What a stupid response. I would respect them more if they said "fuck you, we own this gen". We need to keep on the pressure though or they won't feel the need to change next gen.
Unless you're exclusively playing on the Switch, with other Switch players, you're not playing with everyone on the same hardware. So you're already not getting what you want. Why be against a good thing just because you don't care about it?
I'm sure MS thought the same thing this gen. Gamers are fickle, they will go where the best deal and games are. We don't even have any signs that BC will be supported on the PS5. Their main competitor has come out and basically confirmed BC for future hardware, more than once. There is no reason why Sony can't do the same if it was set in stone. If anything it would help boost software sales.
Point is nothing is guaranteed.
Agreed. I don't play a lot of online games, but when I do, I want everyone to be on the same hardware.
Unless you're exclusively playing on the Switch, with other Switch players, you're not playing with everyone on the same hardware. So you're already not getting what you want. Why be against a good thing just because you don't care about it?
These kids are already invested in Fortnite or their gaming library on PS4. If PS5 is fully backwards compatible, and Fortnite etc let's you play cross play between PS4-PS5 and you retain your progress why would these people start all over again and buy a Xbox 2. Sony have the bigger playerbase and they will keep them locked in their ecosystem with backwards compatibility and cross compatability and progression with all GaaS games.
I'm sure MS thought the same thing this gen. Gamers are fickle, they will go where the best deal and games are. We don't even have any signs that BC will be supported on the PS5. Their main competitor has come out and basically confirmed BC for future hardware, more than once. There is no reason why Sony can't do the same if it was set in stone. If anything it would help boost software sales.
Point is nothing is guaranteed.