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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. Re:10% Might Not Be That Far Off by Dixie_Flatline · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The top selling 'game' for the PS2 when it was first released was 'The Matrix' on DVD.

    Secondly, I don't know why everyone forgets that it's EASY to emulate the PS1...it's got the same main processor as a washing machine. You can't do that with a 700MHz PIII without PAYING for the 700MHz PIII.

    The backwards compatibility of the PS2 is a nice bullet point, but it doesn't DRIVE sales. People that are seriously considering another console instead of a PS2 are rarely swayed by that ONE particular point. It's just another feature in a long list. With the XBox 2, it'll be one less feature in a different long list.