Backwards compatibility with Xbox 360 games

Today was a very important day for the Xbox One thanks to the large number of announcements made by Microsoft during the video game eventE3 2015 Our colleagues from Xataka and Vidaextra have been following the conferences live, but here we offer you a compilation with all the related news to Microsoft and their gaming platforms (plural, because they've also talked a bit about gaming on Windows 10 and on HoloLens).

Perhaps the most powerful and surprising announcement has been the backwards compatibility of the Xbox One with Xbox 360 games, something that had been discarded by Microsoft itself at the beginning of the war for the next gen, but now it becomes a reality thanks to an interesting emulation system developed by the company.This feature is available now for Xbox One preview users, and will be extended to the general public in the coming months.

Xbox 360 game backwards compatibility arrives to boost Xbox One sales

This measure seeks to boost Xbox One sales by encouraging Xbox 360 users to upgrade, who could have grudges about moving to the next-gen and losing their collection of previous-gen games.

Xbox 360 game compatibility will work with both optical disc titles and those purchased digitally. In addition, it will allow you to retain Xbox 360 achievements, add-ons, and saved games, there will also be full cross-generation compatibility for multiplayer play, and support for new Xbox One features(as screenshots) in old games.

Unfortunately, backward compatibility will only be available for 100 Xbox 360 titles at first, but it will be expanded to more games later.

Xbox Game Preview, a Steam Early Access for Xbox

"Another interesting novelty announced for the Xbox One is the possibility of testing games in green, before they are finished, thus allowing the most fanatical players to save waiting, and providing more feedback to developers to improve their titles with a view to the official release."

The first games that will be available under this modality are The Long Dark and Elite: Dangerous, and DayZ will also be added soon.

Creating virtual worlds with Minecraft and HoloLens

O this is why Microsoft paid 2.$500 million for Mojang. Although Redmond's purchase of Minecraft initially left everyone a bit perplexed, especially considering the company's recent emphasis on productivity company, with the demos shown at E3 everything starts to make more sense

And it couldn't be clearer that the future of Minecraft within Microsoft is closely linked to the virtual reality of HoloLens The Redmond's idea is that we can use these glasses to explore the world of Minecraft as if we were present inside it, projecting the game into the real world thanks to holographic technology, and interacting with it through voice commands and gestures.

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Xbox Elite Wireless Controller, a new controller to play like never before

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After having renewed the traditional control > a new control >, which allows us to interchange the position of the front and rear controls.It also allows you to reprogram the different buttons in order to have a more personalized gaming experience, and promises us a higher precision level compared to the normal controller. "

Best of all, this controller will also be compatible with Windows 10, thanks to the new Xbox Wireless adapter announced a few days ago.

The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller should hit the market in the next few months, although the price at which it will launch is unknown at this time.

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Exclusive games for Xbox One and Windows 10

Although software and hardware news often steal the headlines, the highlight of E3 events has always been the game announcements and trailersMicrosoft knows this, and that's why they took advantage of their conference to show previews of many titles, such as Halo 5, Recore, Forza Motorsport 6, The Division, Gears of Wars 4, Rise of Tomb Raider, and many more.

One thing that's different this time, though, is that Microsoft is announcing exclusives for Xbox One and Windows 10, not just your console , which will also offer multiplayer mode between both platforms. Among these titles are Gigantic and Ion.

Kinect: the great absentee

After having been the protagonist of other Microsoft conferences at E3, this year the Kinect sensor has gone completely unnoticed, al level that he was not mentioned even once during the entire event.

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It was already clear that Redmond had regretted his attempts to turn Kinect into a mainstream accessory, but it&39;s striking that he&39;s beginning to be ignored so much. Is there still a future for Kinect? Maybe he can resuscitate>"

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