The end of backwards compatibility?
Whereas many Xbox 1 game owners have been complaining regularly about the level of backwards compatibility supplied by their shiny new convex 360, Peter Moore at Microsoft seems to think they’ve done more than enough on their part. These surprising claims were made in an interview with Kikizo posted yesterday.
It is a well known fact that backwards compatibility has been a huge problem for Microsoft since the 360 and Xbox 1 are based on completely different architectures (x86 vs. PowerPC and nVidia vs. ATi), plus the fact that they never owned ‘the silicon’ for the Xbox 1 makes it practically impossible or unaffordable to implement a hardware solution like competitors Sony and Nintendo can. On the other hand, they did promise as much backwards compatibility as feasible, and that is what Moore seems to be retracting now:
Nobody is concerned anymore about backwards compatibility. We under promised and over delivered on that. It’s a very complicated thing… very complex work. I’m just stunned that we have hundreds of games that are backwards compatible. […] More are coming, but at some point, you just go, there’s enough, let’s move on, or people aren’t as worried about a game being backwards compatible - and I like to think we’ve upheld our end of the bargain in making at least two or maybe three hundred games backwards compat.
Somehow I think the community may not agree with Peter here. What do you think?
Thanks Steve for submitting this.
I don’t care about the technical facts. I just know that it pisses me off that my PS2-owning mates can play their PS1 games (for what it’s worth), whilst I’ve got a stack of Xbox games which just don’t work on my 360.
PS2 backwards-compatibility might not count for much these days, but it was pretty vital to the early success of the system, as most PS1 owners had huge collections of (mostly pirated) games.
And PS3 is fully backwards-compatible too, right? And Peter still doesn’t think this is a problem?
Technically I can understand why BC is a problem, and I’ll gladly defend them in that they’ll never get it done 100%. However I explicitly don’t agree with Peter that “it’s done now”. There’s millions of Xbox 1 games out there. And millions of Xbox 360 owners that want to play them. ‘Cancelling’ BC is just destruction of property in a way now.
Actually, from what I’ve read, the PS3 is emulating the PS1/2 in software, just like the 360 is doing with the XBox. Sony does, however, “own the silicon” as the article states, so they may be able to do a better job. But it is still emulated, and there will still be issues with it. Don’t expect 100% of your PS1 and PS2 games to play 100% correctly on the PS3.
I do care about backwards compatibility! Still got some games here i wanna play but can’t because of the bad backwards compatibility (The Matrix: Path of Neo for example).
Did everyone just trade in or throw away their old console? I still have mine, and a large part of that decision was because MS said that not all games would be BC on the 360… I think they did great by making so many compatible, as Peter Moore said…. They all look like shit anyhow… Go get Oblivion
I really don’t care about backwards compatibility because I still got my old xbox next to the 360. So for me it’s money through the toilet by working on BC games.
There are 2 reasons I care about BC.
1. Breaking out the Xbox 1 controller sucks. The 360’s controller feels so much better. I can’t stand using my Xbox 1 controller.
2. The 360 makes Xbox 1 games look slightly better. This is important to me because I’ve got a 50″ HDTV.
To be fair, they didn’t actually promise much in the way of backwards compatibility and many of the major titles are supported. I have a number of xbox titles that don’t work and I’d like to play, but since I can trade them in for discounts on 360 games, I’m not too bothered.
I agree with Peter Moore. Its time to move. Im shure they have alot they rather be spending time on regarding the Xbox 360. I would rather have alot of ppl working on updates and Xbox Live features, than makeing BC for forgotten games….
I really do care, cause I still have an xbox 1 but the high quality connectors on my tv are already taken. So when I want to play Xbox 1 Games I prefer them on my 360 to have maximum image quality!
Now MS only have to fix the item about PAL-50 and VGA cables on Halo1 (yes I have tried al solutions with other cables)
Halo2, forza, tom clancy series games and others i cant care to remember are b/c, we are spoilt maybe some games arent there but with new games comin out for 360 we are spoilt for choice at the moment
the PODGE agrees with PM too it’s time to move on. XBOX 1 games are history.
This statement by Moore and the continued lack of new games on XBLA has finally made my mind up about the 360. I’ll be going back to Sony and getting a PS3 when it’s launched. The 360 can stay on the shelf at home gathering dust. I’m not even going to sell it on so that I deny Microsoft any future profit from it. I’ve found my time with Microsoft and the 360 a total waste of my time. Technical problems with the console itself, still no “next gen” games, lied to about BC, lied to about XBLA, games released with glitches in place time and time again. It’s all been a disgrace. Sony won’t be much better but at least the PS3 will have a longer shelf life and is the more powerful console.
