I was shocked.

Everyone was shocked.

But then the truth started to sink in. Microsoft had just pulled off one of the biggest E3 bluffs ever.

Fact #1: The Xbox One is not "natively" backwards compatible with the Xbox 360.

If it was, you would be able to stick a disk in and play or download your current 360 game and play. You cant.

Fact #2: The Xbox One will never be "natively" backwards compatible with the Xbox 360.

Why? The Xbox One and Xbox 360 have irreconcilable hardware differences and the Xbox One is simply not powerful enough to run the 360 games via emulation.

Fact #3: Some Xbox 360 games are being ported over to the Xbox One and these ports are what Microsoft uses to claim backwards compatibility.

Fact #4: Some Xbox 360 games will never be included in this list.

Why? Each game needs to be ported individually and the host of bugs and performance optimizations needed to make the game work on Xbox One will overwhelm Microsoft engineers. Therefore, only select games will become "backwards compatible".

Fact #5: Microsoft did the same thing with the original Xbox when the Xbox 360 launched and gave up because it was too much work. Therefore only a select few original Xbox games ended up being backwards compatible.

Conclusion: Microsoft wanted a blockbuster announcement at E3 but they simply didn't have one. Therefore they came up with this "Native Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility" bluff to dissuade Xbox 360 owners from leaving the ecosystem.

Eighteen untested and buggy ports is nothing to brag about.

See for yourself:  http://www.dualshockers.com/2015/06/15/xbox-one-backwards-compatibility-faq-explains-the-ins-and-outs-of-playing-your-old-xbox-360-games/

Dont get me wrong, the work being done by their engineers is very good, but the grandiose claim of eventually being able to play the entire Xbox 360 catalog was quite frankly an outright lie. A more toned down announcement would have given gamers a better grasp of what was actually going on.

Microsoft is simply targeting the uneducated gamer hoping to get some cheap Xbox One sales. 

Disappointed. 

Leave your thoughts.

Ill just readdress my concerns from another thread.

I like the concept of the Xbox One BC with the 360, but I'm worried about its execution. I have a few of the big titles that were released and it's inevitable that they will be supported, but what about the smaller, niche titles? What about the titles whose licenses or developers are no longer valid? I can say with certainty I will be able to play a Bioshock or a Halo or a Gears or a Mass Effect on the Xbox One, but will I be able to play a Akai Katana, a Deathsmiles, a Binary Domain, a Tales of Vesperia, or an Magna Carta 2? Will the publishers even bother?

None of your facts really distract from the fact that you will be able to play some of your last gen games on a current gen console without extra fee. Something that doesn't seem to be the norm anymore.

I own a fat lady with PS2 backwards compatibility and even that wasn't native or perfect backwards compatibility.

The term BC may be misleading and some people who don't research the facts will probably be disappointed but I don't see anything bad with adding a useful feature to your console.

Fact, it's a positive thing no matter how big a deal you think it is. The were upfront about the current limited titles and how it works.
This is simply a thread trying to spin it to a negative.

Pretty much called this. When Phil announced it I new there'd be a catch lol

Like I said, misleading is the issue here. Please read my conclusion again.

https://youtu.be/lPQuDyWULNU?t=6s

"And really, the only thing that stops us is getting the legal permissions like licenses that may have changed over time [...] We are including the entire first party catalog that we're able to"

Of course we could say that everything they say is a lie and PR stunt but I won't go into that kind of discussion.

What I wanted to know from the start was if I could play games online vs 360's because I still play quite a few 360 titles online. If they are just being ported up, then it seems like a no

May not be able to sell my 360 afterall.

I will wait to see how this plays out before I say much. Now of what I read surprises me though.

Totally agree, on all your points.

Remember when they originally said that all Xbox One would be a devkit machine?