First and foremost, it's best not to believe things you read on the Internet (unless of course you happen to read it here). Case in point with an image that's been making the rounds around the web. Apparently, it's caused enough of a ruckus that Microsoft's own Director of Programming for Xbox Live, Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb, has come forward to share with perplexed players how to REALLY get your Xbox One to play Xbox 360 games.
Hryb cracked wise when asked about it on NeoGAF, writing, "It works better if you cover it with a wet towel first. THAT'S the real secret. ;)"
On a related note, it's also been reported that rolling in toxic waste will give you super powers.
Smart assed replies are well appreciated, provided you know your audience, but God forbid someone out there moronic enough takes Hryb at his word. When asked if it "kills a part of your soul to have to actually tell people" that following the advice of a random image was a bad idea, Hryb responded, "Fearing for the future of humanity is more like it."
Seriously, if you want to brick your console, which WILL be the end result of following the image's instructions, it'd be a more efficient use of your time to go "Office Space" on your Xbox One and smash it with a bat. It'd also help get some of that aggression out to boot.
In other news, some players have noticed that demos for Xbox One titles are looking a little light, but to be fair, this still being early in the next-gen console's lifespan, so is the library itself. Nelson took the the time to assure fans that just like the party system will improve over time, so will the selection of demos.
On his blog, Hryb wrote as a response to a fan's question, "It is (and always has been) up to game developers to do demos for their own games. [There'll] be more demos for Xbox One as the platform goes forward." As for when that day would come, best ask the developers.
The Xbox One claims an 8-core x86 processor and Microsoft hopes it will take the place of the family room cable box by letting you watch Blu-ray movies and TV through the console, in a "seamless transition" that lets players switch from playing games to watching shows and/or movies. It will come fully loaded with 8GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive.
The console's exclusives include Dead Rising 3, Killer Instinct, Ryse: Son of Rome, and more. You can check out a list of the install sizes for all of the launch games here. The Xbox One retails for $499, and is currently available worldwide. We recently learned it's the best-selling console in Australia's history.
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