E2Crunchy very hard to please methinks
E2Crunchy…hahahah.
Fanboy alert!!!
If you actually understood any of the gubings in the two machines you would be aware that the “actual” deliverable power of the PS3 is much the same as the 360, but it costs a stupid amount of money and chances are you will run in to much the same problems (more powerful machines = more things that can go wrong). So enjoy you PS3 with its carbon copy of Xbox Live (which having done a little investigation on is not looking very competitive at all).
Besides the real good games that already run on the 360 from the original xbox, I don’t see the urge anymore to do the lesser titles.
I mean I like to play Halo 2, but Halo 1 even no more on my 360. Same with other games. I bet most people play 360 games 95% or 99% all the time. The original xbox titles are in piles in the closet. At least that’s how it works at my place and also if I see PS2 fans that don’t ever play PS1 games.
Let them focus on the future please. Sell the original xbox titles that don’t run on the 360 and let it go for the rest
cant see the ps3 being any better when it launches in november( i recall the ps2 which i had twice having problems)
blueray discs are goin to be expensive and xbox 360 isnt even in its stride yet
Some of us never had an xbox and BC was a major factor when looking into buying a 360. I could have saved my money, bought an xbox and waited for the PS3. Instead I’ve been ripped off by Microsoft’s lies. I’m left with a console with hardly any quality games, certainaly none that could be called “next gen” and a Live service that’s becoming more gimmicky by the month. Bitterly disappointed.
why didnt you check then before buying an old xbox to see if it works on the xbox360??
Microsoft havent ripped you off they didnt force you to buy incompatible games you the mug for doing so.
Same as your point that you think there are no quality games you dont have to buy them, you just choose to.
And if you dont live then dont play on it, no one is forcing you to, but if you do then you choose to.
If you trawl through your selective memory for a second you might remember that Microsoft claimed, rather loudly in fact, that FULL backward compatibility was their goal. If microsoft had said they were only making certain games compatible and that most of them WOULDN’T ACTUALLY WORK even if they’re on the “compatible” list then I wouldn’t have bought a 360. STFU if you’re just going to post fanboy bollocks. I am very, very mad about this BC statement. What I don’t to see is more fanboy arseholes talking up this pisspoor console I’ve been saddled with. Alright?
calm down guvnor, we’re not the ones who bought a console based on what games were released on the console before it :p
You’ve bought a “next gen” console that doesn’t actually have anything next gen on it. You’re in the same boat as me.
So Crunchy give me the names of the games you own you can’t play and are dying for to play.
I know, I’ve been wasting 100+ hours playing Oblivion when there are loads of unsupported games for the original Xbox with that sort of lifespan.
Having instant access to demos and arcade games is a real bitch too.
Which games did you buy? Quake 4 and Tony Hawk or something?
Yeah, Hawk is a little sad. Notice the Activision intro on that, and then look at COD2. Haha!
Most next-gen game I’ve played so far is Lost Planet. Go take a look at that, Crunchy.
I dont care about b/c i want to pkaynew games on my 360 not last genertaion games.
If people are so peed by it, then why sell there original xbox in the first place if they were still wanting to play old games.
I think Microsoft have done a good job on b/c for the titles which they saw were worth doing.
Lets look at development on the 360 and forget about the past and look at the future.
Some people will never be satisfied!!!
totally agree duck this is next gen now i only have gta and halo 2 and outlaw golf 2 that i occasionaly play so whats with the moaning !!
microsoft stupidly dont own the chip for the xbox 1 but sony do so wise up and move on !!
I sold my xbox and every game I hadfor it along with all 4 controlers. With the trade in value i bought a 360 for -£70, yes it didn’t cost me a thing and I still had £70 to spend on true next gen titles like COD2 and then I got a hold of fight night which is clearly next gen nutter. Fair enough there could be a bit more titles on offer but they are begining to build up with quality and at the end of the day I would rather have quality than quantity (like Sony’s huge catalouge with a good portion being about as enjoyable as sandpaper underwear).
But I have meandered of the point, which was I got rid of the lot and feel better for it, if you want to live in the past playing old titles then keep the old machine but don’t moan incesently like a little bitch cos you can’t play crappy retro titles you mug, just go out and buy a new game. But fair enough you have been lied to, whatever. We will see how you feel about companies lying when you buy your overpriced overhyped george forman lean mean grilling machine look-a-likey console the PS3. Which I might add the only next gen titles that have been shown for were not even run or produced on the PS3 but through a Hi-end PC.
