From XboxOZ360:
"Ask yourself these questions.
Do you still play games from last gen? Do they look, sound, and play too dated, or do you consider some of them classics you want to play again and again? Are some of them fun trips down memory lane whenever you get jaded with this generation's offerings? Or, with so many games now on current generation consoles, are you over the past and chasing the future?
So what of the future?
Microsoft has started slowly releasing some Xbox games as Xbox Originals on Live Marketplace in downloadable form. This shows that Microsoft believes there is still profit to be made in re-releasing older Xbox titles on Marketplace and that gamers still want games from the previous generation.
Apparently Sony also see the potential profit and will eventually get into the act of releasing downloadable PS2 titles on the Playstation Network's Store.
So what do you think? Will profit overrule sense and will past games only be available in downloadable form?
Or perhaps not at all, and you'll need to keep your old console and hope it doesn't die? How important is backwards compatibility to you?"
For the full article and an exploration of the possible future of backwards compatibility hit the link:
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
All these people whinging that Backwards Compatibility is some massive deal. If it's that important, I find that playing BC games on the original Xbox console is far more reliable, less buggy and just works...
Have an original console sitting at home that you can pull out and play if you feel like it. It's not that hard LOL.
I do agree with what Microsoft are doing re: XBLA releases for older games and XO releases for the Original Xbox games, but as for supporting further BC titles, I don't see any point in it.
I'm not fussed with the fact they have stopped doing the BC but i do have one quarrel...
007: Everything or Nothing that's the one game i want to be BC =]
I have my XBOX packed away and there's not much point bringing it out to play 1 game..
I like the whole XBLA and XO its a great different alternative on the situation which is good. You just need the time and a fast internet connection to get the XO hehe
yes it is....maybe not to the sony fans sicne they dont have it(lolz)
ps... ms? i want midtown madnesss 3 backward ASAP
well you can forget about any games become BC on the 360. As they stopped the BC dept earlier this year. No more BC games from the 1st-gen. Just what is on the listing now, that is it.
The only other avenue open is if they bring out the game via XO (xbox originals) which I doubt, as it seems they are only picking those with huge fan-bases.
SO don't get your hopes up, in fact, don't even bother thinking about it. Their main goal now is DLC and future games.
BC is certainly a welcome feature, its more about convenience than anything else. I personally think its a major selling point, especially for something like the PS3, as the PS2 has an amazing back catalogue of games I want to play.