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The Original Xbox and Xbox 360 used different processors as well. IIRC, Microsoft allowed/encouraged publishers to re-compile, and release a patch via XBL whic
by e1ven 13y ago
The Original Xbox and Xbox 360 used different processors as well.
IIRC, Microsoft allowed/encouraged publishers to re-compile, and release a patch via XBL which let people play the original games on the new system.
- testbro 13y agoI think Xbox compatibility was achieved using an emulator; Wikipedia seems to suggest this is the case [1]. It seems like this would be an ideal opportunity for the QuickTransit [2] stuff Apple used in Rosetta to see some more use, assuming IBM would be willing to license it (and MS sees it as a worthwhile endeavour). [1] : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_games_compatible_with_Xbox_360#How_compatibility_is_achieved http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_games_compatible_w... [2] : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTransit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QuickTransit