A Microsoft Xbox One team member stated during a Q&A at BUILD 2014 that there are plans for an Xbox 360 emulator for the Xbox One but warned that the team is "not done thinking them through yet."



From Neowin:

Microsoft made it clear after the Xbox One was first announced in May 2013 that the console would not be backwards compatible with games made for the Xbox 360. Now there's word that the company is at least thinking about some kind of Xbox 360 game emulation for the Xbox One.

Kotaku Australia reports that during a session at last week's BUILD 2014 conference on the Xbox One, an audience members asked about a possible Xbox 360 emulator for the console. Microsoft Xbox team member Frank Savage is quoted as saying:

  Microsoft is thinking about Xbox 360 emulator plans for Xbox One