{"id":98044,"date":"2016-07-07T13:20:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T11:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=98044"},"modified":"2016-07-07T13:21:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T11:21:22","slug":"microsoft-planning-xbox-one-trade-in-program-ahead-of-scorpio-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/xbox\/98044-microsoft-planning-xbox-one-trade-in-program-ahead-of-scorpio-release","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft planning Xbox One trade-in program ahead of Scorpio release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While it&#8217;s exciting when new consoles are announced, it can also be extremely daunting to consider how you&#8217;re going to buy the new system.<\/p>\n<p>Well, with the new Project Scorpio console arriving in 2017, Microsoft is putting a plan in place to help those with Xbox Ones to upgrade to the new higher-end, 4K system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of our retail partners today do trade-in programs and that\u2019s definitely going to be partnerships we continue to move going forward,&#8221; said\u00a0Dave McCarthy, general manager at Xbox Services in an interview with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/2016\/06\/15\/project-scorpio-microsofts-dave-mccarthy-xbox-one\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Telegraph<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0&#8220;We want to make that transition as smooth as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ll try partnerships with our retail partners to smooth it even more with trade-in programs and things like that,&#8221; McCarthy added.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy also said that while the company is moving forward, Microsoft\u00a0is very mindful of the fact that gamers appreciate the backwards compatibility, and that supporting current and past games on new hardware is integral in keeping fans happy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are making a meaningful step with Project Scorpio in supporting 4K gaming.\u00a0But you don\u2019t have to worry about that as a gamer, because the games you already own on Xbox One, the ones you\u2019re going to buy this year and in the future will work across the family of devices (Xbox One, Xbox One S and Scorpio).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We haven\u2019t always been able to do that at these generational bumps. 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