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Xbox 2 - The Price of Compatibility?

Posted by simoniker on from the sever-ties-pay-price dept.

Randy Lastimosa writes "1UP.com has an interesting article about the next Xbox, and whether it will support current Xbox games. They talked to a number of sources and got conflicting reports. For example, the CEO of Nvidia, who provided graphics chips for the current Xbox, said: 'It's virtually impossible on many levels,' he adds. 'On an intellectual-property level. On practical levels, too.'"

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  1. Re:FIRST COCKSUCKING POST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Idiot, he never claimed to be the first post. Just the first cock sucking post.

    It wouldn't suprise me if it were Sir Sucksalottacock.

  2. Re:even if it was compatible.. by Acidic_Diarrhea · · Score: 0, Troll
    You enjoy sitting around your computer with 3 of your friends and playing a game together? Doesn't that get a little cramped?

    Oh wait...ah, I understand where you must be coming from.

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  3. Why would they have backwards compatibility? by gergi · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm sure they could port Halo, the XBox game, to the XBox2 for much cheaper than including the backwards compatibility in hardware! Just recently Halo was ported to the PPC chip.

    I mean, really... why build the backwards compatibility hardware when you only have to port one game? Oh wait... I haven't checked in a few days... Did they released something else for the XBox?

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  4. Re:Overrated. by garcia · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have GT3, including a USB steering wheel/pedals, for the PS2. The gameplay sucks compared to GT1.

  5. Re:Not such a big deal by Cpt_Kirks · · Score: 0, Troll

    Word.

    Don't say that...