I bet he knows people want it, but it's easier to dismiss it offhandedly like that than actually say "Yeah we know people want BC, but we don't want to do it".
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Sony's Jim Ryan comments on backwards compatibility: "why would anybody play this?"
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I bet he knows people want it, but it's easier to dismiss it offhandedly like that than actually say "Yeah we know people want BC, but we don't want to do it".
NOLA_Gaffer
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I've played more pre-2000 games over the last few weeks than I've played current stuff.
I hereby revoke your right to use the tagline "4ThePlayers" until you get it.
I'm serious, here. That bullshit attitude is absolutely counter to the image you want to project.
ramoisdead
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Yeah Jim, nobody wants to play games from previous gens on their current gen console. Meanwhile, Call of Duty Blops II is having a great resurgence ever since backwards compatibility was introduced to it.
Bedameister
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Peroroncino
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What a dumb stance to take, especially after seeing all evidence to the contrary on Xbox One.
ComputerBlue
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Sony knows what its customers want more than they do, obviously.
I love you for this. LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! So perfect of a first post.
EDIT: I hope this does not mean no BC to PS4 for PS5...that would not be good...and not cool at all.
Jup.
Jawmuncher
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It never fails, first place always gets to your head
Same.
Banjo-Kazooie
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Don M is that you??
giancarlo123x
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It's all a ruse to drop the bomb next week, believe!
Primethius
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Sony doesn't even do that. PS2 on PS4 is a shit show.
Unknown?
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They are better though. GT is a bad example because of course no one would go play the older ones except for nostalgia. Other series that don't exist on PS4 would be a better example.
The Last Wizard
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Stop it Jim, unless y'all plan on porting damn near every game from previous gen stop. I haven't unhooked my p3 yet cause I still like to play GTA IV, so unless y'all get R* on the line hush up.
Uno Venova
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This thread is going to be lit.
They probably have no incentive since not having this feature isn't changing the course of the console race in the slightest.
They probably have no incentive since not having this feature isn't changing the course of the console race in the slightest.
WordsintheWater
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I don't care for it either personally, but obviously there are many who do, so yeah dumb statement.
Off course you'd spin this lmao
It has paid dividends for Microsoft. It's allowed then to grow their "platform" with new and old games alike, integrate them into Games with Gold, earn additional high margin sales of old games on digital storefronts...it has become a cornerstone feature of the platform and will remain moving forward.
Whatever it cost upfront, it certainly has seemed "worth it" up to now.
I say this recognizing that it's probably a harder task for Sony to do it based on the PS3's architecture, but I find that to be a lacking excuse.
Macho Madness
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didn't know don mattrick had a name change
Problem is digital sales are growing, so BC becomes a bigger deal going forward. With physical copies, I can trade my system and games in if the newer platform doesn't have BC. That's not an option with digital games.
IF the PS5 isn't BC with the PS4, I'll still own one but won't buy any digital content outside of DLC.
Yoshi
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Indeed, why would anyone play Gran Turismo or Gran Turismo 2. Way to say that your games are shit, but hey, who am I to judge? Personally, besides Yooka-Laylee and Ori, there has been nothing on Xbox One I enjoyed nearly as much as Rare Replay.
Sounds like a very non-gamer thing to say. Lots of reasons to revisit previous PS generations. Maybe the issue is they can't make money off it easily? I recall PS1 games kept getting re-issued long into the PS2's life. Maybe that was their strategy to make money then and it didn't do as well as they had hoped?
Putting a load of PS3 games on the PS4 store seems like it would do great though. If they can make it work, I'm sure they'd sell a lot.
Putting a load of PS3 games on the PS4 store seems like it would do great though. If they can make it work, I'm sure they'd sell a lot.
MightyHedgehog
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What a weirdly dismissive stance given how comprehensive their support used to be.
Little Monser
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Alolan form
Seems out of touch.
PS1 compatibility on PS2 and PS3 has been really useful to me. It's gorgeously simple to just pop in a game and play.
If it becomes any more inconvenient than that though, yeah, I wouldn't use it much. Ex: The Wii kinda botched it by needing you to use two different controllers to jump into your Gamecube game. I haven't heard very encouraging things about XB1 bc, and I doubt it would be better on PS4 if they tried to do something at this point.
PS1 compatibility on PS2 and PS3 has been really useful to me. It's gorgeously simple to just pop in a game and play.
If it becomes any more inconvenient than that though, yeah, I wouldn't use it much. Ex: The Wii kinda botched it by needing you to use two different controllers to jump into your Gamecube game. I haven't heard very encouraging things about XB1 bc, and I doubt it would be better on PS4 if they tried to do something at this point.
It is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, and most popular games from last gen and a ton of people still play it so that game somehow managing to sell 100k and charting in a slow month when the original sold 25 million isn't some sort of proof that Bc is huge.
PS5 will have compatibility with PS4. The architecture is there for it.
That said. This was a stupid comment. HE could have worded this much differently. Given the generic. "we are focused on bringing new experiences to playstation customers around the world" and been done with it.
That said. This was a stupid comment. HE could have worded this much differently. Given the generic. "we are focused on bringing new experiences to playstation customers around the world" and been done with it.
To be fair it's a single game from an already hugely popular series. Non giant AAA games from previous gens aren't exactly lighting the charts on fire.
Lady Siara
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NeoGAF comments on Jim Ryan's comment on backwards compatibility: "why would anybody say this?"
GT is famous for its gameplay mechanics, of course it's a bad example. People wouldn't be replaying it for its graphics, but for its controls.
^ See?
Primethius
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Little Monser;239236125 said:
omg
FonkyByNature
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I think going forward, BC will be very important and since graphics are really nice since HD, it will not look that ancient. I agree that i wouldn't go back to play Gran Turismo 1 because the newer versions are way better looking but for games that have art style that still stays fresh to this day, it's important to have BC.
This is where Microsoft will win me as a customer, they're actually putting efforts and making sure our library stays with us for future consoles. Hell, i'm playing Daytona, Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed and Burnout Paradise these days on BC because there's almost no arcade racers this gen and thank god for BC on Xbox One, because i can still play some of my older favorite titles.
The day and age of having to restart building your library each gen are gone. Hopefully, PS5 will be compatible with PS4 games.
This is where Microsoft will win me as a customer, they're actually putting efforts and making sure our library stays with us for future consoles. Hell, i'm playing Daytona, Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed and Burnout Paradise these days on BC because there's almost no arcade racers this gen and thank god for BC on Xbox One, because i can still play some of my older favorite titles.
The day and age of having to restart building your library each gen are gone. Hopefully, PS5 will be compatible with PS4 games.
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