[quote name='Chrono81']Really? I haven't read that. I guess mabye they are willing to do whatever it takes, that would be excellent.[/QUOTE]
Balmer stated it in a post-e3 interview, one of the CAG BC threads has the link. And yeh, it seems they are really committed to getting full BC, tho full BC might not be ready for launch, it likely will be in time.
MS is looking to win this round by doing everything right. Their problems last round were due to too big of a console that made too much noise, too big of a controller (at US launch), not enough Japanese games, and hardware that cost too much to manufacture. X360 fixes all these problems - a smaller, quieter, more aesthetically pleasing console, the best controller of the next gen systems (I really can't see anything topping it, its like the SNES controller of 3D controllers), Square Enix and exclusive Mistwalker support at launch, and hardware that is cheaper than PS3's to make but produces similar final output. While they might not win, they sure are doing everything right, and they are trying to do BC right as well (while not lieing or exaggerating to the consumer like Sony has in the past).