Gamers that hold impressive libraries of 360 games may want to hold on the (old?) console. The Verge reports that backwards compatibility with the new Xbox One won't be possible due to an upgrade in infrastructure.
This isn't any surprise, as the new design is sporting an x86 CPU, a step up from the 360's Xenon processor. Hence, anything made for the 360 would have to be redesigned and rebuilt. The same goes for Xbox Arcade titles as well.
The PlayStation 4 made the jump to Xenon as well, but they are making a compromise by streaming PlayStation 3 games from the cloud. When asked about cloud services for the Xbox One, Microsoft CPO Mark Whitten shut it down, stating it wasn't in the works. But he did say that the company does plan to continue selling the 360 with the One as long as possible. "This isn't getting rid of the 360," he told The Verge.
Thank the Force for that.
Source: [The Verge]
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