Intrinsic said:
You seem to have gotten carried away by forum wars such that you may not really have a grasp on what's important or not. I'm yet to see a single person buy a new console because it can let them play their old games. It's a nice feature to have, but nowhere near a deal maker or breaker. |
I get you've never seen it happen with your own eyes but this doesn't mean it doesn't happen. I've never seen a murder with my own eyes but it doesn't mean they don't happen.
Going back to the image part, Microsoft has not shyed away from using X1's backwards compatibility as a selling point and rightfully so. PS4 can't play PS3 games last I checked but the XBox 1 can play a growing list of 360 games. This is opportunity for Microsoft: someone who owns 360 games and has not purchased an X1 would see another reason to invest in an X1. The convenience of being able to play 360 games on their X1 much like people who bought a PS2 could play PS1 games on it. Someone with PS3 games might hold back on buying a PS4 since the PS4 don't do PS3 games.
| Intrinsic said: And just in case you didn't know it, the single biggest contributor to the legs of a console or what "persuades someone to pick up a console" is word of mouth and and social circles. |
How do you know this is the biggest contributor? I'm sure word of mouth and social circles are contributors but the biggest?
Speaking of word of mouth, there's positive word of mouth in this very thread with the way Microsoft has been handling their console.
