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Dallinor on 18 March 2020
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FloatingWaffles said:
last92 said:

Why should I buy a new system to play archaic games, though?

Personally, I have no interest in things that were released before 2010. Most good games got remastered on PS4 anyway (still not interested).

But in your case you wouldn't be buying it for that. If you buy a PS5 for all the new PS5 games that are coming out, and the PS5 you buy comes with BC, how does that affect you in any way? You just wouldn't use the feature, but it would still be there for those who want it.

The only way you can think it would affect you is if you think that Sony working on older BC will somehow take away from PS5 resources or something. 

It costs money and resources to implement the software and hardware for BC. Resources and money that Sony obviously decide could be better spent elsewhere, on new software or on improving the hardware.

The blunt truth is the majority of the public just don't care about the feature. At all. Sony look at the statistics and their userbase and it's far down on the list of priorities when they weigh the benefits to the costs. Particularly in light of the influx of remakes of old classics for new hardware.