You gormless tit.
And for the price of a PS3, you can buy a Xbox 1, Xbox 360 and a cuple of games :p
In The Netherlands an XBOX 1 is 79 Euro’s at MediaMarkt. So stop moaning if you can’t play some less important games.
All people crying around and say they should have bought a PS3 are Fony fans anyway that don’t own a 360
Why to people come on this site if they hate 360 so much? Don’t they have something better to do like play their PS2 because it’s so awesome? It gets really old when people that hate the 360 so much just camp on this website. It tastes crunchy to me…
I agree in-part with each side. ya a great number of 360 owners are only concerned with new titles and the rest want the ability to play all their old games or games they never had in addition to the new stuff. What pisses me off is that they are turning into Sony with empty promises. They did say on xbox.com that the goal was 100% compatibility. Why back off that now. The forums on xbox.com are blowing up with posts regarding BC. If they really listen to their consumers, they wouldn’t do this. Anyway, I just want to play it all, new and old.
What MS stated was as follow:
1. the GOAL was 100% compatibility you say. Well a goal is something to go for as long as it’s reachable compared to the hight of cost. Seeing that they have the most premium titles running I would say they’re pretty close.
2. Do not even compare MS to Sony with empty promises. Fony is king in lying, do I have to sum it up?
Last year’s E3:
2 x HDMI 1080p output
Killzone 2 CGI shit (and the other games also)
CPU & GPU twice as fast as 360 or so
Ready end 2005, beginning 2006
and more
What do they deliver?
1 x HDMI only on expensive kit. ANd even then, 1080p with this GPU which is a standaard Nvidia 7900 with less power then the 360 GPU they can simply not deliver 1080p @ more then 24 FPS in 4096 colors through their very small data transport. They simply can’t. I still expect only tetris to run in 1080p 4096 and who really cares because no one owns a real 1080p TV at least for 5 years from now.
Other games will be upgraded signal 720p if they’re lucky and even maybe 480p which is really lame to 1080p trough software
Killzone 2 never to be seen again. Motorstorm? Well looks allright but killer app? No
Your Killzone 2 is Gears of War only on 360
CPU is slightly faster then 360 CPU but only raw power. Looking overall performance and other hardware, 360 will be winner for sure. Especially the Cell is hard and expensive to programm it stinks like rotten hell
The CPU PS3 is weaker as mentioned then the 360 GPU which is specially build for the 360. Nothing else on the market yet.
The Delaystation is now set for Christmast 2006, but I won’t be suprised if that will be Christmas 2007 especially overhere in Europe. Have seen the delivery problems with PSP?
So leave the pay/gaystation alone and get the next gen now 360 all the way
I like Paystation.
Like I said, I have the 360 and have been disappointed with empty promises. They say this will be out today and it doesn’t show up for weeks. They promise that will be out and it doesn’t show up. They promise updates to the BC, there has really only been two. The first update was the only real one. The PS3 hasn’t even been released, so I can’t complain about it. I can only complain about what is in my possession. It is easy to see that both Sony and MS have PR problems. They speak before they can back it up.
Don’t get me wrong, I am enjoying the heck out of the 360’s next gen games. But the ones that are truely good are few and far between. That is when I want to pop in an old game. I can’t stand playing them on the old xbox anymore.
And there is the point, the PS3 hasn’t even been realesed yet and already there has been numerous lies sent out from Sony many of which we now know are lies, what does that say for the system when it does get released.
Well, i’m quite mad about this. One of THE xbox games, the fist to be succesfull on Xboxlive was Mechassault. And there are still no updates voor mechassault 1 and 2.
And anothere one like Unrealchampionship 2 still isn’t playable. I will not rest untill it does.
Shut up, sit down and wait. Chromehounds is coming and from the looks of it when its here you may cream in your Y’s.
I don’t care about backwards compatibility at all, and to these people saying the 360 isn’t next gen, they are mentally retarded. The 360 has more power than most gaming rigs, unless you run quad-sli. The first wave of games looked like normal pc games, but the up and coming line up looks pretty damn hot if you ask me, Gaystation fanboys are shaking in their boots, that is why they come here to harass us, to make themselves feel better for wasting $600 on a game system.
As long as my original Xbox lasts long enough for hackers to make Xbox emulators for PC (which I don’t doubt will be very difficult at all), then I really don’t care for B/C that much. Sure it’s nice, and getting 200+ games was a bonus, but I was never really expecting the 360 to play Xbox games at all.
