The Next Generation Consoles

[Raelynn]

One thing that was not certain before E3 was whether Xbox 360 would be backwards compatible with Xbox.  MS would claim it was, then say maybe, then say no, then say yes again.  Turns out their wishywashy nature was because of the dumbass thing they're calling "backwards compatible."  Can it play an Xbox disc?  No.  It can play a game made for Xbox that's recompiled and re-released.

And they actually have the guts to compare this to backwards compatibility?  It's not called backwards compatible because developers don't have to modify the code, it's called backwards compatible because people can use the same disc they already bought, or one that they can acquire cheaper than the brand new games.

There was no reason to even remotely reply that this has compatibility, because consumers couldn't care less how hard or easy it is for some developer to remake a game.  They want their games they already have to work.
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They haven't figured out the mechanics of the release yet but I'll agree with you there. It isn't backwards compatible. It seemed to me that they did want to use software to let you play right off the disc however. There's been so little information so I could be wrong.

Also, they claim their future plans are to have the entire library playable on the system. Dunno how that'll work out. I'm personally just waiting on the information. I would be extremely angry if they did go the route that you have to rebuy the games.