selling an additional hardware addon for BC to the already most expensive console? How were those BC launch unit PS3 sales?
While 360 would likely be difficult, isn't OG Xbox a real possibility?
Wouldn't software emulation solve this issue?
PS3 games could barely run PS3 games at a decent framerate/resolution but it still did emulate the PS2.
Phil agrees with a lot of things, doesn't do much about it though.
I think it would be nice if MS unveiled a TV Tuner device for the Xbox One.
Hear me out, folks.
It would be a standalone TV Tuner, with all the normal functionality that entails, but it'll also have the Xenon chipset built-in for Xbox 360 backwards compatibility. As a standalone, it'll work with X360 game downloads and connect to an external hard drive for storage space. Hook it up to an Xbox One with the HDMI-out and a USB cable, and you can piggyback the disc drive and storage from an X1 to be able to use retail discs on it.
Sell it for $149, and it'll be a hot commodity. Offer versions compatible with cable TV and DirecTV, and everyone with an X1 would take a look.
I swear, I should be working at Microsoft.
I don't know where to post this but this still seems relevant in this thread but I have trouble believing in Phil Spencer he seems more a Yes man than a guy with a vision ....
I don't think it's technically feasible with their CPU. Would love to be wrong.
Wouldn't software emulation solve this issue?
Phil agrees with a lot of things, doesn't do much about it though.
Phil continues to agree with everything and promise the world. No surprises here when nothing comes of it.
Wouldn't software emulation solve this issue?
Phil agrees with a lot of things, doesn't do much about it though.
Are you kidding, you have not seen changes since he become head of Xbox literally like only 2 months ago?
If you expect widespread changes in tools, people and culture overnight you're very naive.
Phil continues to agree with everything and promise the world. No surprises here when nothing comes of it.
Huh?
Would it not need to be the entire thing seperate? As in it's own CPU/GPU/RAM/Everything bar system storage ? Otherwise the USB would serve as the bottleneck for all the computations or something
Its definitely feasible you just need to write really good software, which may or may not require an army of software engineers.
I don't see how this would be possible for 360 games (different architecture and all).
The Xbox One can barely play Xbox One games at a decent framerate/resolution, how is it going to emulate 360 games?
While 360 would likely be difficult, isn't OG Xbox a real possibility?
They can't even make an emulator on PC that will run OG Xbox games. Not saying it can't be done, but I wouldn't bet on them doing it.
Are you kidding, you have not seen changes since he become head of Xbox literally like only 2 months ago?
If you expect widespread changes in tools, people and culture overnight you're very naive.
I don't see how this would be possible for 360 games (different architecture and all).
The Xbox One can barely play Xbox One games at a decent framerate/resolution, how is it going to emulate 360 games?
Phil continues to agree with everything and promise the world. No surprises here when nothing comes of it.
I doubt anything happens with BC now, especially since Sony proved you can just sell HD collections. I wish they'd just make some kind of HD-DVD drive sized addon that enables it though.
I've still got a backlog and it would be nice to be able to put up the 360 and still play them. I'm currently playing Conker Live and Reloaded on my 360, which is a fantastic game that doesn't require me to dig out the giant xbox.
The games they're showing off now were likely in the pipes before any of the xb1 struggles. The console is selling worse than they want so it gets price adjustments, and Sony's competition led them to drop the goddamn awful Gold requirement for apps like netflix. I think it's still too early to attribute all this to one guy, especially since he's was in control of MS Studios for years during a time when all people did was complain about their output.
the shift in PR tone is massive though.
Threads on Spencer's replies to fan questions again?
Where did he promise anything? He said it was a "good push," and "to pushing for it." He didn't say "yes, it's coming/no it isn't coming." Just that it's a nice idea and consumer response to something they want.
Where does he say he promises anything and in particular this? He may agree with everything, but if you can point me to where he said he promised it that would be nifty!
He didn't promise anything he just read it.
Did we read the same twitter exchange?
Is this "tales from my ass" or do you have an idea?
For those who don't know the perils of software emulation, this is a great read. Accuracy takes power: one mans 3GHz quest to build a perfect SNES emulator
Welp, it didn't take long for Phil fatigue to start up here.