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Jranation on 11 August 2020
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Intrinsic said:
Jranation said:

If the game is still playable without those new  controller features then I rather have the option to use my old controllers and save money. Especially when local multiplayer takes into place. This actually gives Xbox Series X an indirect price advantage. 

Guess you could say the same thing about every controller released since 1998. Technically, there has never been the reason for new consoles to not support the older controllers by your reasoning.

The only funny thing is, now more than ever the PS5 actually has a legitimate reason to not support the older controller. 

DonFerrari said:

From what I remember PS2 is full BC with PS1 but still didn`t accept the control or memory card from PS1 to play even PS1 games did it? Same with PS3 on launch being full BC with PS1 and PS2 and still not allowing either controllers to be used, and for several PS3 games there was no input that DS2 couldn`t do. It have been the norm so far.

MS having decided to make the X1 control fully compatible (well they removed themselves from the concept of generation anyway since X1X) sure can be said to be customer friendly (even if other issues on the controller aren`t customer friendly) but that doesn`t make the other customer unfriendly. It is just old MS trying to get browny points to recover from the image they destroyed with X1 (and funnily enough it is exactly where they still want to go but now applauded with GP and XCloud).

Yup, MS being MS... and unfortunately there seems to always be people that fall for that shit. Lets not forget the 360 controllers, what reason is there as to why its not being supported by the XB1 or even the XSX? I mean MS cuts out batteries from the controller and finds a way to dress that up as being consumer-friendly.

And don't even get me started on the whole Smart delivery nonsense, they just renamed something sony had been doing since 2013.

twintail said:
Jranation said:

If the game is still playable without those new  controller features then I rather have the option to use my old controllers and save money. Especially when local multiplayer takes into place. This actually gives Xbox Series X an indirect price advantage. 

Price advantage depends entirely on how much each console costs to begin with.

I don't disagree with the sentiment that it's easier to get local MP done, and cheaper.

But I would also want the new controller to actually be put to use in what is clearly a very experience orientated console Sony is making. The controller alone shouts next-gen more than anything MS is doing atm.

But both of their choices make sense for different reasons. I lean on Sony's side more when it comes to the controller. I want new experiences that the controller can hopefully provide. Not the same thing I've been playing for the last 6 or so years.

In my perspective it is similar to the crossplay feature. Its not a must have feature but the benefits are there and many players will be able to utilise it and benefit it themselves. 



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