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[FordGTGuy]

So this does nothing to improve the IQ of the games at all?

The scaler on the Xbox One scales the games to 1080p.

Xbox One has a damn good scaler... so kinda... yeah.

 

[N7Commander95]

So this does nothing to improve the IQ of the games at all?

edit *answered better above*

 

[stangend77]

Menu+view button

Both menu and view at the same time (the buttons on either side of the Xbox button).

Thanks to both for the quick reply!

 

[Gren]

Emulation looks pretty good. Can't wait to see how the compatibility list grows.

 

[Kickz]

The scaler on the Xbox One scales the games to 1080p.

Xbox One has a damn good scaler... so kinda... yeah.

Nice, as a person who was solely Sony last gen, I have ALOT of Xbox games to catch up on.

 

[VE3TRO]

Some comparison shots from Mass Effect. Looks better in motion and on TV.

I put the PS3 version in but I imagine its updated and improved with certain things such as lighting and shadows since it come out years later.

 

[FordGTGuy]

Dat scaler, that's a nice amount of upscaling without much IQ loss.

 

[Karak]

Viva Pinata: Trouble In Paradise

Damn you dirty SOB I want to play VP so much

EDIT: Also holy hell that scaler is doing gods work compared to what I thought would happen.

 

[ViciousDS]

Installing perfect dark zero......can't believe I still have this game.

 

[shanafan]

Installing perfect dark zero......can't believe I still have this game.

My buddies and I were addicted to that game.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Some comparison shots from Mass Effect. Looks better in motion and on TV.

Huh, wonder what's up with the lighting?

Also: holy god, I'd forgotten how terrible sniping is in ME1.

 

[Daffy Duck]

They seem to have nailed this feature.

 

[AgentOtaku]

was tempted to wait it out but hype makes me wanna send mustard a friend invite

 

[SimonM7]

I can invite people as if they want to the preview program.

Add me as a friend on Xbox and I'll send the invite when I see you.

Do remember its not instant that your in, it can take up to 48 hours for you to become a preview member and have access to it.

My Gamertag is Quick Mustard

I also dont know if theres a limit to how many I can invite.

I added you and sent you a message. I feel kinda bad that I'm piling on, but I would absolutely love an invite.

 

[dark10x]

So now we can all remember how ugly last gen was and put a stop to the all the "this gen sucks! I can't see the leap!"

Perfect Dark Zero is super ugly from an art direction standpoint but it was doing things at launch that few other games attempted on console last generation.

 

[Black Republican]

impressive screens

 

[Maelstorm1226]

I can invite people as if they want to the preview program.

Add me as a friend on Xbox and I'll send the invite when I see you.

Do remember its not instant that your in, it can take up to 48 hours for you to become a preview member and have access to it.

My Gamertag is Quick Mustardy

I also dont know if theres a limit to how many I can invite.

I'll put in a request for an invite. Would love to try out new features. I'll add you on my friends. My GT is my GAF name: Maelstorm1226.

Thanks for doing this!

 

[evanswolves]

Come get some!

 

[robotrock]

Been a preview member since halo 5 and still no update for me. What gives?

 

[Noobcraft]

Been a preview member since halo 5 and still no update for me. What gives?

The update was like a week before E3. Go to the preview app, go to quests, and start the quest for the backwards compatibility. If you have any eligible 360 titles in your download history they will pop up there.

 

[Lettuce]

So have they mentioned if this is actually an emulator running 360 game or what?

 

[Dictator93]

Perfect Dark Zero is super ugly from an art direction standpoint but it was doing things at launch that few other games attempted on console last generation.

Wish I had a 360 just so I could boot it up and check out the tech. Super cool tech, horrible horrible horrible art.

Wasn't there some Scotsman in it wearing a kilt? God what a terrible story.

 

[link1201]

So have they mentioned if this is actually an emulator running 360 game or what?

Yes, they did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPQuDyWULNU

 

[StalkerUKCG]

So have they mentioned if this is actually an emulator running 360 game or what?

Software Emulator.

It basically emulates the 360 Overheads for launching .xex files and then runs the games in software mode and retains some of the 360 OS for the 360 guide and stuff.

At least as far as I can tell but it's 100% software emulation.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

I want Ninja Gaiden 2!!!

 

[FlyinJ]

I'm assuming that if I own any of these titles digitally (Like Perfect Dark), I can now download them to my XB1 and use them?

 

[RowdyReverb]

I took some screenshots, but it's not giving me an option to share and they aren't showing up on xboxdvr.com. Other, older screenshots in my library have the option to share. What gives?

 

[Springy]

I can invite people as if they want to the preview program.

Add me as a friend on Xbox and I'll send the invite when I see you.

Do remember its not instant that your in, it can take up to 48 hours for you to become a preview member and have access to it.

My Gamertag is Quick Mustard

I also dont know if theres a limit to how many I can invite.

Added, if you're still able and willing to hand out more invites. I'm really eager to see BC in action!

 

[SenseiAsad]

I want Ninja Gaiden 2!!!

