User blog comment:Lancer1289/MICROSOFT PROVES IT LISTENS!!!!!/@comment-3228423-20130620031000/@comment-1844904-20130623030010

No point hating that it can't play the previous gen's games, since they can't add that feature anyway: the hardware's too different and is incompatible with the old games. The only way the Xbox One (and the PS4, don't forget) could play old games would be through an emulator or by putting the old games up for download, which they'll probably do at some stage if people feel nostalgic enough.

As for the high price, I agree, but it does come bundled with Kinect so that adds some more $$$ I guess. Can't complain too much though.