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EXCLUSIVE: Xbox President Sarah Bond has set up a new team dedicated to game preservation and forward compatibility (www.windowscentral.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/games

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

they have to find new ways of competing for business

Yeah haha. Regrettably doing right by the consumers because a competitor is.

Although I would not be surprised if they find a way to make a money pit out of it. (Such as not being chill like Sony and releasing on steam, forcing users on to the Windows store)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

XBOX Game Vault is now an exclusive bullet point for XBOX GAME PASS Ultimate!

Good forward compatibility with spec bumps might be a good way to sell people on new consoles without exclusives yet.