First things first, Major Nelson works at Microsoft under the title of “Xbox Live Director of Programming.”  He has had a blog for many years and his credentials seem to be unquestionable.  That said, Nelson believes the Xbox 360 team is trying to insure full backwards compatibility with all Xbox games.  Currently the goal is to have the top games playable at launch, and all games playable thereafter.  A timetable has not been set, but he believes the rumors about “recompiling” games is plainly false.

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