Posted by GMAN on 06/10/06 06:28

In article <2uok82dr4tnk37h0pu9nebpqlqsvu5v74e@4ax.com>, Roy L. Fuchs <roylfuchs@urfargingicehole.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:12:39 GMT, Not@home.now (GMAN) Gave us:
>
>>Just like what Microsoft did with the XBOX360. They could have waited and put
> a
>>HD-DVD drive (I myself am in the blu ray camp) internal, and they could have
>>also made sure there was more backwards compatibility out of the box.
>
>
> Wrong. Different OS, different hardware. The old games could NOT
>have been made to play on the advanced new gear. Get a clue.
>

Sure they could, they make some work, why not others?
I own both an Xbox and a few PS2's so i do not have a bias here, just wondering
why these companies rush crap out and hurt the consumer. If they did this to
certain cars I like, i would never buy from that make again. I do not ever plan
to buy anything from GM.


> First gen was a PC, hardware hacked to ensure that the games would
>not be able to be played on a real PC.
>
> Second gen, totally different base level hardware and OS. 100%
>INCOMPATIBLE!
>
The 360 is basically a PowerPC computer similar to the G5 macs
> Try again, dipshit.

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