Next-gen Xbox to lack backwards compatibility - report

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The next-generation Xbox will not support backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games, claims a new report.

Citing 'people with knowledge of the matter', Bloomberg says that the console's shift away from the Power PC architecture of the Xbox 360 to the new x86 platform will render the console incompatible with Xbox 360 software.
This comes as little surprise, especially considering the PS4 will lack backwards compatibility with PS3 games for much the same reason, although Sony has said it is "exploring" the possibility of making PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS Mobile games ubiquitous to any platform, including PS4, using Gaikai cloud streaming technology.

As has been previously suggested, Bloomberg reports that the new Xbox will be powered by processors from AMD - who will also provide innards for Sony's PlayStation 4 - with a powerful 'system-on-a-chip' solution that combines the CPU and GPU on a single chip codenamed 'Jaguar'.

Bloomberg also backs up reports from earlier today that Microsoft had planned to unveil the console in April but has pushed back its plans to a possible May event.

The report suggests that an E3 reveal is also under consideration.

The Verge today reported that Microsoft's big reveal will come at an event on May 21, corroborating with a report from US reporter Paul Thurrott, who is well known in technology circles for his Microsoft leaks.

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DLTPosted:

cil So you have to rebuy every game you already own on the old xbox? I think most people will stick with the old gen xbox.


I doubt they will be ported over to the Next Gen consoles.

AppyhappyladPosted:

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cil So you have to rebuy every game you already own on the old xbox? I think most people will stick with the old gen xbox.


Same here, that would be a waste of money to get them all again


I'm sure there will be something that will allow you to play like were you download the game when the disk is put in all it does it read the license once and that's it if you get me

YurPosted:

cil So you have to rebuy every game you already own on the old xbox? I think most people will stick with the old gen xbox.


Same here, that would be a waste of money to get them all again

ahrahrPosted:

besides if your gonna get a new console to play your old games uhm.. well dont buy a new console then. lol its like saying 360 didnt play regular xbox games.well thats a deal breaker. lmfao you people sound like morons.

ahrahrPosted:

you people who complain about old games not working sound so stupid. its a next gen console, it means next gen games dumbasses

dmofPosted:

So you have to rebuy every game you already own on the old xbox? I think most people will stick with the old gen xbox.

iPlayDirtyPosted:

just want them to fully release info :|

ChieftainPosted:

Did the even look at the reactions to the PS4 announcement? The seem to be doing everything that people hated about the PS4 only even worse. I'm definitely out of console gaming at least until the price drops significantly.

NatusVincerePosted:

I remember telling all my friend's that the xbox will suck i was so right.

TomLandonHoppusPosted:

Yeah, I'm not getting it. Sorry Microsoft, I've been loyal, and have bought just about everything you've published and/or manufactured in the past 10 years, but I don't think that will last very much longer.

I don't understand why people don't just put money into a decent gaming rig. This thing is going to be $500, right? Or somewhere around there, that's not quite the point - it's going to be expensive; and it only comes with just an "Okay" CPU & GPU...

You can purchase a Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7970 for $400 on Amazon, and that's about the top of the line (besides Nvidia's Titan and maybe their GeForce GTX690 which are about $1000) in GPUs (AND it comes with a free copy of Bioshock Infinite & Crysis 3).

With that, you can also get an amazing gaming/entertainment-type processor (AMD FX 8350 or Intel Core i5-3570K (and hell, OC them and make them even better, but I'd suggest water cooling and/or a lot of (or just 1) great fans))) for about $200.

That's about it kids, then just throw $50-$100 in RAM, get a mediocre to "good" (make sure EVERYTHING is compatible when building a PC..) motherboard and PSU.

Oh yeah, and make sure all of your components will fit in a mid-full size tower. :)


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