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06-27-2005, 07:37 PM
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#1 | | Godlike
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Rep Power: 0 | 360 backwards compability?
does anyone have official info on the 360's backwards compability?
if so please post
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06-28-2005, 10:17 AM
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#2 | | Legendary
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Rep Power: 0 | Here's the word. Quote: Microsoft Press Briefing
The most important announcement at this event was the demonstration of the Xbox 360, planned for release this holiday season. Company management stated that the Xbox 360 would be backward compatible for “most top selling Xbox gamesâ€, and pledged “support “ for the current generation Xbox “well into 2006â€. Two weeks ago, we noted our concern that the Xbox 360 may not be backward compatible with Xbox software due to a change in graphics processor chipset manufacturers from Nvidia to ATI. In a separate meeting with Microsoft management, we confirmed that the company has agreed to pay a small royalty to Nvidia to allow the Xbox 360’s ATI chipset to emulate the performance of the Nvidia chipset in reading certain Xbox games. For games written in a single layer (management assumes that this is a large percentage of Xbox games), the hardware emulation should perform well.
For games written in multiple layers, a further emulation must be provided. The company intends to create software “patches†(i.e., separate emulation programs) for top-selling Xbox games written in multiple layers, and intends to sell the Xbox 360 with a hard drive that is pre-loaded with these patches. We presume that the majority of Xbox games will be backward compatible, and the company assured us that it intends to add patches should consumer demand warrant such action.
We are less confident about Microsoft’s intentions regarding the current generation Xbox. The company’s pledge of “support†is broad, but we believe that it does not equate to “manufacture†of Xboxes. Rather, we believe that the company has stockpiled a number of Nvidia chipsets, and is prepared to manufacture current generation Xboxes through the end of 2005, and perhaps for a few months beyond. The implications of this are difficult to assess: on the one hand, it is likely that the company will focus all of its marketing efforts on the rollout of the Xbox 360, and phase out the Xbox rapidly, resulting in a rapid ramp in sales of the new hardware; on the other hand, it is possible that Microsoft will be unable to satisfy demand for the 360, and may experience a decline in demand for current generation Xbox software, resulting in lower overall industry sales growth this year. We believe that the latter scenario is likely to occur, and note that it could impact overall industry sales growth by approximately 100 bps in 2005.
One final takeaway: Microsoft did not discuss pricing for the Xbox 360, but assured us in our meeting with management that “neither you nor consumers will be shocked†at the price. This implies to us that the device will be priced below $400, and may possibly be priced at $350. As discussed below, we expect Sony’s entry to be priced higher, potentially providing Microsoft with an additional competitive advantage.
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06-29-2005, 06:34 AM
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#3 | | Godlike
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Rep Power: 0 | Backwards compatibility is a problem for the XBox and 360 because of the platform change from Intel CPU to IBM PowerPC in the 360. This means that MS has to run emulation software on top to run older XBox games on the 360. Because of the unique ways that some games use the XBox's resources, its hard to make every XB game work on the 360. That's why they are only promising to make the biggest selling games backwards compatible for now.
I think Nintendo's Revolution will probably also be employing the same emulation technique to make their promised compatibility with NES, SNES, N64 etc. | |
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06-29-2005, 01:42 PM
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#4 | | Berserk
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Rep Power: 0 | oh of course.... thats what nintendo intended lol... they even have slots for older controllers like snes, nes, and n64
take a look | |
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06-29-2005, 06:42 PM
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#5 | | Godlike
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Rep Power: 0 | Hmm so the 360 will be backwards compatible to certain games. I guess understandable since some of the software is changing and all that tech stuff.
I didn't know the revoultion had ports for the old school controllers ...HA.... cool. | |
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06-29-2005, 08:54 PM
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#6 | | Registered Member
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06-30-2005, 03:25 AM
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#7 | | Legendary
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Originally Posted by Shinobi Rendar Hmm so the 360 will be backwards compatible to certain games. I guess understandable since some of the software is changing and all that tech stuff.
I didn't know the revoultion had ports for the old school controllers ...HA.... cool. | Actually their goal is to have all Xbox games playable on the 360.....that is all except that horrid Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon game. :wink: | |
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