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kungfuian on 21 April 2013
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kain_kusanagi said:

I'm not sure how this would help the lack of backwards compatibility. Most people want backwards compatibility so they can sell their old system, buy the new one and keep playing their old games along with a few new ones while they wait for the next gen to really get going.

Packing in a PS3 version with the PS4 version of a game doesn't make much sense to me. If you only have a PS4 you have no need of the PS3 version. If you only have a PS3 you'll most likely play the PS3 version and not need the PS4 version when you do get around to buying a PS4. If you do have both a PS3 and a PS4 you'll still only need one version of the game and I think it's safe to assume you'll play the PS4 version and toss the PS3 version.

I really only see companies losing money on PS3/PS4 packs. I don't even think it would help PS4 sales. Collecting PS4 versions of PS3 games that you have already played isn't going to convince anyone to buy a PS4.

I do see what you're going for. You're basically making PS3 game purchases compatible with PS4 by way of a second disc. I just don't think it would do anything but lose money for publishers.


I think you're mising the poiint. A program like this would not help day one ps4 buyers or people who have both systems! I actually plan on getting a launch system and of course keeping my ps3s so something like this would not help me at all!

But that's not the point. Not everyone is a day one adopter like us. In fact most wait a good while to jump to the next system. A program like a ps3/ps4 cross buy would be for the millions of PS3 owners who might be sitting on the fence about ps4, and also sitting on the fence about whether they should still get games on their ps3.

The value proposition of a ps3/ps4 sku might be much higher than a ps3 only sku. It would entice ps3 only owners to continue to buy games on ps3 because each purchase would be an investment in the future. Instead of feeling like they should just save their money until they get their ps4 or for the ps4 versions of the same games. Think about pc gaming. If I want to upgrade my rig do I have to go out and buy Crysis 3 again? NO! Wouldn't PS3 player want to buy a game that they know they'll be able to play an upgraded version of once they get PS4.

Plus the small catalog of ps4 games you now own offers a strong incentive to upgrade to ps4. Every cross buy PS4 game in your library is a nagging little reminder that ps4 is you next system of choice. You already have an investment toward that future purchase .

From a publisher side I do not see them loosing money. A combined ps3/ps4 sku is not going to sell significantly different numbers than a separate ps3 and ps4 sku. The install base will have only a partial overlap for the first year or two. Plus the added value for ps3 owners might translate to higher sales from that group.

 

Edit- In thinking about it a program like this will not solve backward compatability at all! But it could help with the transition from ps3 to ps4 by offering a sort of  UPWARDS COMPATABILITY!