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Old 05-17-2005, 12:57 PM
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XBOX 360 will be backwards compatible!
XBOX 360 will be backwards compatible!

All this means is that you get to play the original xbox games on xbox 360.
So most of us should probably throw our fat-ass xbox away when 360 comes out...
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Old 05-17-2005, 01:08 PM
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Crap...that'll make it more $$$$. Why the heck would I want to play my old Xbox games on a new sys? I'd want to play the new ones.

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Old 05-17-2005, 01:10 PM
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Crap...that'll make it more $$$$. Why the heck would I want to play my old Xbox games on a new sys? I'd want to play the new ones.

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Old 05-17-2005, 01:16 PM
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Thx.
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Old 05-17-2005, 01:18 PM
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Doesn't making it backward compatible take off the high end graphics? Coulda swore I read that somewhere.
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Old 05-17-2005, 01:24 PM
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Doesn't making it backward compatible take off the high end graphics? Coulda swore I read that somewhere.
Actually, it boosts them up.
Expect to see more polygons in characters, environments, etc. and smoother backgrounds.
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Old 05-17-2005, 01:38 PM
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Thats makes it not so bad. Still...will hate to play an older sys game on a newer sys. Ah well. Thx for the info.

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Actually, it boosts them up.
Expect to see more polygons in characters, environments, etc. and smoother backgrounds.
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Old 05-17-2005, 01:54 PM
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Thats makes it not so bad. Still...will hate to play an older sys game on a newer sys. Ah well. Thx for the info.
Saves space.
And you can sell your xbox and get some $$$...
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Fair enough....but I think the youngin will get the older Xbox. lol.
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Old 05-17-2005, 02:00 PM
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Fair enough....but I think the youngin will get the older Xbox. lol.
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Oh well my xbox is modded. Too bad I can't put my modded hard drive into an xbox 360 since the mod chips prob wouldn't work with them
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Oh well my xbox is modded. Too bad I can't put my modded hard drive into an xbox 360 since the mod chips prob wouldn't work with them
the hard drive should be ok, prolly just need a different dashboard and new chip?
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The hardware is all different, the modchip CANNOT possibly be cross-generational.
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backwards compatible is no surprise here...

if they wouldnt of done this i would of questioned them/
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Old 05-18-2005, 03:37 AM
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