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[Walpurgis]

Yes.

Too bad. I was hoping that this would spell the end of cross-gen games.

 

[Fox Mulder]

This is exactly what they did with the OG Xbox, so I wouldn't necessarily be surprised

No it wasn't.

 

[mrklaw]

Microsoft aims to boost Xbox One sales and force developers to focus on it's current platform

how does discontinuing a product that is currently selling to a different market than XB1 achieve any of that?

 

[BeforeU]

Do you work for Microsoft (if you're comfortable answering)?

He is Development Director at 343.

 

[Chuckl3s]

Would this also be an end of Xbox 360 live?

 

[Vanillalite]

At some point retailers are just gonna not want to keep stocking all of the old shit as shelf space in stores is a premium. At some point the retailers will make the push for Sony and MS.

 

[stan423321]

This is exactly what they did with the OG Xbox, so I wouldn't necessarily be surprised

That was a different story altogether if I remember correctly. Somebody else stopped producing the parts.

 

[fritolay]

Backwards compatibility? That'd be pretty sweet, though I'm doubting this is true.

That would be incredible. I posted once on this topic and my dreams were crushed.

 

[Bsigg12]

The system is almost 10 years old. That's like 50 in dog years. It's time to let it go.

 

[tilomite!]

Rest in Peace 360, you had a good run.

 

[BabyFaceKillah]

Stinkles already said it false but yall still keep coming lmao gaf is hilarious.

 

[Crawl]

what if am SUBMARINE?

 

[Damaniel]

Not a chance. That thing will live on as a Minecraft machine for at least a couple years yet (the 360 is still the top platform for Minecraft according to NPD). People buying a console on a 360-level budget aren't really in the market for the XB1.

 

[JCX]

Exactly. Trying to force customers hands to bolster the sales of their current platform. I think it's a bad move IF true.

They aren't taking anyone's 360 away. Games ill still come out for it and it has a large library of great games. It'd be one thing if Live were getting shut down, but it isn't being shut down this year as far as we know.

 

[SonyToo!™]

Seems like a sure fire way to push 360 owners onto the PS4 and lose out on gold XBL money.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

I still want to buy a new (future) model. Give me a 360 without a gigantic power brick. :'(

 

[dragonyeuw]

Why not reposition it as a low cost HD budget gaming machine? I mean hell, the standard 250gb version is like $100+ less than the One, two pieces of tech separated by nearly a decade. Drop the price to $129, and permadrop the games on xbox live and in-store to bargain bin prices.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Backwards compatibility? That'd be pretty sweet, though I'm doubting this is true.

LOL keep dreaming.
Expecting BC is the epitome of asking for your dreams to be crushed.

Cmon people.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

This is exactly what they did with the OG Xbox, so I wouldn't necessarily be surprised

Exactly. Trying to force customers hands to bolster the sales of their current platform. I think it's a bad move IF true.

COMPLETELY different situation, the OG XBox was a money pit from day one, MS killed it because their shitty deal with NVIDIA and Intel (who I wouldn't be surprised wanted to end production of that CPU since I imagine they wouldn't allow another party to produce it) prevented them from ever turning a profit on the hardware. They're still making money off the XB360, killing that revenue stream before it dries up would be stupid.

 

[ExVicis]

Well I guess now we know why they'll stop 360 production.

 

[Rocky]

LOL keep dreaming.
Expecting BC is the epitome of asking for your dreams to be crushed.

Cmon people.

They just announced it at E3 now.

 

[lazybones18]

LOL keep dreaming.
Expecting BC is the epitome of asking for your dreams to be crushed.

Cmon people.

Well then

 

[Netherscourge]

This type of stuff wouldn't be such an issue if new consoles were backward compatible.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

#salt

 

[Vanillalite]

This type of stuff wouldn't be such an issue if new consoles were backward compatible.

Your wish has been granted

 

[Shiggy]

This type of stuff wouldn't be such an issue if new consoles were backward compatible.

Xbox One is

 

[Futurematic]

This rumour makes lots more sense now, lol.

LOL keep dreaming.
Expecting BC is the epitome of asking for your dreams to be crushed.

Dude. You couldn't have held on for a few minutes?

 

[chubigans]

Crazy. I thought 360 emulation made zero sense but now...huh.

 

[Netherscourge]

Your wish has been granted

Wait, what?

I don't have a stream up - what did they just say about XB1 being BC? Exactly?

ALL 360 games? Some like they did with the 360 and XBL updates?


What? Tell!

 

[Hip Hop]

Wait, what?

I don't have a stream up - what did they just say about XB1 being BC? Exactly?

ALL 360 games? Some like they did with the 360 and XBL updates?


What? Tell!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1063313

 

[EvoMaldonado]

With many new multiplats no longer being cross gen, this is pretty believable for Microsoft imo

 

[ZhugeEX]

LOL keep dreaming.
Expecting BC is the epitome of asking for your dreams to be crushed.

Cmon people.

You were saying

 

[Steel]

Makes perfect sense especially with the backward compatibility announcement.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Remind me to unlock this a few hours after the MS conference