I don't think Microsoft wants to say anything that could be considered passing the buck to the game's publisher. I feel like someone in BC had the bright idea to do a little insignificant nice thing for OG San Andreas owners, and now gamers are going to make sure his bosses regret it.
For the love of OutRun 2 and Metal Wolf Chaos, so would I.
Not playing it at all, easy.
I'm sure Rockstar will get over this "mistake" and be fine as a company. LOL
How? The one doesn't have the same music feature that the 360 does. What about sound effects.
I'm not saying I'm entitled to it, I'm saying that presenting the situation as one born of a decision to give an upgrade to customers when it's actually rooted in contractual necessity is spurious. That's the extent of my complaint: the wording of the statement. I neither expect nor demand anything from this program and am consistently delighted and grateful when it delivers.
I think the communication was a bit unclear. How they phrased it would make more sense if the 360 was actually an upgrade compared to the oXbox version, but it's pretty obvious that at least some people would prefer to get the oXbox version if that was an option (and even pay for it if again not using an original disc), but that is not a possibility.
Add another notch for a mention of "entitlement." The program isn't immune to criticism: it's an advertised feature of the console, with the understanding (presented by Microsoft) that its offering will continue to grow. Consumers have purchased Xbox Ones on the back of this feature, its current line-up and its future potential. I think we're allowed to state what we think of it, as long as we do so civilly.
Isn't at least one of the songs one of the mission specific songs? Like it's triggered during a mission. It's been a while since I played it.
I can see where you're coming from, even though I personally stopped purchasing anything based on future potential a long time ago (thanks, Sega). I guess that's why my favourite feature these days is backward compatibility. :)
Correct, although you might want to wait an hour or so since the rollout tends to be a bit slow. Just don't expect your Xbox One to recognize the update right at noon.
Correct, you will get the Xbox 360 version of San Andreas on Xbox One. The Original Xbox version will still be available to you but only on your Xbox 360. You can redownload it to your Xbox 360 console as many times as you like, no one will take that away from you.
Thanks! On a similar note, will I know also have the 360 native version of San Andreas on my 360 as well? Does it work that way?
Unfortunately, I believe it does NOT work that way. The only other games I have that are similar to this situation are the Xbox 360 games that are in Rare Replay. I can play them on Xbox One, no problem, but they are nowhere to be found on my Xbox 360 console. I wish it did.
It was pretty buggy at release, most prominently often losing sound during cutscenes. Not sure if this was fixed later.
After reading that, it seems that after all this time the PS2/og Xbox versions are still the definitive way to play.
The PS2 version is at least available on PS4, with the only changes from the original release being the removed songs, and I think improved resolution/framerate.
