Windows 8 Windows 8 xbox360 compactibility

Joined
Oct 8, 2012
Messages
3
Reaction score
0
Hey guys,i've been around roumers that windows 8 will play xbox 360 games,how far true is that...no,im not an idiot,im jus curious.lol
 

floppybootstomp

sugar 'n spikes
Moderator
Joined
Mar 5, 2002
Messages
20,281
Reaction score
1,794
Dunno, but I did hear Sony were going to relent and let you install Linux on a PS3.

You know it's true :)
 

V_R

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Moderator
Joined
Jan 31, 2005
Messages
13,572
Reaction score
1,888
You mean this?

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/windows/games

I doubt you will be able to play the likes of Forza etc though. ;)

As a branding exercise, the recently unveiled "Xbox Games on Windows" is more than a little confusing. The "Xbox" name has previously been exclusively reserved for Microsoft's console gaming efforts (update: and recently on Windows Phone systems, as some commenters have pointed out). With the launch of Windows 8 next month, that name will also be associated with a related, but totally separate product on the PC.
Despite the name, you won't be able to just insert an Xbox disc into your PC and play it using the Xbox Games on Windows app (if only!). In fact, the Xbox Games on Windows branding won't be used for retail games at all, but only for downloadable games on the Windows 8 Store. But not all Windows 8 downloadable games will be Xbox on Windows games—only a small subset will be integrated into the service. And if you own a downloadable game on the Xbox 360, you won't necessarily have access to the PC version of that same game through Xbox Games on Windows.
More - http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/09/what-xbox-games-on-windows-actually-means/


...and welcome. :)
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Top