Neither company will be able to guarantee 100% compatibility. Microsoft is better at this, but the reality is that they're probably still testing and tweaking exactly the same as Sony. Sony just did a terrible job explaining what they mean.
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It appears no one at Xbox has actually promised every XB1 game will be allowed to boot on Series X yet
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Just like previous BC, each game will likely need to be approved by publishers.
One gave a day 1 answer.
The other has an ambiguous blog post about it.
Idk, one messed up the PR, the other one didn't.
So we are down to threads claiming that "all previous console" is somehow equal to "top 100 of 4000+"
They've never said that, no.
Except for Kinect games, yes.
MS made this bet easier for you. You just have to hope Sony follows through.
I could have sworn I saw an interview at the beginning of the 360 BC effort, that 360 games were licensed to be run and sold on the 360, but starting with Xbox one, it was about the xbox platform, and it takes out that approval need for future BC.
I cannot find it though. Do we know that publisher approval is required for Xbox one games to be brought forward? Is there confirmation of that?
Have yall at PS tried to reach out to see if they would clarify so more people don't get confused or really anything? Because this is pretty bad to let go on for 2 days now.
No, Xbox One games were made with forward thinking in mind. Look at home some just peform better on the Xbox One X without needed "Pro Boost mode" patches.
For this particular issue. They've been spreading FUD in 3 threads.....Within hours of each other.
In other threads, too many people argue that it's hard and that Microsoft only managed to make such strides by devoting an entire team to it and sticking with it. Sony had the same opportunities, hasn't put in the effort and hasn't stuck with it. It'll remain to be seen what happens going forward, but I can understand why people are a bit shaken at Sony's handling of backwards compatibility thus far while being more forgiving of Microsoft's shortcomings in that sense. Microsoft has clearly shown more interest in backwards compatibility in this console generation and looks to be continuing on that path. If Sony's so confident, then Sony should get out there for everyone to see without leaving people to mull over Cerny's unclear statement on the matter during his presentation. Sony's silence up until the point of Cerny's presentation doesn't help matters.
What if I have a Kinect port to USB adapter? Which I do. Kids gotta play Fruit Ninja!
Yeah, contacted them first thing this morning and haven't heard back.
I want to know if the USB adapter for the S works on the Series X then
This is how I understood it as well.
Also since games are doing more with screenshots/game clips/music&sound in game clips the new gen it would require that approval or whatever too.
Unless i understood it wrong but it was definitely something along those lines that I remember maybe phil saying in an old interview, might have been during the OG Xbox BC reveal
I'm baffled why anyone would believe that games wouldn't require compat-patches and tweaks etc. I'm sure Microsoft will be in a better position with it next gen as they've had a great head-start with it, but is the consensus really 100& compatibility out the box?
Oops. Misread your post. I know it works with Xbox One X, but I can't confirm whether it'd work with Xbox Series X. That's the first time the name got me. XD
check the minecraft ray tracing thread. someone outright calls them nvidia shills
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It really is embarrassing to see some of these reactionary threads/posts.
If the drivers aren't part of the OS it won't work.....why would you think it's plug and play?
But SpartyCrunch also later said this. That's what the entire thread is about lol.
SpartyCrunch said:
I don't doubt the XSX will have widespread BC, but the OP is highlighting how Microsoft has not expressly promised all games will have BC yet.
Microsoft's BC will be a lot better than Sony's dollar shop approach but it still won't be 100%. Remember no console has ever had 100% back compat with its predecessor.
Well Microsoft did say all Xbox One peripherals are supported, so there is a chance using the USB adapter! But it might be a situation where you can plug in the Kinect and it only works for voice activated commands (if the Series X has any voice command support) and none of the games are certified for backwards compatibility.
Damn lets really hope their getting a blog post setup or something similar because real shit Microsoft could pull a game sharing instructional like they did at xbone launch.
Remember we had that OT for all the parody threads to go into so users would stop posting them?
We need a quarantined thoughts OT
STOP THE MADNESS ERA MODS
PLEASE
We need a quarantined thoughts OT
STOP THE MADNESS ERA MODS
PLEASE
I mean... can the thread be closed now if it's coming straight from an xbox employee.
Sorry. I edited my post, but apparently not quickly enough. I misread Xbox Series X as Xbox One X.
Literally no one reading the OP, huh. He walked it back after and I quoted it in the beginning of the OP. Come back with someone else from Xbox.
I don't. I'm asking a question. And since they've already said all Xbox One accessories will work on XSX, and didn't care to name any exceptions, or say 'almost all,' I think it's a pretty interesting question.
Wasn't your last thread about this same thing closed by a mod saying to make the thread again once we had more information?
Like, I dunno, about 2 hours ago?
Like, I dunno, about 2 hours ago?
I men, they are probably very careful with their wording because as much as 100% backwards compatibility is the goal, testing every single Xbox One game all the way through with their testing procedures is going to be very difficult and cumbersome. So they are testing games on the Series X (and likely using the employees with take home units for more tests as well) and while they certainly have set up the hypervisor layer and other stuff similar to the Xbox One X, because the hardware is so different they still want to make sure that no games "break" from the extra power. I can guarantee you though, that even if compatibility with Xbox One isn't 100% on day one, it will be in the mid to high 90s range and almost certainly at 100% by the end of the first year.
I would honestly be surprised if the Xbox One support was anything like the Xbox 360 support on Xbox One or OG Xbox on 360. At the very most, there will be a site like what Sony had with the hybrid PS3s (where they had the PS2 RSX but emulated the emotion engine, or vice versa) that lists issues with games that did not work (even though officially, they all worked)
I would honestly be surprised if the Xbox One support was anything like the Xbox 360 support on Xbox One or OG Xbox on 360. At the very most, there will be a site like what Sony had with the hybrid PS3s (where they had the PS2 RSX but emulated the emotion engine, or vice versa) that lists issues with games that did not work (even though officially, they all worked)
you need to stop or you're going cause the ssd to be removed from the ps5.
I would have almost no confidence they would support a cancelled product. They are updating existing controllers to take advantage of the new controller features on the series x, I don't think a second of manpower would go into getting that working.
Ahh that's a stretch! Microsoft and the Xbox team have been doing this for the last 4 years (that we know about). They started before that for sure, while Sony claimed BC was impossible. Four + years is alot to make up while the other company is learning and releasing new versions of the games.
Sony's worldwide studio boss Shuhei Yoshida has told Eurogamer that "it was surprising" when Microsoft announced that the Xbox One would be gaining backwards compatibility with "hundreds" of Xbox 360 games. "I didn't think it was possible," Yoshida said. "There must be lots of engineering effort."
Sony has “no plans” for PS4 backwards compatibility with PS3
Sony says it was surprised by Xbox One's backwards compatibility with the Xbox 360.
arstechnica.com
Imagine a forum which likes to present and pretend that it's higher brow then other places but is still fucking CRAMMED to the rafters of dumb ass console warriors who think ever single thought they have requires a new fucking thread. This place has been an embarrassing shit show ever since the reveal yesterday.
Let's just wait and see what both companies promise at launch because right now there are much more serious things going on in the world.
Let's just wait and see what both companies promise at launch because right now there are much more serious things going on in the world.
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