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December 25, 2000
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http://gamesindustry.biz/news......p?aid=8996
E3: Xbox 360 "backwards compatibility" explained
Current-gen Xbox games to be "recompiled" for Xbox 360
Following earlier indications that the Xbox 360 will only be backwards compatible with some Xbox games, Microsoft has admitted that existing software will need to be recompiled before it can be run on the new console.
The problem, it says, is down to hardware incompatibility - since the current Xbox uses an Intel processor, but the 360 will use IBM's PowerPC architecture, while NVIDIA's graphics solution is being replaced with an ATI one.
As many commentators have pointed out over the last few months, this means backwards compatibility problems. The solution Microsoft has reached is apparently to recompiled current-gen Xbox games so that they can be played on the 360. First on the list, it says, are the best-selling Halo titles.
The news has raised more questions than it answers, however, as it suggests that gamers may need to purchase titles they already own in order to play them on an Xbox 360 - and almost certainly means that only a sub-set of Xbox games will ever be playable on the new console.
Sony and Nintendo have already confirmed that their next-gen consoles - the PS3 and Revolution - will play all the games in their respective back catalogues, offering consumers a huge choice of titles at launch. Microsoft was unavailable for comment at the time of writing.
January 15, 2004
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Skulle du kunna köra ett klipp av nyheten då proxyn jag sitter bakom blockerar den servern.
Det senaste jag har läst iaf är att utvalda spel ska kompileras om för att kunna köras på XBOX 360.
October 1, 2001
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Om de ska kompileras om så måste man alltså få tag på den kompilerade versionen. Kompilering innebär att man gör om programkod som vi kan läsa till maskinkod som är specifierad för en typ av system. Alltså kommer det inte gå att köra en Xbox skiva i 360.
February 9, 2002
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M$ har "själva" sagt att den är bakåtkompatibel. Läste på e3expo: http://www.e3insider.com/index.aspx
Bland det intressesanta:
"They had a few announcements of note: The XBOX360 will be backwards compatible with the original XBOX. Square Enix is developing software for XBOX360 starting with Final Fantasy XI. XBOX Live Silver will be free."
October 1, 2001
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Om du ser på presskonferansen så säger de att "Xbox 360 will be backward compatible with the best selling Xbox games" det innebär att det bara kommer att gå att spela utvalda titlar. Finns med bland NHs nyheter, läs dem.
Det nämdes för övrigt i nyheterna här på NH att man behöver Live Gold för att kunna spela spel online vilket låter mycket troligt i mina öron med tanke på att Live kostar idag.
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