The PS4 really should have backwards compatibility!

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The_Liquid_Laser said:

DonFerrari said:

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.

As much as I love BC in consoles... it doesn't seem to be a deciding factor for most people, especially nowadays (PS4 & Switch & Wii U).

If you include GBA as a winner (although it had no dedicated handhelds as competition), Switch should be included, too.

So it is more like:

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

Losers that chose to forego BC: Saturn, DreamCast, GameCube
Losers that chose to include BC: PS Vita, Wii U