4000+ games backwards compatible Day 1. PSN library carries over to PS5

[sales2099]

Runa216 said:

sales2099 said:

Just how I see it. One company goes 2 generations further back then the other. The reasoning you gave doesn’t change the results. Imo the 360/PS3 gen was one of the best. And for certain games I’ve still not yet tried or for millions of teenagers getting into gaming recently, they will benefit from the availability.

I said my piece briefly but you called me out so here you go. 

yeah, but Sony's PS4 alone is stronger of a lineup than the Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One combined, at least in terms of exclusives. I mean, that might be an exaggeration (it is, that statement is nowhere near provably true), but if you can pretend everything Xbox does is perfect and completely ignore any of its many faults or shortcomings, I can damn well pretend that the Ps4's library is better than the last three gens combined on Xbox. From an objective stance, that's an absolutely absurd statement...

...but from a subjective stance, I can honestly say I think I've spent more time just on Bloodborne and Ratchet & Clank than I have on Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One combined. The original Xbox was nothing but a halo box (LAN parties were genuinely awesome), the Xbox 360 stayed on the shelf collecting dust because I was always worried it would Red Ring (Despite me having more 360 games than PS2 games), and me literally spending more time to update the firmware on the Xbox One than playing games on it since of the 5 games it had that interested me, 3 of them came out on Switch (Ori and the Blind Forest/Will of the Wisps and Cuphead). 

We all have our preferences, right? Some of us certainly are laser focused on a handful of games, and others develop tonnes of loyalty after literal decades of built-up goodwill. 

Me “pretending”...lol have you learned anything from the Bethesda thread? I acknowledge what they have been doing in the last 2 years has resonated with my tastes and wants. Doesn’t mean Im blind to their mistakes in the past. Saying One generation eclipses having 3 gens BC is a bold statement indeed. 

The original Xbox had a lot of cult hits aside from just Halo. These are all BC on Xbox right now: KOTOR, Elder Scrolls Morrowind, Crimson Skies. Psychonauts, Prince of Persia, Ninja Gaiden, Panzer Dragoon, Jade Empire, Conker Reloaded, Splinter Cell trilogy, Blinx, Star Wars Battlefront/Republic Commando. A little research from you can go a long way to understand the other side. 

Your 360 argument is just pure deflection. Good thing Series X is built well AND improves 360 games without dev input. That gen had way more gems and diversity, it’s Xbox’s best library (in one generation) to this day. The multiplats too that are shared with Ps3, also carry forward next gen and only available on Xbox. 

I’ll say again: For new younger gamers and ones like me who haven’t played all the gems of the past but plan to sometime, having 3 gens of BC is better then 1. If you happy with what Sony is giving you, hey you do you. I’m allowed to say I’m not impressed, I certainly think I backed up my point. 

Last edited by sales2099 - on 10 October 2020