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thismeintiel on 05 April 2012
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VGKing said:
thismeintiel said:

Well, he was definitely wrong about the NeXbox having "considerably better specs." The only rumors I have heard that even compares them says the PS4 will have a slight advantage, kinda like this gen.  As far as these recent specs go, I'm not sure who to believe.  One side is saying this is very low end, while the other is saying this is actually going to be quite a leap.  Still, I'm hoping these rumors prove false and Sony is still going to use something that is at least compatible with the Cell tech in the PS3 so that backwards compatibility is available.  At the very least, I hope they have PS2 BC at launch, since I'm sure the parts to do that in HW will be very cheap and the PS2 will most likely be off shelves by then.


PS3 compatibility would add too much to the cost. A Cell 2.0 is definitely not happening.
PS2 could easily be emulated since the PS3s components are very PC-like. We don't need $20-$50 added to cost by including PS2 components in the PS4.

I doubt anyone would mind paying a measly $50 for full PS2 BC.  I know I wouldn't.  Now if they could emulate the PS2 to work with 99% of games without any drawbacks, then by all means, they should emulate it.  But if not, putting PS2 HW in the PS4 should cost very little by 2013. 

As far as PS3 BC goes, I doubt a Cell 2.0 would add very much to the cost.  The tech is already there.  The bulk of the cost for developing it was paid during the PS3's development.  It would also make it much easier to play PSN games, as many of them will now require updates to run on this new HW.  I'm kinda doubting many will even get said update, as the developers are no longer supporting them, which would make those games now useless when you upgrade.  It would also make PS Store navigation more confusing (as well as disapointing when you find out you can't play certain games) for new users.  Most importantly, it would open up a huge catalog of games to be playable at launch, which is good if big titles aren't releasing for another few months.

Though I will admit, going by your previous post, it seems some people are downplaying these rumored specs.  Looks like its should be quite a bit better than the Wii U.