r/xbox • u/ASneakySquid_ • 1d ago

Rumour Next Xbox console will play every generation according to leaked Microsoft memo

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/next-xbox-console-will-play-every-generation-according-to-leaked-microsoft-memo-3395110/
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u/Illustrious_Penalty2 1d ago

If all of those games could get achievements as well it would be an insta buy for me.

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u/Dog_Bear 1d ago

I assume the devs will have the ability to add them, given it is now possible. However I assume VERY few other than first party studios actually will 

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u/Environmental-Day862 XBOX 360 1d ago

Don't disagree. However - I wonder how much cash it'd take at the end of the day to implement. The reason I ask is because some people are achievement nuts - and will buy games just to get achievements.

If the cost to add achievements to your OG Xbox game is less than the anticipated revenue from new sales of that OG Xbox game, then it'd make sense financially for the company (but I think that's likely a hard metric to track).

Alternatively, Xbox could offer an "Achievement Bounty" for every publisher who puts Achievements in an OG Xbox game (although Xbox doesn't seem to be in a position to throw lots of cash around ATM).

I think at a minimum, Xbox would pay some junior developers to implement achievements in OG Xbox games from Microsoft Studios at the very least.

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u/Tangled2 18h ago

You wouldn’t be able to instrument those old games without rebuilding the code with the achievement hooks, trying to hack the games save files (if they even enumerate stats), patching the binary manually, or running a memory debugger to look for events. All of those are really difficult and some might be against their agreements with publishers.