Backwards Compatibility Dilemma

chemicalsora · Jul 13, 2015

"And, would any kinect features work? If not does anyone know why kinect wouldn't work."

No, Kinect features on 360 games will not work. The emulator that was built for XB1 does not include USB support, needed for Kinect to work.

Giving Kinect 2.0 features to Kinect 1 games would require retooling of the game and that's done by developers, not Microsoft. It isn't worth pursuing this given how abysmal the latter's reception was on the market.

Seriously Scott · Jul 13, 2015

"most of these games don't even exist in stores any more."

Have you tried this awesome thing called the internet? haha just hop on ebay, someone will be selling them.

Roland Zevon · Jul 16, 2015

You also got money for selling your games, so you really don't have a leg to stand on. If you really cared about the games that much, you could have easily bought a used 360 for very cheap. I bought an Xbox 360 for $60.00 (yes, sixty) a few months ago. Came
with cables and a controller, and it works great.

Faulting Microsoft for bringing a feature late is one thing (and still usually unfair), but faulting them for bringing a feature for free as a surprise for fans is completely asinine.

SonicRainboom24 · Nov 1, 2018

Why even sell the games? They aren't worth much and are still fun to play, this isn't Microsofts error.

Argontheos

Why on Earth would the entire 360 library be free? The console is still active and according to Ubisoft's figures, they're still shifting more software for the 360 than they are for the One. Do you think you should get those games free too?

How can you prove you've owned any games at all? Does MS take your word for it? Every game on your card could be from a 360 you played when you visited Gramma Betsy on weekends and you've never spent a dime or owned a single game.

Backwards compatibility means you can play the games you own on the new system. You're not being punished and the feature isn't lacking anything. lol You sold things you owned, you no longer own them, you don't get to play with them any more.

Such bizarre expectations! I lol'd a lil.

CHRISPOCALYP5E

So in other words, because I didn't keep my fingers crossed and kept all my 360 games for another year hoping backwards compatibility was announced, unless I spend another arm and leg on the same games, not all of us can actually play 360 games on the ONE?

CHRISPOCALYP5E

Thanks for the reply.

I knew this feature was too good to be true. I traded all my discs in because, why would I have kept them? Thinking a year later someone will announce this feature?! Very disappointed...

So basically, I can't play anything until I purchase everything again? Better tell my friends...

I thought the whole 360 catalogue would of been free (at least games we owned, playable without a disc).

SonicRainboom24

Why even sell the games? They aren't worth much and are still fun to play, this isn't Microsofts error.

VICELORD94

Is all the dlc for games gonna work properly? Also, would the system recognize a dlc disc? And, would any kinect features work? If not does anyone know why kinect wouldn't work. Of course they're different but it would basically be the same functionality.
So why wouldn't it work?

Backwards Compatibility Dilemma