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Next-Gen Xbox To Lack Backwards Compatibility?

Posted by simoniker on from the little-birdie-told-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Biz news site Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that Microsoft's Xbox 2 won't be backward compatible with games for the current Xbox, and quoting 'sources close to Microsoft's senior Xbox executives' explaining some of the thinking behind the decision. All very cloak and dagger, although I guess whoever told them would probably be in line for a firing if they found out... So, is Microsoft right or wrong on this one? Have any Slashdot readers ever actually used the backwards compatibility on their PlayStation 2?"

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  1. It's useful by Joe+the+Lesser · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I play my PS1 games all the time, and my PS1 itself long ago kicked the bucket.

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  2. Holy 6 months old news batman by Oz0ne · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ....

    slashdot. Old news for nerds. Stuff that's socialist.

  3. Wish MS would do the same thing to their by an0nymous · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    other MS products, in particular, their operating systems. Any idea in terms of bloat percentage, and speed optimization in current MS OS products due to backwards compatibility?

  4. Re:one of the reasons they prospered w/the PC? by pjt33 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Off-topic, I know, but what kind of folder is it? I could use a new ring binder.