dirtyDogStink

Xbox 360 is backwards compatible!

Tuesday, May 17 2005

The E3 press conference for Xbox was last night.  You can watch the actual show streamed from Xbox.com.  It's long (at 1 hr 20 mins), but worth the watch if you're interested.

The most anticipated piece of news...backwards compatibility!  Oh yeah, baby!  This means my collection of 50+ Xbox games will not go to waste when I decide to upgrade.  Every now and then I love to throw in DOA3, Halo, Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon and several others that now reside primarily on my shelf.  Granted, Robbie Bach stated "with top selling Xbox games," but I'll take that as a good sign for most of the games I care about.

A few key notes from the broadcast:

• Did I mention backwards compatibility!
• 25 - 40 Xbox 360 titles available for launch
• 160+ titles currently in development
• Final Fantasy XI coming to the 360 - this is a HUGE jump for a series that has always been a Sony console (PS/PS2) exclusive!

More highlights are available at TeamXbox.

~tod