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

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method114 said:

sales2099 said:

Look, backwards compatibility was never a massive system seller. Never has, never will be, apart from a minor bump from enthusiasts. It’s just nice to have just in case. Also Nintendo is a special case with their 1st party being games that Sony or MS can never replicate. Using them in a PS vs Xbox argument is shaky.

But I digress, if I made the case that BC is a essential system seller then I take that back. What it is good for is preserving our games, having the option to access them, and carry them forward (just like smart phone data and PC games). 

Really have no idea why BC has become such a huge talking point this year. How many people honestly go back and beat games they already beat? I game a lot and I've only gone back to beat about 5-7 games in my entire life that's 25+ years of gaming. Don't get me wrong I do want BC but it's not some system seller to me.

Like I said it’s niche. But it’s nice to have the option, in case you missed any over the years. It’s not about replaying so much as playing games you missed.

This year alone I played Alan Wake, Lost Odyssey, Ninja Gaiden 2, Army of Two, Sonic Generations, Doom 64, Banjo Kazooie, Conker. Plan to play Oblivion and even OG Xbox Morrowind once I get my Series X. Now and again I play gems like Dead Space 2 because I’ll never play a game quite like that again. 

I know I’m the minority here, but I’m glad I was finally able to cross these games off my backlog. I think it’s a talking point because up until recently, gamers just get comfortable with the idea of a new gen means closing the book on the past. And it shouldn’t have to be like that.