Microsoft has shown a strong commitment to Backward Compatibility for games this generation. Since it’s launch a couple of years ago, the Backward Compatibility program has bolstered the Xbox One’s library of playable games, increasing it significantly with a 100’s of titles from the Xbox 360 and Original Xbox eras being made available to play on the Xbox One family of consoles.
In a recent conversation with fans on Twitter, Phil Spencer shed some light on the future of Backward Compatibility on future Xbox consoles. Spencer said, “In a future where you have so many big games that have huge playing communities behind them a future where you fragment that community via hardware feels like a challenge.”
Spencer says, “I’ve learned a ton from the response to X from gamers and studios, trust me that this learning is impacting our future plans.”
Backward Compatibility has proven to be a big feature and feature that differentiates Microsoft from their competition (Sony and Nintendo) who both have strategies that push players towards re-purchasing games from previous generations that they want to bring forward to their new consoles.
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