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Do you care about backwards compatibility at all?

I used to trade the older system in for credit towards the newer console. After the 360's RROD I'm more hesitant to be an early adopter and its unlikely I'll get rid of my 360 for its successor.

Digital BC is much more important than physical media BC.
 
It's extremely convenient and I would definitely want to have it. But it wouldn't be deal breaking if it wasn't there.

All the lack of BC would do is delay my purchase of that platform until I knew I was done with all games that interest me of the previous iteration.
 
Never cared before unless it made the games look much better.. which it typically dosnt.

Now though? if my xbla games dont work on the next xbox I am done. Ill stick to be where I know I can always find a way to play my old games.. even if that means setting up a dual boot.
 
My ps3/xbox 360 DISCS? Zero percent. Don't care.


My psn/xbla games? If they aren't backwards compatible I'm not buying ANYTHING over 5$ on the ps4/720. Fuck that nonsense. Would almost be enough to make me say fuck the new consoles by a new video card and go PC only until the gen is almost over and I can get the consoles for pocket change off craigslist and then play the 10 or so games on each platform I may have missed.
 
Backwards compatibility is more important to old school playstation gamers like myself.

In 2007 when i heard that ps3 bc was about to get nerfed, i didnt even hesistate. I immediately bought a 60 gb £350 ps3 which costs about 700 US dollars in terms of today's money.

somedays you cannot be arsed with a ps3 game. When you put a ps2 game that induces nostalgia and simplicity it is really worth it.

Not to mention having a console that plays all games is very good in terms of saving space, time and effort in installation. So if sony has any sense, they will offer all three generations of playstation games on the ps4 and call it the ultimate playstation console.


Otherwise, they can stick their ps4 up their jacksie until GT6 is released
 
With between 50 and 60 Live Arcade games, I'd sure hope so. Otherwise I'm out.

Can't see many wanting to give up playing the old Call of Duty's and Halo's so readily either, especially early in next consoles cycle, and I'm sure plenty out there like playing Street Fighter and Tekken..

It's more important than ever to keep that online presence up instead of starting from scratch.
 
ElTopo said:
It's important for me as I don't want to keep around too many systems. In worst case backwards compatibility via digital emulation (e.g. PSN) would be acceptable as well if the price is small enough.
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I agree 100%.

I don't like keeping a closet full of old shit. Trash/donate/sell anything I don't use in 6ish months whether it be clothes/entertainment/etc.
 
I literally could not care less. I really never replay games. And I certainly don't care about it if it could possibly restrict new hardware.

But I don't believe for a second that my feelings are in line with the majority of console owners. Hopefully Sony and Microsoft have something in mind for the people that do care.
 
Physical releases: Not so much.
Digital releases: Very much.

The thing is: None of these current gen consoles are reliable at all. They'll all break sooner or later and I want to be able to at least play the downloadable games I have. The platform that doesn't support this will not be bought next generation.
 
At this point, the only thing I care about is downloadable games. Next-gen consoles need to be able to play ALL of the stuff we have bought over the years on PSN and XBL. Or else, what's going to happen when the PS3 and Xbox 360 stop being manufactured ? Are all of those games going to become accessible down the line ? Fuck that. If so, I can guarantee you I will never buy another downloadable game on consoles. I'll buy them on either Steam or GOG.
 
The only backwards compatibility I care about is done on my PC. Though with the inevitable difficulties that will arise with emulation, backwards compatibility may matter more in the future. It still won't be anymore more than a nice convenience though, not a deal breaker.
 
It would certainly be nice, but it's not hugely important. If say only one of the PS4 or 720 had BC, that wouldn't be enough for me to choose one over the other.

As an above poster said, it would definitely be good if I could carry over my Live/PSN titles to the next system.
 
Digital releases very much so,atleast I can sell on my psychical copies. Majority of it will work on a good pc anyway if I'm that desperate. The only type of games I want to replay are mainly multiplayers. I don't understand the point in Wii u's BC, the games look shit with no improvements so don't really care. They should have Dolphin'd it up
 
I'm a PC gamer and I would be pissed if there wasn't a BC option.

I play a lot of classic games and I wouldnt know what to do if I weren't able to boot up Deus Ex, Morrowind, KOTOR, half life, GTA, the list goes on and on.
 
I no longer have a working ps2. I can play my ps1 games and PS3 games, not ps2 games. I have a large PS3 physical library and digital library. I don't want to see them disappear. I also prefer wireless controllers. I worker love for the ps4 to play PS3 games. I could play all my playstation games again (until my PS3 dies) and with wireless controllers. I miss my launch PS3, I liked it better...
 
Yes. Enough to make me pay a lot more for a system with BC.

