X-Box question

[jigsy]

Anybody help me out? I bought an X-box One. But I think I messed up because the games I want to play are 360 games.

I can't play these on the One, right?

I was thinking I could instead just use Steam on a PC, hooked up to the TV, with a controller.

Anyone have this set up? Or any other suggestions?

[niemand88f]

Xbox one is not backwards compatible, can't play 360 games

DH uses steam on pc with a controller, it works well.

[spa]

My PC is also my TV but the new steambox is coming out
store.steampowered.com/universe/

The steam link you can stream games from your computer upstairs to your TV downstairs so you can play on your couch with the steam controller

[jigsy]

Thanks ladies. I'm definitely retuning the One. I'll do a little more researching regarding the 360 vs. PC (or steam machine...hum)

[Dusky]

PC + controller actually works really well. Steam's Big Picture mode makes it super easy to do and the games are usually a bit cheaper.

[jigsy]

I looked around and ultimately decided to go with a PC/game controller set up. My laptop is dying a slow death hooked up to my TV, so this way, I'll still have all that capability, with a fast enough system to play games (laptop is too clunky).
So yay!

I still think Microsoft is dumb dumb dumb for not allowing backward gaming. Ugh.

[spa]

Well yea they are pretty dumb but we play some games like
LEGO Movie
Battleblock Theatre
Borderlands/2/pre sequel
with the controller

[Nonny]

Jun 8, 2015 16:56:02 GMT -5 jigsy said:

I looked around and ultimately decided to go with a PC/game controller set up. My laptop is dying a slow death hooked up to my TV, so this way, I'll still have all that capability, with a fast enough system to play games (laptop is too clunky).
So yay!

I still think Microsoft is dumb dumb dumb for not allowing backward gaming. Ugh.

It's not just Microsoft; Sony's PS3 games aren't compatible with the PS4 either. Backwards compatibility between consoles actually has HUGE technical implications.  Not only is the hardware different (such as in the way it reads and process the games), but the underlying software is completely different as well. 

Trust me when I say this issue came up all the time during the Xbox One development cycle, and I'm sure it came up at Sony as well. No one wants to alienate their established customer base, but they also have to work within harsh time and money constraints. 

[spa]

Also steam sale is in 2 days! So there is that

[snippet17]

Jun 15, 2015 18:58:44 GMT -5 jodippls said:

It probably doesn't help you now but it was announced today at E3 that XBOX One will be backwards compatible now.

DH and I watched a youtube video either on Geek and Sundry or Nerdist that said it will only be on select games.  We have been holding out on buying a xbox one due to cost and the backwards compatible, but I hope maybe they will eventually make it so all of the games with be backwards compatible.