Xbox 360 backwards compatibility announced

OK, this is one we got wrong. Apparently XBox 360s will be backward compatible with a couple hundred original XBox games. There are just a couple details to be aware of:

1. You will have to download an emulator for each game individually, presumably from XBox Live, and
2. You need a hard disk to run emulated games (since original XBox's had and required a hard disk).

So provided you paid your $400 for the premium XBox bundle, it sounds like you'll be able to play Halo in 720p. I have to give Microsoft credit, they figured out that XBox customers were going to be very unhappy to have to buy all their old games again.

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