Hardcore Gamer: Backwards compatibility is still being experimented with, as older games still have value on the market, but unlike at the beginning of the seventh generation, we’re not seeing an abandonment of backwards compatibility: we’re seeing a ruination of it.
Meh. Backwards Compatibility is overrated. The past is the past. Move on people!
PS Now and Microsoft's azure are bringing BC the best way they can without including the Cell processor or 360 processor in the PS4 or Xbone.
Keep your PS3 or 360. It's not that hard.
Yeah, i want true backwards compatibility, not a glorified rental service.
I don't think I've ever stuck with one brand of console for backwards compatability to be a problem. I can see the issue when a new generation comes out and you're starved for games. I seldom play anything more than three years old anyway and with PC being my main platform, it isn't even an issue.
That said, maybe I would be more tempted to get a PS4 if I could play some of the PS3 games I missed out on but I can see why backwards compatability isn't there this gen; the architecture is just too different: do you really want consoles costing like £100 for backwards compatability? Perhaps if it was variation that had it rather than main model maybe.
I'd say the real problem is that several consoles, microsoft ones in particular, just aren't built to last.
At times I have this itch to play older games. I may want to go through the entire God of War series again. Or play Fallout 3 again. Many gamers are same way. Nintendo and Sony are attempting some form of backwards compatibility. And Microsoft is also rumored to be working on it too. As advanced as technology and game development gets in the future, gamers will always have an emotional attachment to the experiences that they've had with games.
This asshole should try to make a software emulator for the Xbox One and PS4 that works flawlessly on every Xbox 360 and PS3 game retrospectively without any of the hardware in the console. It's not really possible, especially because of the VAST architectural changes. The shift from PowerPC to X86 alone is enough to cause massive issues. Then add the Cell CPU on the PS3 on too of that.