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Don’t Attempt Fake Xbox One Backwards Compatibility “Trick” Microsoft Warns

Major Nelson says, "To be clear there is no way to make your Xbox One backwards compatible & performing steps to attempt this could make your console inoperable".

decrypt3790d ago (Edited 3790d ago )

@MS

No worries, your plans to sell HD remakes remain unaffected.

Console gamers.. dont care about BC.

@below

Check : http://n4g.com/news/1409017...

Eonjay3790d ago (Edited 3790d ago )

Why wouldn't we care about backwards compatibility. I think more people would be early adopters it it was.

joab7773790d ago

U think so? I'm not so sure. It would cost more to make it BC so the price would be higher...and I wonder how many who bought an xbone have sold their 360's. I bought a ps4 and havnt sold either. The ps3 plays blu rays and can stream content...and the 360 is a great enetrtainment hub too. Also...there r still games I want to play. But, if I had to pay $50-$100 more for backwards compatibility it wouldn't b worth it. Thers tons of content that I have downloaded and tbh...my nephew and neice love playing them. Now they don't bother me to play everytime I turn on my console.

Eonjay3790d ago

@joab... yes im sure. Sony is producing pseudo bc with streaming and people do care. This solution doest effect console price either. If people didn't care they wouldn't bother. Also it would be better if it were here now but its good to know its coming. I am holding on to my PS3 as well.

decrypt3790d ago (Edited 3790d ago )

@joab

Console gamer logic appears flawed :P

It seems unreasonable to pay 50-100usd more for BC compromising games that they must have paid thousands of usd for.

Yet they rejoice at the mere announcement of a HD remake and are willing to dump 60usd for it too or a service like gaikai which will be charging on a yearly basis (one has to ponder how could that be cheaper than a one time 50-100usd).

I guess this behavior is perfect for corporations and their profitability lol. Perfectly explains how MS and Sony have gotten away with charging to go online, not supporting mods etc.

Jdoki3790d ago

I would imagine both Sony and MS had a look at the market and decided BC was not something they needed to do.

- It adds costs to incorporate BC
- How many people trade in vs keep their old console. Anecdotally I think a lot of people keep their old one and if Sony /. MS have seen the same trend then that's a compelling reason to leave it out.
- They have seen that HD remakes sell well and don't cost a lot to produce
- They have other plans (such as Gakai)

A lot of people seem to get hot under the collar about BC - but I really don't see it as a useful function. I'll keep my old console until I've completed all the games I want, then trade it or put it in the cupboard for nostalgias sake. I much prefer HD remakes

rainslacker3789d ago

obviously some people do care. The original phat PS3 still command a premium price used on ebay and even GameStop. In some cases they cost more than a brand new slim model. All because they are 100% backward compatible.

The reason it was left out was cost. At least for PS3 BC. Still not sure why PS1/2 BC wasn't included through software. Those PS1 classics are good sellers on their store, seems they'd want to keep that going, and wouldn't take much to get a software emulator running.

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Dagobert3790d ago

Backwards compatibility is important to me. Unless you're a bruh that sits on a couch full of chips and jizz stains and plays CoD all the day long, backwards compatibility is an important feature.

Spinal3790d ago

Thats another reason why i aint picked up a PS4 yet. There's no games i want to play on it yet to warrant the cost.

I'm buying the new iPad air instead. This will be my first time owning a tablet. quite excited cause the software is great.

jakehammer3790d ago

Backwards compatibility isn't important to me because I Still have my X1, Ps4, 360, Ps2, Ps1 and NES in my room. Why have backwards compatibility if you still have the systems?

Lenns3790d ago

I think you got MS and Nintendo mixed up

tweet753790d ago (Edited 3790d ago )

i tried a trick hooked xbox, 360 and one up to one tv I can now play every xbox game ever made in my room.

BobBelcher3790d ago

How many xbox games were made in your room?

Adolph Fitler3790d ago

I just duck taped my XBone, 360 & XBOriginal to one another...there we go, wallaah, presto, f^cking magic, now I have a full b/c lump of consoles.

Yui_Suzumiya3790d ago

I bet that sucker gets hot if you run all three simultaneously to 3 TVS.. can you imagine?! Good way to easily stay warm in the winter!!

Lykon3790d ago

i like your name. mmmm fit

assdan3790d ago

This would never work. There is not a backward's compatibility button. It's just not that simple.

XiSasukeUchiha3790d ago

Hmmmm..... That backwards fail on xbone(forcibly laugh for stupidty of a company) Evil laugh time http://www.youtube.com/watc...

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Mr Pumblechook1400d ago

If I was Facebook I would drop the branding as it is now associated with a failed streaming service.

exputers1400d ago

What do you think, why would Facebook partner up? They must be failing badly too lol

Stanjara1400d ago

While Mixer failed and didn't see any growth (or better, their traffic was going down), Facebook's gaming division (or whatever) was going up due to Oculus or chat or mobile gaming. More traffic on service, more ad revenue.
Increasing traffic also means that you have to go where there is traffic or where people are.
Since Facebook has money, and Mixer has money they went together to see potential growth.
Facebook goes for gaming because they have billions of people, who some of them are gamers, but they game on other platforms.
At this stage what ever they do they will se growth, but not from hc gamers or gamers in general, but from every day Joes who heard that fifa, gta and cod exists.

In other words, who cares :p

SpaceRanger1400d ago

Two companies that have been scrutinized for data collection practices, Facebook being the worst of the two. This is a partnership MS should have stayed away from.

Ausbo1400d ago

That was really the only option. Couldn’t have gone to YouTube because stadia would conflict with xcloud plans. Couldn’t go with twitch because amazon will be releasing their own answer to the streaming Wars.

The only other option was to not partner with anyone. If they did that, they’d be leaving their streamers high and dry. At least with Facebook they are offering partner status to those who had it in mixer and sign on bonuses

SpaceRanger1399d ago

It would have been way cheaper to just buy out people with sign on bonuses. The partnership with Facebook was probably expensive and will further tarnish their branding in the streaming space. Especially with so many companies boycotting Facebook right now.

And the likelihood of Facebook being integrated into the XSX at some point is super high now. Not sure anyone would want that.

MS can’t catch a break this gen when it comes to partnerships.

Ausbo1399d ago

The partnership is more about a gateway to xcloud. They want to push that to as many people as possible. They wanted mixer to be that, but it failed to gain traction.

This was more about xcloud than anything

Sunny_D1400d ago

I don’t know. His wording was cleverly typed. It feels like he’s saying it won’t be integrated for now.... Or get built into the OS someway or another.

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RazzerRedux1400d ago

Sounds like this was all just a way to kill off Mixer and endorse an alternative that isn't Twitch or Youtube.

ColdSin1400d ago (Edited 1400d ago )

I think you are right. Amazon seems to have a game streaming service up their sleave and want it to go along with Twitch (click-and-play stuff). The same is true for Google with their Stadia streaming service.

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