How important is Backward Compatibility to you in buying next gen consoles?

I rate it 5 because I'll solely buy a WiiU for it because I didn't really had the chance to play many wii exclusives.

It's a bonus, but a very welcome and expected one. Nintendo does good things with BC, Sony should've followed suit.

It's a bonus, but nothing more.

It's a bonus, but a very welcome and expected one. Nintendo does good things with BC, Sony should've followed suit.

whiskeystrike

It's pretty important for the simple fact that I had to re-buy a bunch of PS2 games this gen digitally, or in a collection, to play on the PS3. I'll be damned if I re-buy PS3 games just to play on the PS4.

No BC = keep current console, sh!tty BC = keep current console, full BC but have to buy game again = keep current console, Free BC = ok great, sell current console.

> just a bonus, can live without it.

0-i buy new systems to play new gamesmems_1224

While I will probably still keep my older systems, I would rather have full BC because it would make less clutter under the TV. I have a lot of backlog games since I generally buy games when they go on sale. Allows me to purchase more games every year then paying full price :) Now if I only had time to finish them all...

2- I might want to play an old game at some point but it's very unlikely, so it's pretty much useless.

I understand that PS3 BC would likely hurt PS4 with the extra cost, i would like them to make a special limited edition model that includes PS3 BC or some kind of accessory that you plug into the PS4 that allows PS3 BC.

5 to me.

I voted 4, but the thing is, the next gen consoles could well be better off without it. They should probably drop it if it's going to significantlyadd to the console's cost, or impact its suitability for game development.

It is the absolute most important thing for me. If it can't be emulated on PC very well then it really needs to be a feature.

Oh dear! looking at the results, so far, there will be a lot of disappointed console gamers come the next generation.

1. There will be NO backwards compatability. There's just not enough room in the TDP of next gen consoles to accomodate new hardware plus old. Also, the manufacturers and publishers realized just how easy it is to get console gamers to pay for a port of an old game.

2. Sucks to be a console gamer. Having to keep around aging, dust covered consoles piling up in corners in order to enjoy older games.

3. PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consoles.

1. There will be NO backwards compatability. There's just not enough room in the TDP of next gen consoles to accomodate new hardware plus old. Also, the manufacturers and publishers realized just how easy it is to get console gamers to pay for a port of an old game.

2. Sucks to be a console gamer. Having to keep around aging, dust covered consoles piling up in corners in order to enjoy older games.

3. PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consoles.

Kinthalis

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1. There will be NO backwards compatability. There's just not enough room in the TDP of next gen consoles to accomodate new hardware plus old. Also, the manufacturers and publishers realized just how easy it is to get console gamers to pay for a port of an old game.

2. Sucks to be a console gamer. Having to keep around aging, dust covered consoles piling up in corners in order to enjoy older games.

3. PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consoles.

Sushiglutton

Link please

I need it so I would have something to play when I get my next console I don't want to purchase a console an not be able to play anything after I beat the games I purchase with my console why I'm waiting for more games to release.

Backwards Compatibilty is important at first but then it stops becoming important when the line-up gets better so after about the 1st or 2nd year backwards compatibility becomes just a bonus.

[QUOTE="Sushiglutton"][QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

1. There will be NO backwards compatability. There's just not enough room in the TDP of next gen consoles to accomodate new hardware plus old. Also, the manufacturers and publishers realized just how easy it is to get console gamers to pay for a port of an old game.

2. Sucks to be a console gamer. Having to keep around aging, dust covered consoles piling up in corners in order to enjoy older games.

3. PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consoles.

GarGx1

Link please

what's that?

[QUOTE="GarGx1"]

[QUOTE="Sushiglutton"] Only announced next gen console has been confirmed to be backward compatible. So yeah perhaps try a little reading before posting here again? Sucks to be an ignorant hermit-drooler.Sushiglutton

Link please

Yeah I'm pretty sure the Wii-U wouldn't have much issue with backwards compatability. The Wii is not hard to emulate (It's done routinely on the PC), and the hardware is cheap and low powered.

The same will likely NOT be the case for the other consoles.

[QUOTE="Sushiglutton"][QUOTE="GarGx1"]

Link please

Kinthalis

Yeah I'm pretty sure the Wii-U wouldn't have much issue with backwards compatability. The Wii is not hard to emulate (It's done routinely on the PC), and the hardware is cheap and low powered.

The same will likely NOT be the case for the other consoles.

[QUOTE="Sushiglutton"][QUOTE="GarGx1"]

Link please

Kinthalis

Yeah I'm pretty sure the Wii-U wouldn't have much issue with backwards compatability. The Wii is not hard to emulate (It's done routinely on the PC), and the hardware is cheap and low powered.

The same will likely NOT be the case for the other consoles.

...You just said that there will be NO BC.

Christ, Hermits are silly, enjoy your F2P games!

It's nice to have, but I don't really consider it when buying a new console. I'm buying it for the new games after all, and I always hang onto my old consoles anyway.

[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

1. There will be NO backwards compatability. There's just not enough room in the TDP of next gen consoles to accomodate new hardware plus old. Also, the manufacturers and publishers realized just how easy it is to get console gamers to pay for a port of an old game.

2. Sucks to be a console gamer. Having to keep around aging, dust covered consoles piling up in corners in order to enjoy older games.

3. PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consoles.

Sushiglutton

It's nice to have, but I don't really consider it when buying a new console. I'm buying it for the new games after all, and I always hang onto my old consoles anyway.

It's nice to have, but I don't really consider it when buying a new console. I'm buying it for the new games after all, and I always hang onto my old consoles anyway.

It's nice to have, but I don't really consider it when buying a new console. I'm buying it for the new games after all, and I always hang onto my old consoles anyway.

[QUOTE="Sushiglutton"][QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

1. There will be NO backwards compatability. There's just not enough room in the TDP of next gen consoles to accomodate new hardware plus old. Also, the manufacturers and publishers realized just how easy it is to get console gamers to pay for a port of an old game.

2. Sucks to be a console gamer. Having to keep around aging, dust covered consoles piling up in corners in order to enjoy older games.

3. PC >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consoles.

inb4uall

Slightly off topic, but will the wii u be able to play Gamecube as well as Wii games? Or is it jst BC with the wii?

It's nice to have, but I don't really consider it when buying a new console. I'm buying it for the new games after all, and I always hang onto my old consoles anyway.

Slightly off topic, but will the wii u be able to play Gamecube as well as Wii games? Or is it jst BC with the wii?

Bardock47

major.

the only reason i bought my ps3 as early in the gen as i did was because i wanted to get one before the gimped revision came out.

Its an addition to me, since I bought every system this gen.