MouseEatsCat writes:
"It won’t be long before the next generation of consoles will be in full swing and there are a lot of questions being thrown around about what we can expect. But more importantly we have people predicting what they think Sony and Microsoft might drop on us in regards to features of their new hardware and one of the more outspoken topics has been that of backwards compatibility. And it got me thinking: is backwards compatibility for the PS4 or new Xbox really that important?"
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With older software.
After all; Blu-ray players play dvds.
get a ps3 if you want to play ps3 games its the most practical, less expensive solution to this issue
If sony feel they need to leave out BC on the ps4 in order to reach a more attractive price point then so be it take it out. I want sony to be like they where during the ps2 era (on top of the ball).
Besides it's not like we're all going to throw away out ps3's even if we do buy a ps4.
You need around 10 times the power an old piece of hardware to emulate it correctly, with the PS2 processor this is doable with today's processors.
However I think even hex core I7's @4gthz each core would struggle giving 10 times the grunt of the cell.
No need for a Cell, no need for emulation, only need is a solid broadband internet.
I you want to play your PS3 games, keep your PS3, nobody said it was illegal to own both a PS3 and PS4 at the same time.
it would be convenient for the PS4 to have it all in one but damn, it's not really that bad if it doesn't.
It's just become expected, and it certainly is a nice feature to have. It also has several benefits for the companies as well...such as people still buying older games or trading in systems to buy the new version. Back before PS2, BC was never heard of or expected at all. People either kept their old systems, or moved on.
I know some people say what Kratos does, but eventually down the line they would be stuck in a prior gen, which may be OK for them. Others will either keep their current system and get the new, or just move on to the new shiny toy.
The 720 will have BC and you will be able to play all your exclusives AND the HUGE library of multiplats released this gen on the system.
Would really suck to have such a huge PS3 library of games and you have to have your PS3 connected to your TV in order to play them. I console to play all your games on, from past gens to current gens. Can't wait for the 720.
Your making quite a few assumptions on the PS4 and 720's BC capabilities as well. You may be right, and arguably I could reason the same thing, but hold off your fervor so as not to seem like such a fan boy.
All that being said, I would still like to see full BC in the system through hardware. I'm skeptical on the streaming thing as it wold require contracts with the publishers to allow it, and it's unlikely to be 100% of games that are playable that way.
Would love it if Sony could just end this debate by announcing full BC though since it is rather tiresome.
I'm buying a PS4 to play PS4 games. And guess what, I'm not selling my PS3, I'll keep it for PS3 games.
Its especially ridiculous to demand BC in this case because PS3's architecture was so unique given it used the cell, that it would be very expensive to incorporate it into PS4. Sony is getting away from cell for cost and ease of use and everyone agrees thats a good idea, yet we want them to put it in anyway just to play last gen games?
Just keep your PS3 if its so important to you. Buying a game does dont entitle you to the right to play it on every future console that company releases after that.
Releasing later and more expensive were Sonys biggest hurdles this gen, and they are looking to overcome that. Theres no reason to spend more time and money on BC, especially if Gaikai is going to do what everyone thinks it is.
Have you tried hooking a PS2 to an HDTV? It looks god awful. I loved my Original 60GB PS3 that was able to play and upscale all my PS2 games so they still looked great on HD tvs.
It was a sad day when it died on me... I like my slim PS3 but with No BC, it just sucks, I have a ton of PS2 games just sitting here, that don't even get played anymore.
With my fat PS3 it was a nice to be able to pop that game in and play it for old times sake...
Now I can't even enjoy PS2 games the way they where even ment to be seen. I have to deal with reduced visual quality, when I used to have upscaled and smoothed quality.
sucks..
Frankly I wish all the disc systems had full BC because of their mechanical nature; all of my cartridge systems still work, but most of my disc systems have had replacements.