From gaf:

Microsoft’s Mattrick says he doesn’t think compatibility is really a problem. He said only 5% of customers play older games on a new videogame system anyway, so spending time and money to develop technology to allow them to play older games isn’t worth it.

“If you’re backwards compatible, you’re really backwards,” he said.

Social media research firm Fizziology said its surveys of potential customers before the Xbox event showed 12% of them would be unhappy if there wasn’t backwards compatibility.

Sony said it is working to make its gaming system offer customers a way to play older games made for the PlayStation 3 (and earlier) by streaming all the information from servers. Microsoft indicated it isn’t planning to offer that type of service.

Hmmm... wonder what that means for the rumored Stingray.

I would like to see where that 5% figure comes from, because amongst my friends it's more like 100%

I have no problem with it not being B/C.

LoL, they meant giving backwards compatible for free is really backwards but forcing an xtra peripheral to play for this feature is better 0_o

BC is a HUGE selling point for me. I never owned the 360 and if the One came out and said "All those games you missed on 360 can be played on the One", I would actually consider buying it. Same thing with the Vita. While one console's games alone isn't quite enough for me to throw down the cash, two console's games may push me over the edge

It's a nice bonus, but not a feature I have to have. Before the PS2 the option never occurred to me. While I enjoyed having one less box in the room, it certainly would not stop me from buying a system.

For all the bitching we gamers do, let's face it:

PS3 - Fucked up BC at most, system did fine.

X360 - Fucked up BC at most, system did fine.

Tech simply moves forward, it's somewhat we need to accept.

so will he be fired now, as certain someone? lol XD

wow