It’s not official that the PS3 will even be 100% backwards compatible. You can checkout the store from last november at gamespot: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6136677.html
The fourth paragraph says:
“It’s hard to say the PlayStation 3 will be 100 percent backwards compatible, but as we said earlier this year, we aim to make it so as much as possible,” Sakamoto said, according to IDG. Attempts to elicit clarifying comments from Sony Computer Entertainment America reps were unsuccessful as of press time.
So, don’t buy a ps3 hoping for a different backwards compatibility picture than the 360. My only disappointment is that Soul Caliber 2 doesn’t work.
I typer gud
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I vaguely remember the slimline PS2 not even being 100% backwards compatible with PS2 games….
Compatibility is always a troublesome process.
You are correct that 100% won’t work. The PS2 had a short list that didn’t work. That would put it at around 95%. Still way better then the 360’s attemp. I also am still waiting for a few title to work, but mostly waiting in vain.
I never had an Xbox so I was pretty psyched to play some of the exclusives (DOA3, Halo) and some multiplatforms (Star Wars Battlefront II, Ultimate Spider-man*, Destroy All Humans!*) with the 360 controller. The partial-BC is kind of irritating but I’ve always been pretty sure they’d come through and do them all at some point. I think Peter Moore got some ink poisoning from his GTAIV tattoo.
Asterik denotes game not BC yet. Hurry Microsoft!
Fahrenheit / Indigo Prophecy isn’t BC, right? I really fancy playing that agan sometime.
Links 2004 is the only other one that I’d like another crack at. Or was it 2003? I can’t remember but it’s the only decent golf game I’ve ever played. Unless you count Mario Golf on the GBA.
Next-Gen Console = Next-Gen Games
Xbox 1 = Older Games. Sometimes its just time to move on. And if you dont agree with that, Peter Moore should slap you in the Ass. He doesnt give up BC updates just to piss ppl off. He`s just a better half saying, we need to move ahead to the next generation.
We know he doesn’t say that to piss people off. How can you say to forget the old games. Part of the next gen movement is the virtual console WHICH PLAYS OLD GAMES.
There are two scenarios here:
First, if you are a “Brand New” console gamer and you are investing in a “new-gen” console then you should be able to look at BC games and make a decision as to what games you are into. If the games that interest you are not available on BC then you SHOULD NOT buy A 360. Just buy a XBOX1! But, truely who’s fault is it? YOU OR Microsoft? (always do a research)
If you are gamer then you know which games you are into and if BC games are not your cup of tea then most likely you already bought a 360. Games coming up on the 360 are enough to hold you for upcoming months. I am pretty sure there are one or two games you would like to be BC but that’s not enough to hold you off in not buying new games or new console.
I am with Microsoft that “for me” they have done enough to “satisfy” most gamers.
Also, to Crunchy if there are no “New-gen” games outthere then I waisted my money and my 200-hour of play with games that outthere. I am so ashame to waisted all those arcade games, new demos, new live features and waisted all this time playing GRAW, Oblivion, Table-Tenis, Condenmed, NBA2k7, PGR3, Lost-planet Demo, Test-drive Demo, ALL arcade games, etc..etc. All this time I was thinking i was playing next-gen games but I was not…shame on me…LOL
I’ve been playing some of those games too. There’s nothing next gen about them. not even graphically. They’re okay games but in no way can you say they’re that much better than what is available on the xbox. We’ve yet to see a truly next gen game.
Well I’ll agree that the 360 has plenty of power that hasn’t been exploited yet (but it never is with the first cycle of releases for a console) but the likes of Gears Of War aren’t far off.
Oblivion is FAR better than any Xbox RPG.
And I’m not sure what you’re using as your definition of “next-gen”, but the platform itself is definitely ahead of the game, the Live service in itself is pretty much a revolution in how we experience games.
If you expect to see insane particle, futuristic design and “crysis” look games then you are going to be “putt-off” then. I think we have just tap into graphics on both the 360 and PS3. Your concept of Next-gen graphics are way high and if that’s your concept then you have all the right to complain. But, don’t expect to see “all-mighty” graphics this year or even half of next year (according to your expectations). Your definition of next-gen could be different then most of us that agree that we are seeing next-gen games and we are comparing it to past-consoles. And of course some of us don’t care much of how “pretty” graphics looks as much as game play and new innovations of either game play or peripherals. Is on the eye of the beholder I guess. But to say that your concept of next-gen are not much better then prior consoles then you have invested poorly and who’s fault was it? (Do research). But, if you feel that you were misguided then your have all the right to your opinion. As of myself I was never misguided and felt that my investment was well deliver on microsoft promises past and future for that matter.
