"Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Through Cloud 'Problematic'"

[TopWargamer]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/08/xbox-one-backwards-compatibility-through-cloud-problematic?utm_campaign=fbposts&utm_source=facebook

 

Microsoft has admitted that attempts to use cloud streaming to allow Xbox 360 games to be played on Xbox One are proving "problematic".

 

Senior director of Xbox project management and planning Albert Penello was asked by Polygon about the possibility of the Cloud being used to power backwards compatibility, after Halo 4 was shown running on both a Windows PC and a Windows Phone during a company meeting.

 

"In the world of things I wish they had not shown at the Company Meeting because I knew I’d be asked about it later, put that at the top of my list," Penello said. "That is a good example, in certain circumstances [the cloud streaming] worked really awesome.

 

"It’s really cool and really problematic, all at the same time, insofar as it’s really super cool if you happen to have the world’s most awesome internet connection. It works way better than you’d expect it to," Penello said. "So managing quality of service, the tolerance people will have for it being crappy. Can you imagine, in this day and age, with the bad information around, and we can’t control the quality of that experience and make sure it’s good, or have to tell people they can’t do it?

 

Well that sucks. Sounds like you'll have to stick with your Xbox 360 to play all of your 360 games, because Xbox One is looking to not have any backwards compatibility for them at all what so ever.

 

So I guess you could say...

[wng_kingsley7]

I can't stand the fact new consoles aren't compatibly where is the logic. My Wii, Xbox 360 and nicely give PS3 are ashamed.

If they had only understood they would've gained more.

[Tmh85]

[Matsy]

This is getting worse and worse lmao

Just digging themselves into a even bigger hole....

[tristan1035]

I can't stand the fact new consoles aren't compatibly where is the logic. My Wii, Xbox 360 and nicely give PS3 are ashamed.

If they had only understood they would've gained more.

Backwards compatibility gives huge increases in price for consoles, that is the main reason the PS3 was so expensive; at least the PS4 guaranteed the fact that they'll use the cloud for backwards compatibility. 

[mgsstar]

Backwards compatibility can be a problem sometimes and they made it cloud based which made it more challenging lol.

[digitalnav]

Games are not backwards compatible because they are not built on the same architecture as the older consoles.