Don't Hold Your Breath for Backwards Compatibility on PS4
"I was very surprised. It must have taken lots of effort for them to realise the backwards compatibility, because the Xbox 360 and Xbox One use very different kinds of architecture," Sony's Shuhei Yoshida said on the matter in an interview with EDGE. "They showed a very short list of titles that work, and doing software emulation means you have to work title by title. So I'm curious to see what kind of games will be included in those 100 games that they say will be compatible by the end of the year," he continued, sounding somewhat sceptical.
Yoshida remained sceptical when asked about the possibility of backwards compatibility on the PS4, however. "I totally understand people asking for it, and if it was easy, we'd have done that," he replied, adding: "But our focus is creating PS4 games and adding new services." Perhaps disappointing news for those of you holding out for some hope. "Remaking games on PS4 makes the games even better – with The Last Of Us, you can play at 60 frames per second, and the same goes for Dark Souls 2. Actually, I just finished Dark Souls 2 again on PS4," Yoshida concluded, belting out a quote that's bound to have people in an uproar about remasters.
Backwards compatibility seems to be a debate that never quite goes away, but where do you stand? Would you make use of your old PS3 games on your PS4, or do you prefer having older titles remastered for your new-gen hardware? Try not to be too controversial in the comments section below.
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NujabesPosted:
ConsoleNujabes Doesn't matter much to me. This is the "next gen". I don't care to play rehashed games again that were on the consoles before. We have playstation now either way, which is a form of backwards compatibility.
In which you have to pay for right? On the Xbox I am pretty sure you don't have to play a game you already own. The whole reason they are focusing on remastering games for the ps4 is because thats a whole nother $60 bucks per customer. Of course they don't want to miss out on that. Making people pay again for a game they own already.
Doesn't matter to me if I have to pay for it, I make money. People just have different preferences, if you want free old games. Go to the xbox one. I'm enjoying my time on the playstation. I own an xbox one, I just don't personally like it and because of that I don't play it.
ConsolePosted:
Nujabes Doesn't matter much to me. This is the "next gen". I don't care to play rehashed games again that were on the consoles before. We have playstation now either way, which is a form of backwards compatibility.
In which you have to pay for right? On the Xbox I am pretty sure you don't have to play a game you already own. The whole reason they are focusing on remastering games for the ps4 is because thats a whole nother $60 bucks per customer. Of course they don't want to miss out on that. Making people pay again for a game they own already.
SkyPosted:
I wish they brought "The Last Of us" to xbox , it was truly the best playstation exclusive game ever
NujabesPosted:
Doesn't matter much to me. This is the "next gen". I don't care to play rehashed games again that were on the consoles before. We have playstation now either way, which is a form of backwards compatibility.
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