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Xbox Live director of programming Larry Hryb, AKA "Major Nelson," addressed the Reddit community last week at E3 to say that while Microsoft's Xbox One console won't be backwards compatible with Xbox 360 games, it will be compatible with the Xbox 360 console.
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Xbox 360 owners will be able to plug current-gen console into the Xbox One

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Microsoft Office comes to the iPhone

Image: People visit the Microsoft booth at the 2013 Computex exhibition at the TWTC Nangang exhibition hall in Taipei June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang
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Microsoft to open Windows stores within Best Buy

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Controversial aspects of digital rights management such as always-online requirements and prohibitions against used games are fast becoming the defining issue of the next console generation.
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As furor over online and used-game restrictions intensifies, game makers picks sides

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New Kinect can track you so well ... you may not want it in your house

E3 2013 is in full swing, with the major console developers taking swings at one another. But what does it all mean to the consumer?
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New games, specs add heat to next-gen console war

"Titanfall," a highly anticipated first-person shooter being made by some of the formative developers for "Call of Duty," will be released in 2014 for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, and PC, Microsoft announced today.
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'Titanfall' coming to Xbox One, 360 and PC in 2014

A new 'Halo' game is coming to the Xbox One in 2014, Microsoft announced today at its E3 press conference.
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New Halo coming to Xbox One in 2014

The Xbox One will be released in November for $499, Microsoft announced today at its E3 press conference.
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Xbox One to debut in November for $499 

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Microsoft kicks off E3 with its Xbox One showcase

Among other things, gamers will finally learn what part of the PlayStation 3 this is next week at E3.
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Next-gen game consoles enter the battle as annual convention kicks off

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Microsoft explained some key details about the Xbox One's most controversial features in a statement released Thursday night.
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Microsoft clarifies policies on game licensing, privacy, and DRM for Xbox One

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Prosecutors push for 'kill switch' to prevent smartphone thefts

A man types on a computer keyboard in Warsaw, in this February 28, 2013 file picture illustration. Microsoft Corp and the FBI, aided by authorities in...
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Microsoft, FBI go after major bank-account stealing cybercrime ring

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At last, Outlook is coming to Windows tablets

Halo: Spartan Assault
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'Spartan Assault' brings Halo franchise to screens big and small

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In a dig at Microsoft, Sony insists PlayStation 4 is 'first and foremost' a game console

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Microsoft defends Xbox One's maligned design

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Windows 8.1: Microsoft doubles down on new touch interface

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Microsoft can't get its story straight on Xbox One indie games