Xbox One Backwards Compatability Coming In November

Depending on whether you believe the Microsoft Store or Amazon, a Chatpad accessory for the Xbox One controller is due for release on either October 27 or November 10. Microsoft had earlier said that Xbox 360 games would run on Xbox One, and it has now been revealed that this fall that will become a reality – at least for a limited number of games. If you have 300GB of space left on your internal drive and you record 100GB of in-game clips on it for example, how is that different to recording 100GB of video via DVR?

Xbox One users will be able to record live over-the-air TV, schedule recordings and download recorded shows to mobile devices, tablets, and PCs.

Currently, one feature makes Xbox One much better than the PS4 – it is the backwards compatibility for previous-generation games, which Microsoft officially announced. The other great feature is that it will allow users to stream their recorded shows to any Windows 10 device. The Xbox One dashboard update will also bring Windows 10’s Cortana feature.

Xbox chief Phil Spencer is excited about Microsoft’s decision to support Xbox One backward compatibility, saying it provides a “valuable” way to keep gamers engaged. Once the service is up, you would be able to play that recording on any Windows 10 device, perhaps utilising the power of Continuum and Windows 10’s massively marketed cross-platform capability.

The company also announced that the select Xbox 360 games will be compatible with Xbox One.

That being said, Microsoft’s Gamescom press conference did spend a little bit more time on non-games, such as the free TV DVR that is being implemented to the system later this year. This essentially means that once November comes around, you will have the opportunity to get four free games a month for the Xbox One, even if two of them are Xbox 360 titles.