2k , gearbox etc who tend to go for full re-release instead.
Now the ball is in sony's court , Wonder what they will do about this....
SwiftDeath
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That's my understanding. You will have to keep the disc in the console to act as a DRM check though.
Theonik
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We'll know when they release the actual feature, the list right now is small but will grow as long as MS doesn't basically drop the feature like they did with Xbox BC on 360 eventually.