Seconded! Wasn't the game published by MS? If it was, it's just a question of when.

 

[Lettuce]

I want Ninja Gaiden 2!!!

Yes!, i still have to play this!!!...along with about 50 other games i dont want to pass up and now thanks to this nice feature i might be able to complete half of them

 

[munroe]

I can invite people as well if you guys want to get in.

Add me as a friend on Xbox and I'll send the invite when I see you.

Please remember its not instant that your in, it can take up to 48 hours for you to become a preview member.

My Gamertag is DJ Mudk1pz

Added you! Thanks in advance! GT: Munroe

 

[alexbull_uk]

Really impressed with this. Feels so strange to be able to pull up the old guide though!

Here's a few screenshots of Viva Pinata:

And a bonus gif:

 

[Blue Ninja]

I took some screenshots, but it's not giving me an option to share and they aren't showing up on xboxdvr.com. Other, older screenshots in my library have the option to share. What gives?

It always takes a while for them to become share-ready. Dunno why.

Some Mass Effect shots:

I always play without film grain.

 

[Karak]

I also added you Quick Mustard! Would love an invite

"Filled with fun, FILLED WITH FUN!"

 

[Cynn]

The scaler on the Xbox One scales the games to 1080p.

Xbox One has a damn good scaler... so kinda... yeah.

The Xbox 360 scales all games to 1080p as well just so people don't think this is something new to X1 emulation.

 

[Gazkapop]

I can invite people as well if you guys want to get in.

Add me as a friend on Xbox and I'll send the invite when I see you.

Please remember its not instant that your in, it can take up to 48 hours for you to become a preview member.

My Gamertag is DJ Mudk1pz

Would love it if you were able to swing an invite my way but don't worry if you can't. =) My GT: x Petersao 11 x

 

[Sticky&Sweet]

Just a quick question: can you download the game off of the disc like installing on the 360, or do you have to download the entire thing from LIVE?

 

[gossi]

Random Mass Effect.

 

[chronic_archaic]

So now we can all remember how ugly last gen was and put a stop to the all the "this gen sucks! I can't see the leap!"

This game looks fucking horrible. It's 6th gen quality aside from the guns, no way a representation of seventh gen.

 

[AlanzTalon]

Geometry Wars looks like Geometry Wars:

Me last evening...Oh hey Geometry Wars is in my queue thing...just gonna try this out and see OH GOD IT'S 2AM WHAT HAPPENED TO TIME.

Seriously off the wagon after kicking the addiction years ago.

Love the classic 360 UI and splashh screen. all smiles.

 

[Etnos]

Sorry I gotta comment, good software engineers aren't exclusive to Microsoft.
As a company yes, both are masters in their own departments, but that doesn't stop MS or Sony hiring people or already having people who are just as good or better then each others.
it's what they do with them that matters, and remember Sony did file a patent for a emulatior with trophy support ages ago, so a software engineer came up with that and Sony has done nothing with it.

MS is miles ahead in that department, they come up with .NET and a bunch of cool tech for software development.

I'm not even sure they are using a emulator, they very explicitly said it was native... Wondering if they come up with a LLVM type of compiler that supports several CPU architectures case being PowerPC and x86, or they using a Virtual Machine... certainly cool stuff.

So now we can all remember how ugly last gen was and put a stop to the all the "this gen sucks! I can't see the leap!"

Agreed visual fidelity diminishing return is a real thing. I mostly play on PC, going from last to current gen has done pretty much nothing for me regarding visuals.

Not that I care that much, crazy me thinks gameplay trumps all.

 

[golem]

My buddies and I were addicted to that game.

Had to stop myself from playing last night, it was still kinda fun. The controls are pretty jank by modern standards however

 

[_SAKY_]

 

[nOoblet16]

Software Emulator.

It basically emulates the 360 Overheads for launching .xex files and then runs the games in software mode and retains some of the 360 OS for the 360 guide and stuff.

At least as far as I can tell but it's 100% software emulation.

Kind of crazy that they got to fully emulate power pc architecture through software on a machine that's only about 7-8 times faster.

 

[Krejlooc]

Oh I didn't know this was already available. Neat!

 

[Neander]

It supports screens, Game DVR (video), Twitch broadcasting, App snapping, App swapping and suspend (power off and power back on to same portion of game).

I tried it with Mass Effect earlier, it's very very cool.

That's insane when you put it like that. Emulating the 360 while simultaneously running the XB1 OS on top for all the added benefits. Kudos for the wizardry.

 

[Art Vandilay]

That's insane when you put it like that. Emulating the 360 while simultaneously running the XB1 OS on top for all the added benefits. Kudos for the wizardry.

No joke, that's awesome.

 

[backflip10019]

They really need to add XCOM Enemy Within. Been on the brink of starting it several times. Would love to play on Xbox One!

 

[Chill Penguin]

A lot of 360 games I still want to play and my 360 is dead. This feature is awesome.

 

[Glass]

The best part of all this is the next time someone says a current game gen looks like ass and could be mistaken for an early 360 title, the hyperbole can be put to rest with one screencap.