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I thought it had bc through Gaikai
Look when I first bought my PS3 when the slim-model launched I missed some of the Ps2 games I used to own. I played the hell out of my Ps3 on Killzone 2's online, Mass Effect 2, MAG.......etc. on my Ps3 but I missed some of my Ps2 games.
A few years later I replayed the PC version of my favorite Ps2 game on my PC, it wasn't the same, the fond memories of the game seemed tainted afterwards. I think I might miss some of my Ps3 games but there will be so many awesome games coming to the Ps4 that I will be to occupied in the limited time I have to play games playing new releases. If you how ever are so AGONIZED that you cant play your favourite Ps3 game on your Ps4; for God's sake just keep your Ps3. Sony aren't holding a gun to your head.
Edit: Gakai???
Lack of BC is really a disappointment.
That's what she said.
I see a lot of re-releases via the store.
Being able to run past games via cloud service will not nearly be as good as playing the game directly from console.
At the end of the day, while Sony is offering some form of backwards compatibility, this is still a somewhat veiled way of selling you your games again. Something they are very good at and never shy away from.