The PS4 really should have backwards compatibility!

[The_Liquid_Laser]

DonFerrari said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

Hey, you're right.  BC doesn't guarantee success.  Not having BC doesn't mean automatic failure.  But look at the overall trend, and BC is strongly correlated with success.

The only strong correlation is in your mind, using only an average of an arbitrary number.

Easier way to see it... X360 didn't had BC, launch PS3 had... PS3 removed BC and reduced cost, selling more, didn't affect much X360... PS4 and X1 didn't had BC, X1 got it, sales didn't really change... so BC is unconsequential.

If you don't think that method is objective, then just look at the consoles that won each generation.

Winners that chose to forego BC: SNES, PS4
Winners that chose to include BC: PS2, Wii, GBA, DS, 3DS

 

That is 5 winners for it and 2 against it.  BC is strongly correlated with success.  You may not personally value backwards compatibility, but the data strongly correlates BC with success.