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Xbox 360 Gets Backwards Compatible, Final Fantasy

Posted by Zonk on from the it's-raining-good-news dept.

databeam writes "The official Xbox 360 press conference was Monday evening, and an AP article has news that the 360 is backwards compatible, and that Square Enix will be releasing Final Fantasy XI for the console." Coverage also available at Gamespot. From the article: "Along with a firm release date and price point, the other big question surrounding the 360 was backward compatibility with the library of games from the original Xbox. Robbie Bach, senior vice president and chief Xbox officer in the Home and Entertainment Division at Microsoft, made Xbox fans around the world happy when he announced that the 360 will indeed play Xbox games." Mostly. Gamasutra points out that backwards compatibility will be selective, with most but not all of the top selling games supported. Kotaku and the Guardian Gamesblog have firsthand accounts from the event, and to watch the conference for yourself Xbox.com has the footage. Update: 05/18 20:49 GMT by Z : Of course, not all the people there were people, if you catch my meaning.

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  1. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    All those people who used lack of backwards compatibility as a reason to hate the xbox 360 will care. But now that it's been said, they'll pretend not to care.

  2. Re:"Mostly" Backward Compatible? by Reignking · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mostly backward compatible? Is that like being "mostly dead"?

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  3. Excellent. by Golobarti · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now, where do I get the modchip?

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  4. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    It's funny. You criticize the Microsoft's Xbox for backwards compatibility, but that's at the same time the way Microsoft often seem to think when dropping product support. :-)

  5. Re:Emulation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They only need to emulate two games.

    Halo and Halo2.

    Dead or Alive 3 will be replaced by internet porn and a port of Mortal Kombat.

  6. Hrm. by His+name+cannot+be+s · · Score: 4, Funny

    Somehow, I doubt that my old modchip is gonna work in the new xbox.

    Backward compatable my ass!

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  7. Re:Fun with emulation by cbreaker · · Score: 2, Funny

    "The only thing that would stop them is the Bios and the Xbox OS."

    Only?

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  8. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 4, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  9. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    You keep using that word. It doesn't mean what you think it means.

  10. Re:Why? by wed128 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Holy Filthy Analogy, Batman!

  11. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Me and a couple of me mates once tried plugging every hole on your mom, then there was plenty of sound (and sperm).

  12. Re:Fun with emulation by I(rispee_I(reme · · Score: 2, Funny

    Oops, my tag is open. How embarassing.