I use the BC on my XB1 I miss the fact the PS4 doesn't follow the tradition of playing PS1 discs like PS3 and PS2 could. I hope PS5 can run the older Playstation games hopefully Sony will have a feature that will allow people to play PSP and Vita games on PS5 both handhelds have a great library.

It's the single biggest feature on the Xbox 1 and the biggest disappointment of the PS4. It's absolutely essential to the PS5 to have it. A lot of people may not upgrade without it.

I'll get the PlayStation 5 at launch because it has BC included but if it didn't I'd be waiting a while and clearing my backlog first

BC needs to matter and be the norm. If not then there will always be games that need to be ported or remastered, which are pretty much just easy cashgrabs and a time waste. And gems out there that stay stuck in that generation like demons souls for example. And it gives a good reason for ppl upgrading from the current to next gen especially those that want to day one. This generation has already made it clear.
Its ridiculous that consoles always need to abandon previous gens when pc and heck even mobile do it so well and keep thriving.

Yes. The PS5 is sure to do well even without it, but being able to at least play PS4 games would go a long way towards making it that much more attractive.

Meh.
If you love your current PS4 games that much. Why wouldn't you keep the console you bought them for.

If the PS5 doesn't have BC. I can't complain. That would just be ME being greedy.

Only ps without BC was ps4. It is indeed needed at least for a half a generation like was in case of PS3.

PlayStation 5 won't be fully Backwards Compatible. R.I.P Telltale games

YES!

YES! sitll gotta keep my phat PS3 because of no BC

Would be an amazing feature, but luckily I still own all the Sony legacy consoles anyway.

At the start of a gen I think it helps. I know a few PS4 owners who held off as they still enjoyed PS3, however they now plan on getting PS5 day one as they're happy to move their games to PS5.

As the gen goes on and the console comes into its own it becomes less important to more people.

I was on the fence with day one PS5.

BC secured my day one pre order.

PS3, PS2 and PS1 BC would seal it, mostly because there is no other way to play those games without old machines.

Due to licencing PSNow will probably never have a library of legecy console games.

It is a useful feature to have.

One of the best features, because we are getting more and more digital games. As long as i have my psn account i Will be able to play my PS4 games on the new machine. And that is the biggest reason to never Change to other brand. At least for me. For the ps1, 2 i dont have a single game, so i dont care.

To me it’s a deciding factor to if I’ll get it day 1 or wait a few years.

It would be nice, in a ideal world, if there was some form of backwards compatibility, though to be fair if it helped reduce the cost of the console by not having it then fine, me personally I'm keeping my PS4 until the day it ceases to work and I'm sure others may...but I know some may want it for the convince of having the one console to do both.

Though with the previous news of Sony and Microsoft some where along the line if I recall correctly trying to work as a team for streaming....wouldn't be surprised if sony start building a catalog of its previous consoled games to be streamed via the Now service ....probably more so with them dropping the price to entice new subscribers to it.

I'd like to play ps4 games again as I'll have a 4k tele then plus some ps3 games would be awesome but I know I'm gonna get disagrees but leave your memories of ps1 and 2 etc in the past cause they normally play shite when you go bk them, destroying all your child hood memories of how awesome it was.

I believe that it does matter. Having all PlayStation games playable on one console is an awesome feature. It's stuff like this that keep people invested. It's nice that even PSVR is BC with PS5. This adds much value to loyal Playstation owners.
MS has done so many things wrong this gen but the one thing they got right was BC. It's nice to have one big library and having older games slightly upgraded to play at higher resolutions.

Yes it should be at least fully backwards compatible with the PS4 out the box...

Ps4 would be nice, dont give a crap about the other generations though

Not to me personally, but it'll be a nice feature for those who will use it.

bc matters early on but toward the end of the gen i think ppl care alot less.

I stopped caring about BC. I’m buying a PS5 to play PS5 games.

PS4 BC? Absolutely. The rest? Eh not so much (at least to me).

It's a nice feature but not a system seller imo.

It matters because we are getting it right at the start not in year 3 or 4 when the heavy hitters are already arriving on the scene.

BC is a good feature when a new console is launched because It helps with the transition. Is not a deal breaker feature also. PS4 didn't have it and it became the number 1 console in the world this Gen.

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Sony have data on ps3 bc and only 7% used it, so that's why they decided to take it out to reduce the ps3 price?

Yeah it matters to me especially at the start of the generation I'm more likely to go back to my ps4 and psvr games when I only own a handful of ps5 games.

It took about three years of the ps4 before I started to build up a library where I didn't feel the need to go back and always had something new to play.

I found myself buying lots more titles I wouldn't normally play just because there was nothing else around

Yes

At the LEAST full PS4 backwards compatibility!

Absolutely. You'd be an idiot to think it doesn't.

Would be nice for PS4 games, I couldn't care less about anything older though.

At launch? Yes!
After two years? Not so much.

Yes. More this gen than any since PS3 because not only is PS4 a massively successful device that many will still be using, it's also not going to be that big of a jump between gens. Games will look a lot more similar than the jump from PS1-PS2, etc.

Being the same architecture and following such a huge console kind of demands BC support. To ignore it this gen would be a bad move.

Not really bothered about flat ps4 games , but being compatible with the psvr is a must for me

It definitely matters. I want my entire digital library from ps4 on ps5. The games are locked to your account and should be available on all future ps consoles.

It matters big time. If the ps5 is not backwards compatible many will hold off on purchasing an expensive console that will not play any of the games they currently own. It might not be a big deal in the long run but if Sony wants to start next generation with a splash they better make at least PS4 games backwards compatible.

