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Would you buy such a PS4 Cell model?

yes, i would switch from ... 118 27.19%
 
yes, i would choose this one now 68 15.67%
 
no, i would choose the normal PS4 209 48.16%
 
no, i dont like the PS4 at all currently 39 8.99%
 
Total:434
HEMSTAR on 08 July 2015

I would get it.



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Eddie_Raja on 08 July 2015
Mr Puggsly said:
Eddie_Raja said:
No. Backwards compatibility is only useful in the first year or 2. At this point there is no need for it.

Bull, PSN has hundres of PS1/2 because people still enjoy them or missed out on them.

Great games from past gens can still be fun to new audiences. This is why Soy invested tons of money in PS Now.


Yeah and PSNow is better because the people don't have to already own the game.



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Johnw1104 on 08 July 2015

I've got that original model PS3 so i wouldn't need it.



McDonaldsGuy on 08 July 2015

It'd probably be impossible, right? Cause the Cell is so hot, because of its design. It's one of the reasons Apple was never able to make a PowerBook G5.

I guess they could redesign the console and make it bigger.



StuOhQ on 08 July 2015

I always said that I'd be happy to pay $600 for a Playstation that played all PSX games (PS1-4). I don't think I'm alone.



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bunchanumbers on 09 July 2015

I always thought Cell was a disaster for game development. Why bring it back? You would most likely achieve better results with overclocking the cpu section of the APU, or upgrading the APU itself. Dragging in a old processor from the mid 2000s seems like the worst possible idea.



MARCUSDJACKSON on 09 July 2015

considering i have 3-4 PS3 games i've yet to open, this would be perfect, though i'm a late adopter.



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Lortsamler on 09 July 2015
Eddie_Raja said:
Lortsamler said:
I really don't think BC is relevant anymore,this far into the generation. If it was there from the start,it would have had more value,but at this point in time,the new consoles got a library of games themself. BC is one of the most requested features,but only a minority would actually have used that feature,atleast if we should belive Sony,that said only 5% ever used that feature.


Is there a link or data  to  back up this quote?


Not the link i am refering to,but it does say the same --> http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/12/04/take-two-ceo-says-backwards-compatibility-doesnt-affect-consumers/



Protendo on 09 July 2015

If they could use the extra power to make games look or run better.

Higher native resolution because of the better GPU or higher stable framerates would do it.

Otherwise I'll pass.

Then again all my PS3's have PS3 backwards compatibility....



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Sixteenvolt420 on 09 July 2015

No, i wouldn't. I can care less about BC. Most people aren't going to go back and play old games, once they get used to the graphics and such from this gen. BC would be useful within the first year of the consoles release, that's about it, imo. As for recording gameplay, I can care less about that as well.