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S.T.A.G.E. on 12 June 2017
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Mr Puggsly said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:

I guess, I mean....the OG Xbox gamers that I primarily liked were all on PC (and still looks good). As I told someone else, I missed Ninja Gaiden Black on the Xbox but played the superior version on the PS3.  Not only that, but I had the Dreamcast. Its the same story with how Microsoft hooked me onto the 360, because they had Mass Effect and that was yet another PC game that went PC/ Xbox multiplat for some time. The games have already shown their potential and thats why its called backwards compatibility. This is why first party is so important. It makes backwards compatibility that much more valuable to customers who missed games. If Nintendo tells me the Switch is getting BC...I am going to flip because ive missed out on years of first party content. 

I considered everything you've said even before this was announced, we all knew this could happen. Some of these games have superior versions on newer platforms, some games have more polished versions on PC, these are valid points.

But there are still a lot of games that are fine on OG Xbox and will be even better on X1 BC. Its extra value, people can revisit some of their favorites and we can play notable games we missed. If games like Morrowind or KOTOR come to the service, odds are I will play them just because I can do so on my X1.

3rd party content can also be very important to BC. the most requested games are generally 3rd party. Black Ops 2, RDR, etc.

Third party is very important. I agree and I thank Microsoft for that, but imagine how great their BC would be with strong first party with identity. Sony and Nintendo to some degree could do these things and bank on old games. They need to take notes from Microsofts cloud based BC. I know Nintendo will, but the question is when?