backwards compatibility
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Backwards Compatibility Is An Essential Feature For Next Gen Consoles
Teraflops, SSDs, processing capabilities and ray tracing: these are the new battlegrounds in the next-gen console wars. But one of the most important features is often mentioned as a lesser priority. That feature is backwards compatibility, and like the speed of a CPU or the frame rate of a game, its support and inclusion should…
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Microsoft Ends Xbox Backward Compatibility Efforts With A Final Batch Of Games
Some bittersweet news this E3: Microsoft has announced another batch of games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360 that it will bring to the Xbox One via backward compatibility—but it’ll be the final batch.
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Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning Gets Backwards Compatibility On Xbox One
Briefly: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is finally backwards compatible on Xbox One. The program has been steadily growing every month, but this 2012 fantasy RPG is a particularly nice addition, especially since a remaster doesn’t seem to be in the cards at this point.
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Data Shows Xbox Gamers Aren’t Using Backward Compatibility Much [Update: Microsoft Contests]
Call of Duty: Black Ops Backward compatibility is a big draw for console gamers nostalgic for older titles, but new data shows that Xbox One players don’t spend much time revisiting backward-compatible Xbox 360 games.