By Larry Darrell on Nov 16, 2015 at 2:53 pm
It is clear that Microsoft Xbox One will benefit enormously from backwards compatibility. However, Sony PlayStation 4 may benefit even more from backwards compatibility. It’s pretty clear that Sony’s PlayStation consoles together have two decades of games across three different platforms. We go back to 1994/95 when the first PlayStation launched all over the world and there are so many classics from that era that would be simply amazing to play on the PS4. Crash Bandicoot, Tekken, Metal Gear Solid and WWE Smackdown were some of the best games of the time.
If we go to the PS2 era, we find an even better library of games that spawned a good decade. You look at games like WWE Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty and MGS 3: Snake Eater, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, God of War, Devil May Cry and more. The list keeps getting better when you add the PS3 games in the mix. What we mean to say is that by offering backwards compatibility even with software emulation, it is possible for so many of us to give our old console game discs a new life, since they have been gathering dust on our shelves. The PS2 is now around 15 years or so old and the PS3 is nearing a decade itself. One system to play all the games would be the best gift Sony can give to loyal PS4 owners. It just makes more sense now since Xbox One offers backwards compatibility to 104 Xbox 360 games initially, with more to be added soon.
This does not mean that Sony takes the focus from new releases but at least you give your loyal fans a chance to relive their best gaming moments on games they own. Hopefully, we may just get backwards compatibility on the PS4, but we won’t hold our breath.
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Sony PlayStation 4 Can Benefit More From Backwards Compatibility Than Microsoft Xbox One
