Sony needs to sell me a PS1 Classic with these features

[Dante9]

Azuren said:

Pemalite said:

Microsoft was more forward thinking with the Xbox than Sony was with the Playstation 4 when it came to the optical drives.
Ergo, the Xbox One supports CD's and the Playstation 4 doesn't, which means that the Playstation 4 cannot be backwards compatible with the Playstation 1's physical media.

Classic consoles seem to have a place, I mean... Nintendo has a decent backwards compatible library via it's digital stores on Wii, yet it's classic systems still sold like hotcakes.

Sony's lack of forward thinking on (ironically) backwards compatibility actually starts with the PS3 using the Cell, so it's not too surprising they would continue to ignore it.

 

And I thought it was a lack of software playback that prevented the use of audio CDs, not an actual lack of hardware ability?

Sony's consoles have all had very different architectures, so you could say that backwards compatibility hasn't really been a primary concern for them. From the PS4 onwards, though, it will be a different story because Sony will very likely stick to the x86-formula, having seen how well it has served them this gen in terms of easy development and porting and whatnot.

Anyways, I would say that creating new IP's and innovations is more forward thinking than concentrating on the past and I'd rather have Sony continue in that vein. Look at Microsoft, they have to make a point of offering BC, because they have little new to offer in terms of new, original IP's. That's just sad.

I don't really get these people who want to go back to their PS1 games. If they're so precious, just hold on to your original harware and enjoy. Myself, I didn't buy a new console to play 20 year old games, I bought it to play current games. But go figure.