By Hugh Langley
Starting today, Xbox One owners will be getting the biggest update to the console since it launched two years ago. The ‘New Xbox One Experience’ is built on Windows 10 and brings a new user interface and a handful of added features. It also kills off a pretty big feature, which we’ll touch on shortly.
While the improved UI is great, it’s Xbox 360 backwards compatibility which is the killer app here – and something it can now laud over the rival PS4. Over 100 Xbox 360 games will be compatible from launch – you can see the whole list here – and Microsoft promises us that the list will grow “every single month”.
“We think this is going to be one of the key reasons why an Xbox 360 owner is going to want to migrate to the Xbox One,” Xbox UK Marketing Director at Microsoft Harvey Eagle told techradar.
Tied to the new experience, backwards compatibility works by emulating the 360 software. Just stick in a disk and the Xbox One will boot it up (so long as it’s supported) but with the addition of the Xbox One Guide to capture screenshots and recordings.
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Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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