Absolutely

Bcc is good wheen a new console launches but 2nd third year in people move onto new games

As much as I hope we get full BC on PS5 for PS4 games it isn't essential for the success of PS5. Also, I'm not a big fan of partial BC.Either go all in or don't bother. If I have to keep my PS4 around for a handful of PS4 games that just don't work on PS5 then that really diminishes the value of BC for me.

not really, when i got ps4 neve rlooked back ps3, when i got ps3 never looked back at ps2, and when i get ps5, I ain't looking back either

If sony wants people to stay on the playstation ecosystem then having bc for ps4 will help with that. Which sony has confirmed is happening with ps4 games on ps5, but with ps1, 2 and 3 we will have to wait and see.

I think it’s important for it to be BC with PS4. Anything prior to that is a bonus.

Yeah, then we can sell our PS4 Pros to go towards a PS5 upgrade. Duh...

At the start of a console generation it’s extremely important unlike four years in when it does not matter as much. Also with the move to purchasing games as a digital game over physical is yet another reason that Sony must include BC. Not only that it would make it really hard for people to “switch” if they are so baked into a certain infrastructure

An unbiased opinion is incoming.

I have been a loyal Playstation brand supporter since the PS2. I own 2 PS4Pros and 1 Xbox X. If the PS5 is not backward compatible I WILL NOT be buying it. The deal with Games For Gold and the entire library it presents is just too great. We all know Scarlet will support every Xbox game ever made (granted a few). If I do ever buy the PS5 if its not backward compatible... it will probably be sometime in 2021/2

At the start of the gen? Yes. That's when it matters most.

Less so later on.

Don't be mislead

You have they very right to play all of your PS4 games on PS5 at no extra costs, digital or physical. " either keeping or buying PS4 system etc" ..

Along with PS1/PS2 digital titles at least

Sony have NO excuse anymore not to allow and work on a full support of PS4 titles 'n some i"f not all" of PS1/PS2 digital games.

Sony could throw some money and emulate/support their first party PS3 games as well. I mean look at the PC emulator it is getting better ;n better to a point that might total replace the PS3 without formal help from Sony.

It's important to people that have a library of games and don't want to have two consoles hanging around......... ..Also, people that sat out this gen but want to play some of it's games on the newer system..............Cheaper to buy the older disks then paying to stream it (but that could change),,,,,,,,,,It hurts no one to have it.

It is for me!

Not for me i could careless

Peesonally no for 2 reasons

1. I always keep my old consoles and games
2. There are always new games on playstation to play

Yes, went full digital. If i cant keep my purchases I wont get the ps5 and just switch to pc.

Yes imho this gen has been more exspensive than pervious gen, Many off the titles requiring season passes and multiple other add ons. It would be ridiculous if we can't carry at least the main titles forward to ps5.

Um with digital libraires yes... its ridiculous to lock them to a legacy platform in this day and age. if ps4 isnt fully supported with ps5 that would be a joke

And yet earlier this gen when I complained that the PS4 lacked BC the rabbid fanboys attacked me saying, buy a ps3 if you want to olay older ps game. But now its "crucial". Got to love that hypocrisy!

* Let the devs focus on the future

Yes. Absolutely.

Preferably full native BC with all PS generations. I'm more than happy with unimproved fidelity, but if they can smooth out frame rates and boost resolution (i.e. upscale SD to 4K) that'd be the dream.

Yes it does

im hoping that puts an end to definitive editions and instead they can just patch things to run and look better

From day1 with the massive back catalogue from this gen yes. Mid gen not so much. They will do it tho they have far too many games and customers at this point to cut off a play base of well over 100 million at this point their consoles still shifting but they’ll wanna have an ability to bring your old games over for sure.

It's not that important. Good to have options but PS4 basically had no bc and it is selling great. I have my ps2, and 3 still and I rarely touch them.

Hell YES! I love not needing a 360 anymore . Its annoying all the free games I have from plus I can only play on the ps3 and with out all the upgrades the 360 games get on the X

Yes backwards compatibility matters. Xbox has had it for a long time now and the value it adds to playing games on your Xbox is exponential. Plus the fact that it's part of the ecosystem now, you always get 2 BC titles free per month with gold to keep, and it includes free graphical and performance improvements to those games to boot. Just look at panzer dragoon orta or ninja gaiden black, both o.g. Xbox games.
Anyone saying this is bunk, have not experienced the value of having this an an alternative option when you want to play games especially if they're games you actually owned. There was a plethora of games I didn't get to experience because of the last generation switch time table, and BC enabled me to be able to experience and discover some of these titles as well.
It also strengthens the brand of these franchises because you get to see and play them across generations without having to plug in multiple devices just to play them. Not only that but also includes the ability to take screenshots and stream them live from your console as well as a myriad of other enhancements it takes advantage from the technology not just from the X but from the TV technology upgrades since then as well.
Thanks for them including it in the Xbox ecosystem and I look forward to the future of it.

Jim Ryan told me people don’t play old games, so I guess not?

always a good option.

Heck yes! I love my One X because of that great feature! Microsoft has done a great job in that regard. I hope Sony takes this seriously.

yep.

Simple answer: absolutely.

For me, as long as it plays PS4 game discs, I’m all good. I have a PS3 with backward compatibility but realized that I’ve never even stuck a ps2 disk into the PS3 to play. I have some PS4 backlog that I would love to play on the ps5.

Yes, I don't collect consoles. I don't want 10 consoles connected to my TV. I want my collection I paid for to carry over to the next gen console. I still haven't gotten over that PS3 games didn't work on PS4. Now I have a collection I can't use because I sold my PS3. PS now streaming sucks!

At least some people are staying on message from 2015 E3

BC strengthen the value of the platform.... variety of pass, present,future games is good.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau