Xbox One Backwards Compatibility Discussion Thread

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HollyGamer said:

It's not that simple,  direct X worked on X86 CPU but not on Power PC games from Xbox 360, If you saying Xbox 360 is Super Computer, then it will become more imposible for Xbox One to emulate Xbox 360 games even on software level, the cheapest way is to add Xbox 360 CPU on every Xbox One and the expensive one is to make Xbox One CPU the same with  Power PC architecture but more powerful.  But i guess we just have to wait and see how does it work, but my guess is not emulation (sofware ) but simply port like how SONY did with PS2 and PS1 games on PS Network.

The Xbox One is many times MORE POWERFUL than a Xbox 360.

The Xbox One CPU is different than the Xbox 360, runs at a lower rate, but still much more powerful.  (The CPU on the Xbox One also runs a little faster than the PS4 and NO the Xbox One is not a Power PC it's an AMD 8 core).

All Xbox, even the 360, run DirectX - it's where the X of Xbox comes from 'The DirectXbox'  so yea, even the Power PC used DirectX. 

Microsoft is traditionally really good with backward compatibility - so much so that it's held them back.