Microsoft VP Peter Moore ate crow this week, apologizing for comments that he claims were quoted out of context about Xbox 360 backward compatibility. Moore's original statement sure seemed to suggest that Microsoft was backing away from its original compatibility goals, implying that its 207 supported Xvox titles (padded with easy-to-emulate junk like Kabuki Warriors and Barbie Horse Adventures) was more than adequate: "Nobody is concerned anymore about backwards compatibility. We underpromised and overdelivered on that." One might interpret Moore's comment as a trial balloon, especially since the backlash was answered immediately with news of another imminent backward compatability update. Moore apologized this weekend for any "trauma" he caused gamers and vowed to "get darn close to that stated goal of every title done." Moore even revealed that next update will include support for 20+ games including Doom 3 and Lego Star Wars. We'll talk when that list contains Jet Set Radio Future, Morrowind, the Midnight Club series, Chronicles of Riddick, SSX Tricky and Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, to name a few. And, oh yeah, a way to recover our original Xbox save games.
UPDATE: Microsoft released backward compatibility for 21 more games today:
If you're connected to Xbox Live, simply pop the game in your 360. Otherwise, download the new update from Xbox.com...
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