Aidah
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It would be cool if you can pop in a game disc from any of the previous generations and play it, but neither Xbox nor Playstation come close to that.
Personally, the most I've used backwards compatibility on console was using Wii U to play Wii games I missed out on.
Anyway, I think even a total lack of backwards compatibility would ultimately not affect the decision to purchase, just like its inclusion wouldn't guarantee it. However, if it's there then there's no doubt that it would make the console even better, and it could come in handy, even if rarely.
I should note though that I've been buying almost all multiplats on PC for around 12 years now, and all those games are sitting there ready to be played whenever and in better performance than what my hardware at the time could do. This no doubt makes backwards compatibility on console less important to me because it only affects exclusives and console only games.
Personally, the most I've used backwards compatibility on console was using Wii U to play Wii games I missed out on.
Anyway, I think even a total lack of backwards compatibility would ultimately not affect the decision to purchase, just like its inclusion wouldn't guarantee it. However, if it's there then there's no doubt that it would make the console even better, and it could come in handy, even if rarely.
I should note though that I've been buying almost all multiplats on PC for around 12 years now, and all those games are sitting there ready to be played whenever and in better performance than what my hardware at the time could do. This no doubt makes backwards compatibility on console less important to me because it only affects exclusives and console only games.