ganoncrotch said:
pokoko said:
That people want things for free is no surprise. That people feel entitled to things for free is kind of sad.
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Not really, people aren't saying they want the games for free, people are asking could they play the games they bought with money on the system. I'm not sure I ever got ps2 games for free, neither the ones on PS3's store nor the physical copies. Where did you see anyone asking for the ability to have the ps2 titles being offered here without paying?
Or you mean entitled to the ability to have BC on their console of a system from 2 generations ago which is capable of using the same media? You see, they might not be entitled, if it wasn't for Nintendo offering complete BC of the Wii on the Wii-U (the DS on the 3DS) and MS now offering 100+ titles both physical and digital running on the X1, for free (as long as you originally bought them, obviously).
Don't mistake questioning a brand who is charging for what others are offering for free... as entitlement, it is called being aware of what the competition is doing, when X1 was getting ready for launch, it was a complete in-ability to do this which basically put them on a path to be 2nd place to Sony this generation.
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Not true at all. When you buy a PS2 game, you're entitled to that game running on a PS2. When I bought programs for Windows 95, it did not come with entitlement to run on Windows 10.
Getting a PS2 game running on a PS4 requires time, effort, and money. Programming, testing, and certification are necessary. It's not magic. It does not happen without spending resources.
Microsoft getting backwards compatibility working with the Xbox One probably cost them quite a bit of money. It's a nifty feature and they should get a lot of credit for doing it. Make no mistake, though, they're doing it because they think it's a good investment that will give them an edge and help with sales.
If the games you buy say "will work with all future consoles and operating systems" then, yes, you're entitled to exactly that. If they say "will work with the PS4" then that is as far as your entitlement goes. Otherwise, I'm going to complain that my VHS tapes don't work on my DVD player and see where that gets me.
Now, as a consumer, you are perfectly within your rights to say, "this feature is important to me." You are not entitled to it, though, no more than you entitled to heated seats in a car or hot sauce in your chicken noodle soup, even if other brands have made those standard features on their own products.
