360's Backwards Compatibility Weak?

GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that the backwards compatibility that Microsoft offered up at the Monday press conference may not be anything approaching what we're used to. Due to the massive design changes in the shift from the Xbox to the 360, Xbox titles may have to be recompiled in order to work on the next-gen console. From the article: "The news has raised more questions than it answers, however, as it suggests that gamers may need to purchase titles they already own in order to play them on an Xbox 360 - and almost certainly means that only a sub-set of Xbox games will ever be playable on the new console." Update: 05/20 15:08 GMT by Z : The article has been updated with a quote from MS specifically saying that gamers will *not* need to repurchase Xbox titles to play them on the 360.

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Re:Just How Much Worse Can It Get For Microsoft?

[chrismcdirty]

I haven't made a decision on the Xbox 360 yet. I wasn't an adopter of the original, but I admit there are some pretty good games for it.

I also assume I will buy Revolution, as I have bought every other Nintendo console. The announced features also have me intrigued.

But I can tell you right now I won't be buying a PS3 for that estimated price of $465. I was fairly outraged when I could only buy my GCN for $350, and that came with 3 games. Let's say you want to buy a PS3, another control, and 2 games. What's it gonna cost? $465 + $30 + $50 + $50 = $595. That's just outrageous for a console.

Re:Just How Much Worse Can It Get For Microsoft?

[0kComputer]

Its funny how much faith people are putting in Sony's specs considering 1. The cell chip doesn't exist yet 2. Sony's track record of bullshit, i.e. emotion engine type crap.