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Is Backwards Compatibility Dead? Should It Be?

VideoGame2Play writes:

"Gamers around my age grew up as young kids around the Atari age, when dots and blips were the rage. I mean who remembers the Atari game Combat? A one on one combat game where you can choose your vehicle of choice to battle it out with each other. A damn near unplayable game nowadays, but in the mid 80's it was so much fun. Last generation the Playstation 2 had an amazing ability to be able to play your entire PlayStation library, how cool was that? You could buy a new system but continue to play all the games you loved for the previous 5 years."

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Peter North6147d ago (Edited 6147d ago )

While the Ps2 is the greatest videogame console in the history of mankind, I as well as millions of other gamers purchased a PlayStation 3 inorder to play PlayStation 3 games.

SonySoldiers6147d ago (Edited 6147d ago )

SONY and Peter North believe you just need to throw away your Playstation 2 and switch to PLAYSTATION 3 at $299

BUY IT NOW BCOS JAPAN MUST WIN AGAIN! Click on agree button to support

IdleLeeSiuLung6147d ago

The author of the article says:

"So with so much to look forward to, why look back?"

Because there are great games from the PS2 era that even by today standard are still superb. I would like to revisit MGS series and God of War.

sunil6147d ago

"So with so much to look forward to, why look back?"

So will they give me forward compatibility??? If they do I wont care about BC :)

BlackIceJoe6146d ago

I under stand were this person is coming from. But just because I like to look ahead to what new games are coming out soon does not mean I want to forget about the past. I have so many great back catalog games and if I knew I could play them I my mew systems I would be thrilled. Because this way I don't need to keep the old system around if the new ones can play the old games. So I for one hope Backwards compatibility comes back.

Sumadyan6146d ago

BC was one of the greart promises behind sony's playstation line. They touted it everywhere: investing in our software is an investment into the future, the game you buy today will work on all future playstation systems.

They fed this bs to us and then the ps3 happened. This is why people are fed up.

PS3 should be backwards compatible, or at least make a hardware bc sku. Its not like it would cost a lot either.

Heck, even MS has bc, albeit not for all games and loading original games on 360 is slower then mollasses. Nintendo doesn't really count with bc, since the wii is essentially a gc.

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Top Racers Need Top Gear – Introducing the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition Controller and Headset

Omar writes: "With the Horizon Festival coming to breathtaking Japan, you’ll need the essential gear to prove you’ve got what it takes to become a Horizon Legend as you cruise, drift and explore an open world full of spectacular driving experiences. That’s why we’re happy to announce the newest Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset collection, featuring inspired designs from Forza Horizon 6. The bright cyan and lime colorways celebrate the Horizon Festival’s recognition of iconic cars and hit music, with special features that are sure to impress any collector."

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Oh my, that is one gaudy design

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44% of games industry professionals have considered leaving the industry as a result of redundancies

New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.

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Cockney72d ago

Well if that 44% left im sure there would be a lot less redundancies

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Stop Killing Games on the latest European Commission public hearing

It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.

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