TECH NEWS – Microsoft is reportedly taking backwards compatibility to the next level by implementing it directly in the hardware for its next-generation Xbox. Despite rumors of third-party OEMs like Asus creating their own Xbox devices, Windows Central’s Jez Corden insists players can expect native support for Xbox One, Series, and 360 games – no emulation required.

Concerns have circulated about whether Microsoft’s next Xbox would be little more than a glorified PC unable to run older console games properly. The reveal of the Asus ROG Xbox Ally stoked those fears, as did The Verge’s Tom Warren suggesting Microsoft might let OEMs like Asus build their own console versions. However, Jez Corden (Windows Central) set out to reassure gamers on the Xbox Two Podcast: backwards compatibility will be handled at the hardware level, not through emulation.

“I can pretty much confirm that the next Xbox is 100% – or 99.999% – guaranteed to run your console games. A lot of people are worried that the next Xbox will be just a PC or only made by Asus. But multiple people have told me that the new silicon will natively run Xbox One, Series X, and 360 games, at least those in the backwards compatibility program. Everything you own on Xbox One and Series will work on the new Xbox,” Corden said on the podcast.

The new Xbox is expected to launch within the next few years, and Microsoft has promised the biggest technological leap ever seen between generations – a bold claim for fans eagerly waiting to see what’s next.

Source: WCCFTech