The official blog of the Xbox 360 team has a Q&A with David Reid, Director of Platform Marketing for Xbox on the subject of original Xbox games working on the 360.He reports the team is working away to add more to the list of games that will work, and explained that emulators for certain games like Halo 2 enabled other games at the same time, speeding up the process in some cases:
Q: “How come you guys prioritized (this one Xbox game you don’t like) over my game (insert Xbox game here)? I’m sure more people like my game. . .”
A: Dave said something really interesting about this, and how the team went about it. We focused on certifying top sellers like Halo 2, GTA, KOTOR, and when the when the emulator for those worked, they brought a number along with them “for free.” That is to say, certain games on the list (I’m not listing any) aren’t as massive an undertaking, as say, Halo 2. But when we got a Halo 2 to play, other games came along with it. These games had similar technology or engines, and were easier to certify.
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