Apparently some top Xbox execs are quietly confirming that the Xbox 2 isn’t going to be backwards compatible with original Xbox games. Seems that since they’re using a different kind of processor and graphics chip set, getting the emulation to work was going to be a real pain in the ass so they’re just dropping it entirely. You gotta hope that this means that Microsoft ‘ll work even harder to make sure there are as many titles available for the Xbox 2 when it comes out in late 2005 or 2006 (don’t bet on it, though), but that said, not having backwards compatibility is really more of an inconvenience than anything else, since if you have a ton of original Xbox games lying around then you probably also have an original Xbox console to play them on.
[Via Engadget]
