Backwards-Compatibility for just $28.99!

[Chris]

Really damn lame of Circuit City. (http://kotaku.com/gaming/top/sleazy-circuit-city-ripping-off-xbox-360-customers-198065.php)
http://www.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2006/09/img033.jpg

Want to play your original xbox games on your new Xbox 360?

Backward compatibility on the Xbox 360 is done through software*

Let Circuit City install it for you
For just $28.99

What are the benefits to playing original Xbox games on my Xbox 360 console?

• Every game* will be playable in high definition.
• Every original Xbox game* will be upscaled to 720p and 1080i, and will take advantage of Xbox 360's anti-aliasing capabilities, delivering a picture that is clear and crisper than anything available on Xbox.

*Refer to the original Xbox games list to ensure compatibility on the Xbox 360.

[kobejonez]

Just seen this my self, ya beat me to it. Shocking and I can't see microsoft letting em get away with that.

[Ponder416]

Well wont do me any good here in MS if you dont have tits the Playa's at Circuit City wont assist you. You might could get by with man breast thou...

[Nino]

Did you beat me to it Christopher? This news is spreading like wildfire, I was posting this before I saw this topic 8)7

[| V |]

Its fucking ugly.

[kobejonez]

It might be worth trying to uncover the facts & figures on this , how long they have been doing it and how many unwitting people have been duped by this scam.

[| V |]

just send the news microsofts way, they'll deal with it :P

[xboxguy]

they will probably get away with it because it specifically says "let us install it for you" and not "buy the BC from us." people dont get in trouble for charging to fix pc's or anything, and all you are paying for here is the service, not the software.

[Rival24]

Yeah, but still pretty retarded :(

[TRIGGER M4N]

Messiah will install Xbox-Live Silver account for $50.

[Zerodisorder]

Now I dont get this, because every game has to install its own b/c. So how do they do it for all the b/c games. Is there a way to have it all updated at once?

[bigsteveouk]

This is like the shit you find on ebay.

[Nekro Neko]

Only a matter of time before GAME pulls this stunt for £40.

[bigsteveouk]

If they do we can send in Nino to BURN THE BITCH DOWN!

[kobejonez]

PC world charge £29.99 to update
windows. :o

[Curry]

This is like the shit you find on ebay.
Idiots have been selling B/C discs for ridiculous amounts on eBay I think? Faintly remember seeing some going for over 30 bucks actually. Self-burned CDs with a downloaded ISO.... 8)7

[Zerodisorder]

I must be dumb, cause I'm still not catching on this at all. I dont see how they have this on disc and how would it cover all games. I only get promted to download the BC for the game I put in.

[Rival24]

I must be dumb, cause I'm still not catching on this at all. I dont see how they have this on disc and how would it cover all games. I only get promted to download the BC for the game I put in.

You can download an .ISO file from the Xbox.com website, burn it onto a CD and then insert it into your Xbox 360 so it installs every BC update. This is for people without access to Xbox Live.

[Zerodisorder]

Oh, nice, so it can be done for free without the net. Nice than lol. Grats to them if they get people to do so.

[westie420uk]

Plug your xbox 360 hard drive in hey presto! Your games will work!
Thats how it goes in the UK, the 20gb HDD comes with the upgrade on!
OR you can download from xboxlive.com (as someone else mentioned)
If all else failed they are going for .99p on ebay.co.uk in England!
You guys are getting your pants pulled down for these prices!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xbox-360-Backwards-Compatibility-CD-August-2006_W0QQitemZ300030429535QQihZ020QQcategoryZ11284 7QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[TRIGGER M4N]

Oh, nice, so it can be done for free without the net. Nice than lol. Grats to them if they get people to do so.

Well, no. You need the internet to go to xbox.com...

[Chris]

You can still get on the interweb with dial-up. The file isn't too big to download if I remember correctly.