It's convenient, and keeps my collection of digital and physical games from being worthless in the case my old system dies. (And that WILL happen with this generation consoles)
 
I like it a lot, but as a whole it is not important.

Most console buyers buy the console at a late stage and at a lower price, not at launch.
At that point the console has a large library, so BC isn't important.

It is important at launch, due to a lack of great games, but only the hardcore minority buys consoles at launch. (usually at least, everything else being equal)

The hardcore - myself included - wants BC, but fundamentally we are not buying these consoles to play last gen games, we are buying them to play new games.

So we will buy them even if they are not backwards compatible, we might not like it, but we will.

So there isn't a case for BC.
 
It's kind of strange to see people differentiate DLC BC and Physical Media BC.

i.e.

Shadybiz said:
It would certainly be nice, but it's not hugely important. If say only one of the PS4 or 720 had BC, that wouldn't be enough for me to choose one over the other.

As an above poster said, it would definitely be good if I could carry over my Live/PSN titles to the next system.
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DOES NOT COMPUTE
 
Yes. Once you've reached a certain age, have moved around the country, have a million other things to do besides playing games for hours every day, the idea of lugging around ugly toasters to play the three or four must-have games that haven't made it to other platforms becomes unimaginable.

I keep hearing about the narrow possibility for PS3 BC in the PlayStation 4 and, if it does in fact launch without compatibility with PS3 and PSN titles, I absolutely will not be buying it.
 
To someone who is a huge fan of a clean minimalistic setup I have to say that BC is a great thing and if possible I would love to have it on the Sony and MS Consoles. I know that it might not be possible but I would love it.

That way I could sell those consoles but keep my not-so-big games Collection. One or two consoles to play most of the games is the best for me, I don't see myself connecting 3, 4 or more consoles to one TV for the reason posted above.
 
Safe Bet said:
It's kind of strange to see people differentiate DLC BC and Physical Media BC.

i.e.


DOES NOT COMPUTE
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Ha, yeah I guess that was worded poorly. I'm not much of a techie, so I don't know the differences in the difficulty of implementing physical vs. digital BC.
 
Shadybiz said:
Ha, yeah I guess that was worded poorly. I'm not much of a techie, so I don't know the differences in the difficulty of implementing physical vs. digital BC.
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Just seems strange hearing people say "I don't care that much about playing my old games." and "I better be able to play my old games!" in the same breath.

ii Stryker said:
Digital BC is much more important than physical media BC.
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This statement makes absolutely NO sense.
 
Bc is a relatively new thing in console gaming. 2(?) generations had it? Don't know why not having it would bother anyone born before PS2.
 
For consoles it's very important to me, I want to connect as few things as possible to the TV

For handhelds it's even more important, in our family we had 2 DSs, now with the 3DS we got and our upcoming 3DSXL we will be able to finally play 4 player DS games. Download play was one of the greatest features of the DS
 
Absolutely. I really wish my PS3 and 360 had absolute BC, then I could've sold my PS2 and XBox 1. Its not even about the minor amount of money I'd make, more just the space saving it would allow. It would also be more aesthetically pleasing to have two consoles hooked up instead of four, lol.

Oh well.
 
Safe Bet said:
Just seems strange hearing people say "I don't care that much about playing my old games." and "I better be able to play my old games!" in the same breath.
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True enough, but that's not what I said at all.

"it would definitely be good if I could carry over my Live/PSN titles."

I'm saying it would be good...I'm not saying that it had better be a feature 'or else.'
 
worldrevolution said:
Don't know why not having it would bother anyone born before PS2.
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It's actually very important to me because I do remember what it was like before.

Drago said:
When I have the original console, no.

for downloaded things, yeah I'd like it to be there.
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Again...

DOES NOT COMPUTE

You can play all your DLC on the original console.

Shadybiz said:
True enough, but that's not what I said at all.
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Sorry for the mixed signals..

I'm addressing general sentiments in the thread, not your specific statements.
 
No and I prefer it's not included unless it's an emulator or something. It probably adds to the cost of the system and shoehorns hardware decisions.
 
Yes, but unless the system has few software offerings, it's rarely a deal-breaker. I doubt I'd have bought my Vita if it wasn't compatible with PSP games.
 
No, because if i want to play my old games, i want them to be enhanced in some way.
And i've never seen any game being magically enhanced by a new console supporting BC.
Make some remakes instead.
 
God yes it's important to me. When I wanted to buy a Wii I specifically avoided the new systems because they weren't backwards compatible and I wanted to replay some of my GC collection like REmake, Eternal Darkness, and PoP Sands of Time. If the next gen consoles aren't backwards compatible I would probably wait a year to buy them, since I still have a ton of games from this gen left to play.
 
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