It took Microsoft long enough to introduce Backwards Compatibility, and when they did it didn't even apply to all games?? Why can I play Assassin's Creed 1-3 but not 4? Why can I play Red Dead Redemption but not RDR: Undead Nightmare? If anyone knows why please let me know..
Before I plugged my xbox 360 back in I used my XB1 for the games, but it sucked that all the discs did was download the game from the store and not run from the disc (taking up the 250GB of my xbox) so now it's plugged back in I play all xbox 360 games on it. Am I the only one who does this? Who else doesn't bother with the feature?
To answer this. Microsoft's virtual 360 on the xbone only emulates the cpu or gpu [forget which one] of the 360. The compatible games have thier code port to the cpu or gpu of the xbox one. Microsoft created a programmed to streamline the porting process and can be done with any 360 title. They need premission from the original publishers and developers to do so however to avoid breaking copy right laws. Thus the limited amount of games. Eventually microsoft hopes to have raughly 90-95 percent of xbox 360 titles on the xbone.
Edit: the mini emulator for each title is actually wrong. The video above is wrong. Major Nelson n others have said so multiple times. Some games do have an addtion instruction set (files) included with them however to patch out errors and glitches
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