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Kerotan on 08 October 2018
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OTBWY said:
Kerotan said:

Microsoft are the only ones currently offering good BC. Sony and Nintendo not so much. But i expect ps5 to be fully bc. To expect ps4 to be fully ps3 bc is ridiculous. Ps5 to ps4 they have no excuse not to so I'd expect it. At the start of next gen when ps5 only games are not in abundance ps4 bc is a huge selling point and i highly doubt Sony will give MS the edge here. 

With the Switch it makes sense that it isn't fully BC because of the format choices, so they have to rely on software emulation, we shall see where that will go as far as legacy offering goes. Microsoft has been doing the right thing here, don't need to explain. Sony mostly dropped the ball in this category, and it didn't have to. All we have is a small legacy selection of PS2 titles and (albeit pretty good selection of) PS1 titles to play. I only draw my conclusion because of past actions, I think that is fair is it not?

twintail said:

Of course it will be. If anything, continued dominance in the gaming field will require they do. 

Funny enough the Vita had better legacy offerings than the PS4 and they sold reasonable well. They bungled the PSTV which shouldn't even have existed. Why can't they just offer the same content on PS4? Why can't I play Xenogears on my PS4?

Really? I think you are giving a free pass to Nintendo but not Sony. You should be partial. 

 

So Nintendo get excused because the format changes? But ps4 is literally not powerful enough to emulate ps3 software because it was a shit show of a design yet Sony don't get a free pass with the ps4? Come on buddy both Nintendo and Sony don't offer bc for the same reason. Because they can't. Switch 2 and ps5 will have no excuses but right now both of them do. I just find it funny the double standards and the witch hunt there is regarding Sony.