Backwards Compatible

Word has gone around that the Xbox One is not backwards compatible and if you try to adjust the system settings to add the functionality, there is a good chance you could brick your console, says Microsoft’s Larry “Major Nelson”. “To be clear, there is no way to make your Xbox One backwards compatible,” he mentioned on Twitter. “Performing steps to attempt this could make your console inoperable.” There is a guide looming around these days that claims backwards compatibility on Xbox One can be unlocked with just a few button presses. The steps outlined in this guide are the same instructions for turning an Xbox One into a dev kit, which Microsoft also advised against earlier this week. Though at the moment backwards compatibility is not officially ...