Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Shows They “Listen” Says Microsoft

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While the Xbox One may not have had the best start to this generation, Microsoft has certainly learned from its less wise decisions and made the necessary changes. Currently, the Xbox One is a console that has received some of the most consistent, quality exclusive content between it and the PS4, and that has helped the console gain a major step up on the latter.

At E3 2015, Microsoft revealed the Xbox One would be backwards compatible for Xbox 360 games and it will finally go into full effect this coming November. The firm has said there will be over 100 backwards compatible Xbox 360 games from the start, with hundreds more being added in the months to follow.

Backwards compatibility has made the Xbox One a console to be reckoned with, as the PS4 frankly cannot match up to it when it comes to this feature. Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda talked about the Xbox One’s upcoming backwards compatibility as evidence of how Microsoft is listening to what gamers want most.

Source: TheTechGame.com

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Wow I’m surprised most xboxes arnt besides the PS3 phat thanks Xbox 1 I’m proud you have anyplace in my heart

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What in the actual **** did you just say lol

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Kinect wasn’t bad then and was entirely optional.
Playing Skyrim with it was actually enjoyable and made things easier.

Also, two different Xbox and Microsoft bosses back then.

AND as far as 360 is concerned (I am sure X1 has 'em too)

WTF is with all the SPAM/TRASH adds on the dashboard making login take longer, Hang, and the dashboard as an overall whole laggy?

Never had a problem with that for the Xbox One dash, it was far cleaner than the Xbox 360 dash (which again had someone else in charge).

I use 2-3 3rd party Ad blockers on all PC/Laptops, and when a commercial comes on TV, odds are I am going to bail for the Kitchen, the bathroom, or DO something for the ridiculous 2 minutes (or more) that don’t include having a f**ck to give about what crap they are trying to sell.

Good for you, so do a lot of other people (but not most of the internet / audience).
Ads are proven to work, since as long as they can sell 1 person because of the ad, then it did its job.

Just the amount of nonsense and ignorance…wow.

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Not a big fan of the kinect,though I do like it for chat and not having to use a headset…wow!! I know, that’s an expensive headset!! haha.

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Thank god, You seem to be the only person in here who knows proper English.

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Not at all, the Kinect is a ground breaking piece of technology. No other company has come close to the level of the Kinect 2.0. I do think they implemented it wrong. It should’ve been marketed as a separate item completely, perhaps as a windows peripheral that works with windows and Xbox which is completely open source. I understand why they bundled it with the Xbox, but it just didn’t work how they intended. You seriously can’t knock them for trying to change the game with something can you? Just sell the thing if it makes you that upset. If you look at the original price of the console, if I remember correctly, the Kinect cost around £90 on top of the console price? You can buy 1080p Logitech webcams for £85 TODAY. ****ing bargain if you ask me.

TLDR; Kinects have been used in hospitals to help surgery and save lives. Stfu. [details=Open Me]

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Back on topic:
The Xbox is the underdog here. When I saw the unveiling of both systems, I saw a clear potential for the Xbox. Microsoft built Xbox Live & multiplayer gaming, trophies and has funded several AAA titles that have changed gaming (made Bungie what they are today). They have spent a lot of money on aquiring Skype and all this server power, just to make their products more seamless behind the scenes. You’ll never even notice that they spend billions on severs just so you can store your saves and footage online for free… They’ve also done games for gold/free games, exclusive DLC and supported indie developers with a platform to help them develop and be successful on.

Phil Spencer and Major Nelson have done a fantastic job in the past year or so, communicating directly with the gaming community on Reddit, Twitter and other places. They’ve accepted new ideas, criticism and rejected a few things that doesn’t fit their visions. They’ve acted upon most of the strong feedback they’ve gotten. Big respect for them doing that.

In my line of work, I get access to Microsoft Expertzone, which allows people to learn about new products and provides discounts and freebies. From what i’m aware of, Sony doesn’t have anything like this.

The new dashboard is going to fix the slowness of the console. 50% speed increase and all these shortcuts. They’ve also added backwards compatibility. In the future the Oculus Rift will be plug and play compatible, HoloLens will be bringing augmented reality. and they have the power of the cloud coming to games in the future. Look at the following videos for examples [details=Open Me]

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They’re coming back strong. Not to mention that the Xbox One is now cheaper than the PS4.

TLDR 2; It’s like a drag race. PS4 had a really good launch, flawless gear shifts, but is gonna be over taken by some raw power somewhere down the line.