no backward compatibility on next xbox

[sdrotar]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

I think it's a mistake, too.
I still think that we'll see some sort of storage device for the next Xbox - perhaps a flash memory unit large enough to function as a hard drive - but if that doesn't happen either, the Xbox is going to be in big trouble unless Microsoft has cards up their sleeve they haven't shown yet... and that's possible.

I suspect that the backwards compatibility issues are more due to the Xbox/ATI agreement that makes it difficult, if not impossible from a legal standpoint to utilize proprietary NVIDIA technologies rather than a reluctance to doing so.

[SonicMage]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

This Xbox is Intel/NVidia.

Next Xbox is AMD/ATI.

Where is the surprise there'd be no backwards compatibility?

[SonicMage]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

This Xbox is Intel/NVidia.

Next Xbox is AMD/ATI.

Where is the surprise there'd be no backwards compatibility?

[SonicMage]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

This Xbox is Intel/NVidia.

Next Xbox is AMD/ATI.

Where is the surprise there'd be no backwards compatibility?

[GeePee20]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

I don't care about backward compatibility but no HD, I'm not buying an Xbox 2.

[GeePee20]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

I don't care about backward compatibility but no HD, I'm not buying an Xbox 2.

[GeePee20]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

I don't care about backward compatibility but no HD, I'm not buying an Xbox 2.

[dbeth]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

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Sonicmage said:
This Xbox is Intel/NVidia.

Next Xbox is AMD/ATI.

Where is the surprise there'd be no backwards compatibility?

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Aren't some of the dev kits for XBox Next actually IBM Power PC chips (I've heard even similar to the G5s in Apple's Power Macs). Hmm.....Microsoft and Apple at it again?!?!?

[dbeth]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

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Sonicmage said:
This Xbox is Intel/NVidia.

Next Xbox is AMD/ATI.

Where is the surprise there'd be no backwards compatibility?

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

Aren't some of the dev kits for XBox Next actually IBM Power PC chips (I've heard even similar to the G5s in Apple's Power Macs). Hmm.....Microsoft and Apple at it again?!?!?

[dbeth]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

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Sonicmage said:
This Xbox is Intel/NVidia.

Next Xbox is AMD/ATI.

Where is the surprise there'd be no backwards compatibility?

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

Aren't some of the dev kits for XBox Next actually IBM Power PC chips (I've heard even similar to the G5s in Apple's Power Macs). Hmm.....Microsoft and Apple at it again?!?!?

[SonicMage]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

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dbeth said:
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Sonicmage said:
This Xbox is Intel/NVidia.

Next Xbox is AMD/ATI.

Where is the surprise there'd be no backwards compatibility?

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

Aren't some of the dev kits for XBox Next actually IBM Power PC chips (I've heard even similar to the G5s in Apple's Power Macs). Hmm.....Microsoft and Apple at it again?!?!?

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Yup. I get them confused sometimes. PowerPC, AMD...either way its not Intel.

[SonicMage]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

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dbeth said:
</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
Sonicmage said:
This Xbox is Intel/NVidia.

Next Xbox is AMD/ATI.

Where is the surprise there'd be no backwards compatibility?

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

Aren't some of the dev kits for XBox Next actually IBM Power PC chips (I've heard even similar to the G5s in Apple's Power Macs). Hmm.....Microsoft and Apple at it again?!?!?

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

Yup. I get them confused sometimes. PowerPC, AMD...either way its not Intel.

[SonicMage]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

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dbeth said:
</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
Sonicmage said:
This Xbox is Intel/NVidia.

Next Xbox is AMD/ATI.

Where is the surprise there'd be no backwards compatibility?

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

Aren't some of the dev kits for XBox Next actually IBM Power PC chips (I've heard even similar to the G5s in Apple's Power Macs). Hmm.....Microsoft and Apple at it again?!?!?

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

Yup. I get them confused sometimes. PowerPC, AMD...either way its not Intel.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

I don't care if Xbox Next doesn't have backward compatibility because I only own one non-sport game that I will be traded in within a few months anyways.


But I will be upset if it doesn't support Custom Soundtracks because I love this feature. I'm still on the fence if I should trade in my Xbox when Xbox Next comes out or keep it.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

Re: no backward compatibility on next xbox

I don't care if Xbox Next doesn't have backward compatibility because I only own one non-sport game that I will be traded in within a few months anyways.


But I will be upset if it doesn't support Custom Soundtracks because I love this feature. I'm still on the fence if I should trade in my Xbox when Xbox Next comes out or keep it.