Comments on: Nearly Half Of Xbox One Owners Use Backwards Compatibility Feature

By: bewareofZ

bewareofZ — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 15:15:00 +0000

In reply to Michael. No, proper BC is at console launch with all game support. Not 18 months later with only a select few games. Proper BC was PS2/PS1 or Xbox 360/Xbox

By: crazy_black_man-

crazy_black_man- — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 01:07:00 +0000

In reply to Dougdec92. Exactly.

By: Dougdec92

Dougdec92 — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:59:00 +0000

In reply to crazy_black_man-. 360 BC games, lol, that cracked my ribs bro...lol

By: Dougdec92

Dougdec92 — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 19:58:00 +0000

Well if MS can’t do quality exclusives but a lot of hollow ones, why won’t under half of their user base resort to the antique games of yestergen?

By: Gamez Rule

Gamez Rule — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:10:00 +0000

In reply to crazy_black_man-.

Agreed. Pulling the wool over so to speak.

Example, Hard-drives could soon be a thing of the past for console gaming IF this “Digital-Only Future” happens as online storage could be the next thing to take place, BUT what happens with you have a network outage / No broadband / or just want to play a game like Skyrim offline? You cannot start off where you left the game as no storage could be accessed, let alone the game IF logging in needs to take place.

By: crazy_black_man-

crazy_black_man- — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:43:00 +0000

Xbox One backwards compatibility was a feature given while under duress. They didnt want to do it. They had to do it. Sony forced their hand. Microsoft was desperate for something to get the Xbox 360 holdouts to buy an Xbox One because they had abandoned MS and were purchasing PS4s in droves at launch.

By: crazy_black_man-

crazy_black_man- — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:38:00 +0000

In reply to Gamez Rule. Its the whole concept behind "Play Anywhere". Its not to let you just play anywhere. Its more a scheme to coerce you into buying your games digitally and to keep you from selling your used games. "No used games". Its the exact same agenda that old big nose laid out in the Xbox One reveal. Phil Spencer is just as sneaky as Don Mattrick was. I bet the Xbox Scorpio will go right back to those original restrictive policies that are eventually going to ruin console gaming for everyone. These people think their customers are stupid and I can't seem prove that theory wrong.

By: Gamez Rule

Gamez Rule — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:05:00 +0000

To be honest my son used BC on the Xbone as do I every now and then BUT it’s not as good as some people believe with certain games. And now Microsoft may be playing the waiting game when it comes to moving Xbox to a digital-only platform so really all this BC news will not matter IF MS get there own way.

When I read “Major Nelson Hints at Xbox’s Vision for a Digital-Only Future” I just thought…Oh here we go not again, MS just don’t learn. IF this comes into force then gaming as we know it will change big time and not for the better.

Examples: From others and myself on net.

Without broadband you’re in trouble
Slow / capped broadband = problem.
Not every country has broadband.
No borrowing games with friends n family.
No trading in games.
No used game prices to help kids buy games cheaper.
No stores to walk into and talk about gaming.
No physical memorabilia to enjoy.
No physical game collections.

More greed and profit not passed down to consumers. ( Physical games are cheaper in stores 99% of the time ) while getting REAL items.

Why would people support getting rid of physical as that just brings more issues and takes away gaming as we have always known it.

By: Mr Xrat

Mr Xrat — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 07:43:00 +0000

Funny how they want from 5% last gen to 50% this gen. That lack of good games on the Xbone is really hurting their sufferers.

By: Mr Xrat

Mr Xrat — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 07:43:00 +0000

In reply to Michael. Proper BC is the Wii U from launch. This is an hilarious sop to a dim-witted fanbase desperate for crumbs.