Backwards compatibility and going forwards

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daredevil.shark on 26 November 2014

Short answer: PS Now.

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the_dengle on 26 November 2014

pokoko said:

the_dengle said:
"Would it be safe to assume the next generation of consoles will be backwards compatible with the current?"

It would be much safer to assume that only Nintendo will provide true backwards-compatibility going forward. Especially since Sony is figuring out how to charge PS4 owners for the ability to play PS3 games on their new consoles.

You're assuming that Nintendo will go with the same type of processor again? Interesting.

"It of course does not mean that we are going to use exactly the same architecture as Wii U, but we are going to create a system that can absorb the Wii U architecture adequately."

So, yes. I'm expecting something similar to the GameCube --> Wii transition.

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Nate4Drake on 26 November 2014

I miss a Nintendo Console like N64 and GC. I loved both.
I would like Nintendo to release a new Console with Backwards compatibility by Nov 2016/2017, but powerful this time, with a GPU at least 3 times as powerful as PS4 GPU. And please Nintendo, develop some New IP, and focus more on 3rd party developers.

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