Nice idea, but I'm not budging from 7. Especially not with that horrid phone desktop they've got going on there. Probably interchangable but I doubt a new OS this soon will be worth the price they'll ask for it.
Rumor: Windows 8 Will Play Xbox 360 Games
- Thread starter Logan Westbrook
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Hmm... I could see this working, though I'd think they would be better off having XBL players be able to play between the two platforms. If it is released around late 2012, then that'll likely be about the time that the next Xbox system is released. That way Microsoft can continue to make money on 360 games, not have to worry so much about making the nextbox backwards compatible, get people to upgrade to the (in my opinion awful looking) windows 8, and get a larger user base to introduce to their games. Of course, it's doubtful it's true in my mind.
Ermm... I'm 100% sure that there are no Xbox 360 emulators out there. I mean, even PS2 emulation is still pretty bad. My friends gaming PC started chugging a little when we tried to play MGS 3 on it, though it's not exactly top of the line.Logan Westbrook said:
The lack of an actual emulator does mean it is really not an ideal solution.
OT: Well, if they are going to let you play xbox PC's, and then not allow crossplay, that is just stupid.
Not sold on windows 8 yet.
If it was a $30 "upgrade" like Lion is, I would do it, but I am not buying another $200 OS before I have even fully ditched XP.
For those wondering why I still use XP it's because where I work is almost exclusively XP, so I have a spare hard drive for my laptop with windows XP loaded in case of compatibility issues.
If it was a $30 "upgrade" like Lion is, I would do it, but I am not buying another $200 OS before I have even fully ditched XP.
For those wondering why I still use XP it's because where I work is almost exclusively XP, so I have a spare hard drive for my laptop with windows XP loaded in case of compatibility issues.
This would be nice but I would like to know the sys reqs for it. If it just emulates the 360 then you'll need a hexacore cpu with top of the line gpus in sli mode. If it somehow runs them natively would we just need specs on par or better than the 360. So many questions for something that's possibly not true
If this means I can finally justify getting my own copy of reach instead of mooching off my best mate then I am so sold.
They won't be phasing it out. What it will do is sell there Windows 8 and allow for more software sales. Gaming PCs still cost way more than an Xbox. I know I will probably want to get rid of my 360 to get Windows 8. I just hope they do it well and maybe let you scale the graphics up to higher PC like resolutions. They also need to let you play with people on the 360, that is a must.CardinalPiggles said:
Think about it, they release W8 with X360 compatibility, and then release a new console(X720?) that dosen't offer backwards compatibility.
They sell both products, everyone can see it's part of a scam and not a true "feature", but nobody will mind, since everyone will upgrade their Windows and their Xbox anyway.
Tripple Win? I lost count.
They sell both products, everyone can see it's part of a scam and not a true "feature", but nobody will mind, since everyone will upgrade their Windows and their Xbox anyway.
Tripple Win? I lost count.
I like that idea, I mean owning a PS3 + a computer with Windows 8 makes more sense than PS3 + Xbox.