MS warns against using fake Xbox One backwards compatibility "trick"

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Microsoft made the Xbox One with the understanding that there would be no way to offer true backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games. However, it appears that some people are trying to trick other Xbox One owners to activate the previously discovered game development kit code in an attempt to play Xbox 360 games.

Microsoft has already discouraged people from using the code to enable the development features on the Xbox One, but apparently a JPG image has been making the Internet rounds today with a procedure to use that code in a way to get the console to recognize Xbox 360 games. There's just one big problem; the procedure is fake and all it will do is brick an Xbox One console that costs $500.

Microsoft's head of Xbox Live programming Larry Hryb has also weighed in on this issue with his Twitter feed:

"To be clear there is no way to make your Xbox One backwards compatible & performing steps to attempt this could make your console inoperable"

So basically, if you see any claims about a special cheat code to get Xbox 360 games to play on an Xbox One you can safely ignore it.

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Source: http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-warns-against-using-fake-xbox-one-backwards-compatibility-trick

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LotPosted:

LG6 Hope no one actually tried this!


People did fall for it and there console is broken

TywinPosted:

imgur I saw this on 4chan last night, this is wonderful. This is almost as good of a troll as the iOS7 waterproof troll. My god, if you fall for this you deserve it. Why would MS not advertise a feature everyone wants? You'd have to be pretty gullible.


It is amazing what 4chan is capable of doing.
Could you imagine if they put that towards doing something that actually had meaning?

LG6Posted:

Hope no one actually tried this!

KatsumiPosted:

imgur I saw this on 4chan last night, this is wonderful. This is almost as good of a troll as the iOS7 waterproof troll. My god, if you fall for this you deserve it. Why would MS not advertise a feature everyone wants? You'd have to be pretty gullible.


Well.. people being gullible on the internet is kind of expected. To be honest this one does make a lot more sense then the iOS7 waterproof one.

imgurPosted:

I saw this on 4chan last night, this is wonderful. This is almost as good of a troll as the iOS7 waterproof troll. My god, if you fall for this you deserve it. Why would MS not advertise a feature everyone wants? You'd have to be pretty gullible.

Donald_TrumpPosted:

Lavish At least they are stopping people from bricking a $500 device.
So you cannot blame them for your own ignorance of bricking your console.


Guess what pal? Most people that do this are kids that don't know what there doing. How can you can it was a kids fault that doesn't even know what the word "brick" means.

TywinPosted:

SlenderManCx This is funny af, That skid is a legend, breaking consoles HAHA ultimate troll right there,


You're 100% misusing the term "skid".

SlenderManCxPosted:

This is funny af, That skid is a legend, breaking consoles HAHA ultimate troll right there,

ChiTownKidPosted:

I have mixed emotions for Microsoft.

TywinPosted:

Durant This is why you dont give people developer options.

If I were the guy who made the jpg I would feel so bad for bricking consoles.


So it is their fault for leaving a semi accesible dev menu?
It is their fault for bricking their console.

Not MS's.


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