New details about the backward compatibility of the new Microsoft console, which will be with the previous 4 generations and is costing its own.
Backward compatibility has been one of the great headaches of this generation, and Microsoft, which has fought to implement it on Xbox One, has always insisted on the fundamentals that they considered for their next console, Xbox Series X. Therefore, in a Interview for GameSpot teammates, Phil Spencer wanted to make it clear that it will be and that it will also be available for launch. "We wanted to make sure we could fulfill the promise of backward compatibility from day one," admitted Phil, head of the Xbox division. "That's why I've been testing quite a lot of 360 and Xbox One games in my X Series."
During the presentation of Xbox Series X at The Game Awards 2019, Microsoft said we could expect the console to allow us to enjoy "hundreds of games spread over four generations." The predecessors of the console, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, will have their space in the future of the developer … and it has not been easy. "There is a lot of work to ensure backward compatibility between different generations. As you have seen, we had to stop and slow down the announcements of Xbox 360 games compatible with One to work on this."
The person responsible for this task within the company, Jason Ronald, has also explained the difficulty of the process: "A lot of work is needed even for Xbox One games. The games are usually hyperoptimized to fully exploit the hardware and capabilities of each device, and you have to make them work on something completely different. Even so, we designed the console architecture taking into account that we were going to carry out this process and we have made certain decisions to make it easier. the team, because there really is a large number of hours behind. "
Microsoft's commitment to inheritance and the Xbox family seems such that even the command of the new console can be used on PC and Xbox One output, and even the controls of the latter will be valid for Series X. If we have an Xbox One we can use his command and we won't need to buy another one to play in a local cooperative.