Now I know for sure, you own a PS2 and are just up to throw in some nonsense.
The games are next-gen. Just because most of the games in this form are simply not possible on the previous consoles. Not on the old XBOX and for sure not on the crappy PS2.
Try to run a game like
PGR3
Oblivion
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Fight Night Round 3
etc etc on the last gen consoles. You simply couldn’t pull that off for sure! Compare FNR3 on the last gen and this gen and you’ll see the difference. For sure that old xbox games mostly were in 480p where 360 games are always in 720p HD resolution.
It’s now it’s here. The only thing is that ofcourse launch titles don’t use the capacity full. Remember the launch games for PS2 they s*ck big time. Furthermore the newer games also compared graphically to the XBOX but allright.
Now go and get yourself a wank over the PS3 because it’s all bull
Did you just censor suck right before saying “wank” or is sock a swear word?
I really don’t have a problem with the lack of BC….what I do have a problem with is the choice of games that have BC. Only about 10-20% are actually top notch games, IMO. A lot of crap on the BC list that nobody ever plays made it over titles such as: Panzer Dragoon Orta, Chronicles Of Riddick, Psychonauts, Soul Calibur 2, Brothers In Arms, Oddworld: Strangers Wrath, Mercenaries, Beyond Good And Evil, Guilty Gear X2 #Reload, Deus Ex, Psi-Ops, X-Men Legends 1 & 2, Freedom Fighters, Otogi, etc.
I mean they got Barbie games, Circus Maximus, Drake, and crap like that….
But they’re missing some of the top notch titles? They said the best titles for the system would be available for BC. Doesn’t really look like it to me. I’m one that had to throw away my non-working Xbox when I got a 360, and I’d like to play some of these games. Oh well, guess I’ll have to go out and buy another Xbox.
dude.. chornicles of ryding, brothers in arms and freedom fighters were some bad ass games
but you’re right, there’s not enough INTERESTING bc games, nevertheless I’m happy to be able to play splinter cell chaos theory and halo2 on my 360..
I guess it’s all about how much money needs to be invested per game…
What I’m really waiting for is new games for 360, not new games for BC
You may be interested in reading this article as an explanation as to why so many crap games have ‘accidentally’ become backwards compatible, especially the Barbie games.
As I write this I’m actually wondering whether Peter is not just covering up for the fact that it’s proven a bigger bitch than they thought to make more games b/c and he’s just paving the way for an excuse to drop it because it just turned out impossible for a lot of games…
SCORE 1 FOR SONY!!!
Stupid Fanboy
Ok here is what I think, take a look at this list of BC games:
Shamu’s Deep Sea Adventures
Sneakers™ 5
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy™
Splat Magazine Renegade Paintball
SpongeBob SquarePants™: Battle for Bikini Bottom
SpyHunter® 2
Spyro™ A Hero’s Tail
Super Bubble Pop
Super Monkey Ball™ Deluxe
The Terminator™ Dawn of Fate
Tork™: Prehistoric Punk™
Toxic Grind
Urban Freestyle Soccer
Volvo: Drive for Life
Yourself!Fitness™
Now look into your hearts, and tell me…do you really think I wanna play Shamu’s Deep Sea Adventures over Star Wars Battlefront 1??? or Volvo: Drive for Life over Unreal Championship 2???
Im just gonna leave it to 2 comparisons, cause I could go all day, and that list is just part of the whole list…I got tired of searching for the other pointless games…anyways the point is MS have been focusing on the wrong games and I certainly never thought a game like Shamu’s Deep Sea Adventures would make it to the BC list before selling my Xbox but I guess I was wrong and many other games were sacrificed for that game to have a place in the list…ohhh and sorry if I insulted anybody’s game…maybe you like to play SpongeBob SquarePants™: Battle for Bikini Bottom thats fine with me.
I agree with you that nobody wants THESE games. However, I agree with a previous post saying this could be a cover up because Microsoft is having to many problems getting the GOOD games to work. These sorry games just happened to work for them. I highly doubt that they went out of their way to make these work over games like Battlefront
These games are all you need to know, forget the rest
Black
Colin Mc.Rae 4
Darkwatch
Dead or Alive 3
Fable
Forza
GTA
Halo 2
Ninja Gaiden
Prince of Persia
Uhm that’s all I need. Oh yeah Ralli Sport Challenge 2 that’s about the only game I should want
RS2 is one of the best racing games ever, and i want doom 3!!! my original xbox is not and never was hooked up to xbox live so i have never played it in co-op!!
