@Battleaxe

Thanks for getting my msg across.

I do have reservations why next console may not support current software, this is because architectures may completely change. You see Current consoles were introduced 6 years back, Tech has changed alot in that time. Inorder to maintain BC Sony and MS will need to maintain the old architecture(which to me seems highly unlikely), Hell it even looks unlikely that Sony will use an Nvidia GPU for their next console, they may be going AMD as well.

Can you imagine the BC nightmare if there is a complete architecture change(which really is needed because whatever they are using right now is severly outdated and if they just die shrink what they have right now you wont be seeing much of a performance boost that way). Imagine if Sony and MS went with the Fusion tech from AMD, they need to be cost effective Fusion seems very viable from that perspective, I cant imagine there being any BC if Fusion makes its way through.

Also think about it, why will they want to give BC? wouldnt they rather people went out bought new software for the new console? Also the ability to sell more remakes? As a business why would they want to for go all of that. They know the fans will probably #@$#@ for afew days but later be ok with it. I doubt they will be launching 600usd+ consoles just to maintain BC.

Well although its pure speculation at this point, I hope you're prediction is wrong. If there is no BC on the PS4, I'll probably just keep my PS3 as a Blu-Ray player until it dies, or I might just put it up for sale and put the money towards a PC in the livingroom with a Blu-Ray player, then just download the Steam client.

you get the same issues with pc as well ranshak.
try playing a window 95 game on vista.
or even a dos game.

there are plenty of games that work on older versions of windows that don't on the newest version.

so don't think not being able to play your games on newer machines is an exclusively console phenomenon.

@Hazelamy

You can play most windows 95 Games even today. You could run Dos games via dosbox(Dos emulator)., trust me most of them run. I personally played old games like Conquest, wrestlemania arcade few months back on dosbox i was amused myself how they were working, Dosbox is now very mature.

With PC you atleast have the option to run such stuff, on console you dont.

Not to mention ever older console games are playable on PC. While console companies drop support and release HD remakes, PC has you covered on every old console game out there(provided you own a license).

No DRM on any console has prevented me from playing a game I purchased. I can't say the same for DRM on the PC.

@brish

Of course it has, you can't play an Xbox game on ps3.

Not every PC is identical like the consoles. PC is an open platform. I'm not a fan of DRM, but like many things on the PC its only one small hurdle that can be easily overcome.

Console have the worst DRM ever. No Mods. Games that are abandoned by the devs have no hope. On the PC, fans can breathe new life into forgotten games. Can't do that on consoles, M$ and Sony make sure of that.