I really would like to know why PS1 classics didn't make the transition to the PS4.
Like I said they can have a base model which will be cheaper then they dont have to worry about if then "Pro" selling or not, they can be limited produce for hardcore one only
That's true, but I think the question is, how important is it to the larger market? Like, is backward compatibility actually going to hurt Sony's standing in the market in the next generation? As an example, as much as I would like for Sony to support backward compatibility and digital continuity, am I really not going to buy their system once the next God of War or The Last of Us hits the PS5? Because I would. I think Sony knows that too- as long as WWS keeps up their output, they have an almost Nintendo like impunity.
While I do agree that with x86 it'd be harder to explain or excuse to the market, I also think that, ultimately it will be about games, as you say. Sony launching the PS5 with a Horizon 2 exclusive to it, and everyone will buy it, even if there is grumbling about the hardware's perceived deficiencies itself. It happened with Switch too.
Check my post above. Just saying the link in the OP has nothing worse discussing, but the topic in itself is interesting, as shown in later links.
Even if they compensate on the CPU (which will be hard if it's a regular APU again) AI is something that has never really been pushed outside of PC, for various reasons.
It will ultimately depend on what the launch line up is like, if it's good most probably won't care, but no PS4 BC would just be a dumb move, as it's just leaving money on the table, give MS a big early advantage and piss off their most loyal customers for nothing.
Isn't PS4 incapable of reading regular CD-ROMs?
I think there is a possibility that Sony has some attrition over the issue, but I think in the end, to the larger market, backward compatibility has never mattered (and the market is also trained to not expect BC in their home consoles in general).
Indeed. I'm still waiting in vain hope that I can one day access them again on new hardware.
Yep, the Vita is such great hardware. It's such better hardware than the 3DS. It's really a pity that it didn't take off.
Good point. I think it would definitely hurt at the start of the generation ("I can play all of my old games" is a pretty significant selling point, especially when you add "I can play all of my old games, but better" to the equation"), and fucking up your momentum from the beginning could have lasting consequences. But other than that, would it influence people who only buy it for first party exclusives? Maybe not.
Not the content itself in the OP but the posts in the thread
Digital ones, obviously. I guess there might be some third-party licensing issues or something. It's bizarre to me that they let a relatively easy revenue stream fall by the wayside.
I mean you're right. BC is nice, but people buy new systems to play new games. If the games are there, people will buy the system. That said, with the ease of adding BC with x86, I think it will be there on PS5.
I think it'll be a bigger deal next gen than ever before, just because digital has took off so much, so fast. But I agree in the grand scheme it's not super important, especially later on when the more casual consumer jump onboard.
Oh definitely, it got shot in the leg before it could even walk. Shame as the hardware was incredible for it's time and still great to this day, but it just never really got going.
So like what a Ken PS5 would be?
Yup. PS, Nintendo and PC dominated in SEA here. Xbox is barely even here. Its no surprised that PS Asia actually market it and localize a lot of Japanese games
I did, not sure what I'm supposed to see as it's the usual type of AI in those games.
I feel like they need to. The PS3 kind of reset the clock and the PS4 is much like the PS1. The PS5 could maybe surpass the PS2 if it followed in its footsteps and was fully BC right out of the gate and stayed fully BC for its entire lifecycle.