First off, there are really good affordable 1080p HDTV’s out there. The Westinghouse has an awsome 37″ with 1080p on the DVI1 input. The 42″ has 1080p on a HDMI input. At $1500 the 37″ is about the best buy on the market today. The whole backwards capadable thing is pretty fucking important. It’s kind of funny accually, I may end up buying a PS3 because of it. God of War2 look’s great and FF12 I must simply have, now lets say I do buy a PS3 for $600. I bet I can sell my PS2 with 15 games for maybe $200. Well that drops the price for upgrading to about $400 and I can still play the 2 PS2 games I want. I do remember buying my 360 for $400, hhmm, and there just happens to be only 2 games I want till Christmass, Gears and Too Human. Strange. Backwards compatability may be the one nich in Microsofts armor.
I think that is only a 1080p READY tv which processes the signal down to 1080i or 720p.
Real 1080p HD TV’s are around and over 3.500 dollars/Euro’s at least.
Furthermore, expect the PS3 to just upgrade a 720p signal to 1080p because the GPU which is a 7900 Nvidia thing can’t really cope more then 24 FPS @ 1080p with 4096 colors. That would only be Tetris then in real 1080p. If you buy a next gen console to play old games, you do something wrong.
So only Gears of War and Too Human would be a game for you? You don’t play games that are out yet? Like PGR3, GRAW, Oblivion, FNR3 and other real good next gen stuff? Strange is that as a 360 owner…
Not to play Devil’s Advocate, but I will. One of the biggest problem the Windows OS has is that it carries the code from all previous versions slowing it down, and as well carrying various flaws to carry over the support from former versions. With the next-gen platforms moving closer towards PC functionality, I think Microsoft saw this, and tried to address the problem with something that didn’t have such a huge following.
Also, “Eric” above proves my point. He’ll sell most of his games and stay with “two” good ones. While I agree that a lot of the games on the BC list don’t reflect a lot of user playlist (I wanna play Test Drive: Unlimited Offroad on my 360 so bad..), it’s effectively taken care of most gamer issues.
It can also be said (like above) that MS is trying to push its consumers into looking ahead into the “next-gen”, so that MS can focus its efforts almost entirely on its future(and current) projects.
And yes, I very much believe that Microsoft is having a lot of trouble emulating games than they originally thought. (Halo CE has a seriously buggy emulation)
wow, i just gotta comment.
the point is not whether these bc games are worth playing, the fact is we were TOLD by M$ that every effort would be made to put all original xbox games on the bc list. it was a major selling point for the console. i admire moore’s ball’s for claiming they have satisfied their end of the bargain, but i believe they should be chopped off and fed to some hungry corporate dogs somewhere for the same reason. i think the phrase:
“we under promised and over delivered,”
is enough to convict that pompous prick.
i will say this again, backwards compatibility was used as a huge selling point. under promised my ass. you would not read a tech sheet on the 360 without hearing about how eventually all titles SHOULD be backwards compatible. now if he was saying that none of the remaining titles can be emulated, fine, whatever, but to say they have basically already put too many man hours into it is a move usually relagated to american politicians. this is a bad move and will cost xbox a lot of friends especially with the approach of the ps3 launch.
– mu
I bet it won’t
Most major titles are working and if you really want to keep playing your old games, just keep the freaking old xbox. Second hand stuff won’t sell easy anymore since the old xbox and ps2 also have a very very low price new in shops.
So go get a XBOX 1 for 79 Euro’s at MediaMarkt in The Netherlands for example and at the same time buy a 360 when you’re there!
Stop moaning about old crappy games that you can’t play anymore, sell them and buy something new, do you all still play your 360 on a 24 CRT b/w tv because of the retro chic it provides you with?
Bloody bunch of mongs.
it is not the games. it is the false statements.
i can’t believe you read this whole thread and were unable to figure that out.
What false statement?
BC was a goal to aim for not a nesscesity.
and for people to turn round and say that they are moving from microsoft because of false statements (which weren’t even false, it ain’t my problem if people cannot interpret what is said correctly) to go to PS3 just kind of feels a little like jumping out of the frying pan an into a pot filled with ignited thermite.
crybabies the original thread was about BC not the playstation so why do people have to twist it ,FANBOYS GET ON MY TITS
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