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  June 1st, 2006
Microsoft Pulling Back on 360 Backwards Compatibility
When Microsoft was gearing up to release the Xbox 360, one of the biggest questions was whether or not the console will feature backwards compatibility of Xbox games. While it took Microsoft quite some time to make the announcement, Mortal Kombat: Deception was on the initial list of games to be backwards compatible and playable on the Xbox 360.

Unfortunately, the emulation was extremely buggy as mentioned in our Mortal Kombat: Deception on Xbox 360 feature, which subsequently caused the game to be pulled from the list the month following the Xbox 360 release.

However, no news has been released on when Deception is going to return to the compatibility list and it may look like it may never make its return. Peter Moore, Corporate VP of Microsoft's gaming interests, mentioned that "nobody is concerned anymore about backwards compatibility" in an interview with Kikizo Games. Moore also mentioned that Microsoft has actually "under promised and over delivered" on the backwards compatibility front for the Xbox 360.

It appears that Microsoft is no longer focusing on backward compatibility with the Xbox 360 and it might well mean that Mortal Kombat: Armageddon has practically no shot at being playable on the Xbox 360.
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