People are mad that, at least at the outset, the PlayStation 4 won't be backwards compatible. Jim Sterling briefly mentioned it this week and MovieBob commented about it on Twitter. Hiding behind all the speculation about how the device will look and how much it will cost is a pretty reasonable question of "Why can't the machine run old games?"
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Its silly to point at the PS3, not everyone has the space to plug in multiple machines from different era just so they can play the thousands of usd worth of software they bought.
Personally i love Steam in that way. Next gen may be coming, i have over 200 games on Steam, I know i am not going to lose my investment of games, neither will have to repay for them. Everything just will work.
My PS3 died a while back and I still have a ton of PS3 games, it would be really convenient for me if the PS4 had BC, but no, if I want to play/finish any of my PS3 games I'll have to bet both a PS3 and a PS4, and well that just sucks, IMO.
Im sorry thats odd and funny.
Putting a last gen hardware device to be compatible with the new PS eye does not do a damn thing to the PS4 pricing.
Putting a last gen hardware device to be compatible with the new PS eye does not do a damn thing.
The Cell is the reason why the PS4 won't be BC
And, so many PS3 games are gonna go on sale when the PS4 releases =) Plus I Have like 20+ PS3 Games I still need to play lol.
Ps3 games you already have paid for.
In the long run it will cost you more. Just think about it, don't be a blind fanboy.
And never forget it is Sony we are talking about here, if that cloud thing gets hacked, they might even remove that feature like they did with Linux!
Would it be nice? Yeah, but it's not a deal breaker. We're not entitled to backwards compatibility. None of the systems NEED it as a feature. The PS4 and nextbox will be made to play THEIR games particularly, NOT the games of their predecessors.
Buy a PS3 so you don't have to worry about anything PS4.
i wont have any problems purchasing the system.
From a business point of view this will never happen sadly.
Guess me and my crazy ass money are buying another crazy system from Sony. Oh noes!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Sony say that the PS4 can play all digital console games? This means games from PS1, PS2, and PS3.
Those who are willing to pay for it are in the minority.
Time to move on.
Some people act as if their PS3 suddenly stops working when they get the new system. If you feel that strongly, keep it up and running so you can play an old game. It's not all that hard. I'm glad the BC isn't int he new system, it ensures it won't be as expensive, thus will sell better.
Just my two cents.
I can play orb of zot on my PC right now. That games like 30+yrs old.
Ok....that might seem silly. How about a old Sierra game? They'll play on my current PC.
So what gives? Greed? Maybe. I'm not talking about ps3 retail discs. That's understandable not to be ps4 compatible. I'm talking about digital content.
Is it a Cell issue? That's possible. I'll admit.
But on the other side of this.....how can these big corps expect us to rebuy content each gen? We could all keep our then obsolete machines right! Because I don't have enough shiz plugged in to my tv. Set box, pvr, ps3, Xbox 360, PC....
If these large corps want us to buy into our consoles as media hub pc's that focus on gaming....then they need to adopt PC flexibility.
Edit- don't for a minute think that Sony or MS are going to take the savings from anywhere and return that to gamers. Lol
That's not how big buisness works.
All the old games i've tried on mine play way too fast to the point of being unplayable.
Classics like Dr Drago's Madcap Chase Around the World do not work at all either.
You on linux?
THE END.
Who the hell wants to use Gaikai for BC? I wonder what thequality will look like, Onlive quality is terrible.
You can see that they are setting it up where no one gets a copy. They want to eliminate used sales, borrowed games, and family access to one copy. They want to funnel all sales and possible profits through their services so that the 1st parties are the ones that get paid their maximum worth.
Remember that $600 you didn't pay to play PS2 games? You waited for the cheaper models right? Same deal here.
As for the author, saying the Cell is a mistake is like saying the second place PS3 with all of it's great games was a mistake....and it's not. I'll gladly take UC2 over a working Skyrim, L4D, or even Minecraft.