Since microsoft is letting us mod FO4 on the xbox one do you think they'll do the same for when Skyrim is backward compatible?

No

That's a pity, I've been wanting to try fallout 3 with wanderers edition mod, and was hopeful with the news of xbox one backwards compatability but it looks like it won't be happening. I haven't had the funds for a really expensive gaming rig and was hoping to try out the mods for fo3 new vegas and skyrim.

Damn is this fact or speculation?

considering the XBOXOne's backwards compatibility is going to be emulation based, it would be impossible for them to do it without pretty much rewriting Skyrim with a new full XBOXOne/PS4 release..


you really can't just add such a feature into a game, when the gameplay for it on the console in question is entirely emulation based

So if we want to see mods in a console version of Elder Scrolls, then we have to wait for Elder Scrolls 6. By the time it comes out, Bethesda might be releasing it on the PS5 and whatever they call the next Xbox.

that entirely depends on how long the current 8th gen consoles last..

console generations have always been somewhat inconsistent on how long they actually last..

Yeah I mean Nintendo is already revealing their new home console next year which means only a four year span for the WiiU, but this is an extreme case I admit.

Is the new Nintendo supposed to be equivalent to the Xbox 1 and PS4? Man, I would love a reason to rock a Nintendo again! If only for nostalgia's sake.

No one knows but I feel like most doubt it will be, including me. They keep saying it's an entirely new concept, maybe like a service and hardware combined, but in any case I think it'll be pretty weak and aimed at casuals who ditched Nintendo for their mobile devices, maybe even cheaper than WiiU.

However I think they should make it more mainstream core gamer-ish with power like a PS4 or Xbox One, because I think they cannot get that casual market back anyway.