Xbox One backward compatibility already boosting 360 game sales

Backward compatibility with the Xbox 360 is one of the big ways Microsoft is trying to set the Xbox One apart from the competition, and it is already making a difference at retail.

While Sony proudly announced that the PlayStation 4 led July in terms of software sales (according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group), it turns out that the Xbox One wasn’t No. 2 like you would expect. Instead, it was Microsoft’s older Xbox 360 platform was second in game sales in July.