| Fusioncode said: I honestly don't understand why people refuse to buy consoles without backwards compatibilty. Is that hard to just keep your old console? Even if you don't own a last gen system they're very cheap now. Adding BC would do nothing but drive up the costs of the machine and make it an architectural nightmare. |
When I bought my Wii, I gave my Gamecube to my sister. When I bought my Wii U, I gave my Wii to my niece (by that time, I'd gotten the Gamecube back). I never owned a GBA, so I played a few important GBA games on my DS. By comparison, I'd have loved to give my N64 to someone without losing some good games, but was unable to because there was no backwards compatibility.
BC gives new owners a chance to play older titles, and it gives old owners an option to sell/give away their old console without having to lose access to their games.
