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It better be backwards compatible...

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It better be backwards compatible...

Shirokishi_

I'm guessing it will be digital downloads and streaming....so by backwards compatibile, they'll probably make you re-buy PS1, PS2 and PS3 games via PSN.

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It better be backwards compatible...

Shirokishi_

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It better be backwards compatible...

DumbDubya

I'm guessing it will be digital downloads and streaming....so by backwards compatibile, they'll probably make you re-buy PS1, PS2 and PS3 games via PSN.

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It better be backwards compatible...

Shirokishi_

BC becomeing harder to maintain each gen, only thing that can save BC is using same CPU architecure in next console, but emulating SPE might be a problem.

"still many years away", that made me very happy. No need for hurrying into next gen just yet.

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It better be backwards compatible...

Shirokishi_

Is also HERE : http://ps3.ign.com/articles/105/1057525p1/html

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It better be backwards compatible...

UltimateRAGEX

Dont get snippy with me sir.

Its a neat feature that's beneficial to those who missed previous gen games.

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It better be backwards compatible...

DumbDubya

I'm guessing it will be digital downloads and streaming....so by backwards compatibile, they'll probably make you re-buy PS1, PS2 and PS3 games via PSN.

I don't see that happening, they would lose alot of there base. Alot of people refuse to pay for Digital Downloads.

[QUOTE="UltimateRAGEX"]Yeah I'm sure we all buy next gen consoles to play last gen games... Makes sense. :S Shirokishi_

Dont get snippy with me sir.

Its a neat feature that's beneficial to those who missed previous gen games.

I have played quite a few last gen games that I missed out on. It's actually quite annoying when a console maker decides to omit the feature. It's even more annoying when a console maker includes the feature but later removes it because "we don't need it." *glares at Sony*

If anything, this new PS system won't be BC with PS3 games. That will make consumers even more angry than the announcement about no PS2 BC on newer PS3 models.

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[QUOTE="UltimateRAGEX"]Yeah I'm sure we all buy next gen consoles to play last gen games... Makes sense. :S shoryuken_

Dont get snippy with me sir.

Its a neat feature that's beneficial to those who missed previous gen games.

I have played quite a few last gen games that I missed out on. It's actually quite annoying when a console maker decides to omit the feature. It's even more annoying when a console maker includes the feature but later removes it because "we don't need it." *glares at Sony*

Yeah, Sony really pissed me off when they threw BC out the window. That decision ultimately made me hold back on getting the PS3.

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It better be backwards compatible...

TheDuffman26

I'm guessing it will be digital downloads and streaming....so by backwards compatibile, they'll probably make you re-buy PS1, PS2 and PS3 games via PSN.

what happens to the PS1 or PSN games we buy on the PSN? Can we transfer them when the PS3 is dead to a PC or PS4? Thats my question.caseypayne69

what happens to the PS1 or PSN games we buy on the PSN? Can we transfer them when the PS3 is dead to a PC or PS4? Thats my question.caseypayne69

Even for weaker then CPU's then Cell, PS1 software emulation is piece of cake so every future Playstation will propebly include PS1 comatibility... The true quastion is PS2.

Yeah, Sony really pissed me off when they threw BC out the window. That decision ultimately made me hold back on getting the PS3.

Shirokishi_

Yep, this is a major reason why I'm so hesitant to purchase a PS3. It seems that Sony releases a new model every few months and I have no way of predicting what features they will add or remove. If they are willing to remove features already present on the console, what is to prevent them from making you get a subscription for PSN, etc.? Sony has not stuck to one solid plan at all this generation, which makes me wary of buying their system. First they changed the Sixaxis to Dualshock 3, then they removed backwards compatibility, now there are rumors that they will make you pay for online, they have a new model of the PS3 every few months, and they are also releasing the PS Wand. How the **** do they expect me to put my faith in them and spend $300+ on their console?

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Yeah, Sony really pissed me off when they threw BC out the window. That decision ultimately made me hold back on getting the PS3.

shoryuken_

Yep, this is a major reason why I'm so hesitant to purchase a PS3. It seems that Sony releases a new model every few months and I have no way of predicting what features they will add or remove. If they are willing to remove features already present on the console, what is to prevent them from making you get a subscription for PSN, etc.? Sony has not stuck to one solid plan at all this generation, which makes me wary of buying their system. First they changed the Sixaxis to Dualshock 3, then they removed backwards compatibility, now there are rumors that they will make you pay for online, they have a new model of the PS3 every few months, and they are also releasing the PS Wand. How the **** do they expect me to put my faith in them and spend $300+ on their console?

"still many years away", that made me very happy. No need for hurrying into next gen just yet.

Bigboi500

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Yeah, Sony really pissed me off when they threw BC out the window. That decision ultimately made me hold back on getting the PS3.

shoryuken_

Yep, this is a major reason why I'm so hesitant to purchase a PS3. It seems that Sony releases a new model every few months and I have no way of predicting what features they will add or remove. If they are willing to remove features already present on the console, what is to prevent them from making you get a subscription for PSN, etc.? Sony has not stuck to one solid plan at all this generation, which makes me wary of buying their system. First they changed the Sixaxis to Dualshock 3, then they removed backwards compatibility, now there are rumors that they will make you pay for online, they have a new model of the PS3 every few months, and they are also releasing the PS Wand. How the **** do they expect me to put my faith in them and spend $300+ on their console?

Well they arent as inconsistant as you may think but yes, they are inconsistant.

Personally the PS3 was a leap of faith and Im not really happy with it but w/e, Ill grow to like it.

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"still many years away", that made me very happy. No need for hurrying into next gen just yet.

Trmpt

[QUOTE="Trmpt"][QUOTE="Bigboi500"]

"still many years away", that made me very happy. No need for hurrying into next gen just yet.

Bigboi500

The author of that article probably isn't really up to date on recent events, but Intel has dropped the ball on Larrabee on December 4th this year. Larrabee will no longer be commercialized for home use. The key word is 'home use'. Implementing it for ps4 may not directly be home use, but Intel's declaration basically implied Larrabee's failure in the GPU/CPU fusion market, and I doubt supporting such a product will be of benefit to Sony or the consumer market.

Basically, if Larrabee were fit in any shape or form to be a suitable processor for a future ps4, Intel wouldn't have dropped the ball so fast. The fact that they did means that either the Larrabee project is costing intel more than they can bare, or the performance of Larrabee is a severe lackluster compared to the initial forecast.

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It better be backwards compatible...

UltimateRAGEX

I hate when people say this. It really "grinds my gears" to no end. BC is something everyone wants no matter what you say. Look at PC. You can play games from 20 years ago and that is what pc gamers like. They know that they can enjoy not only new up coming games, but also games they fell in love with year and years ago.

Why not have BC? Do you really think that the PS2/360/Wii/and other cd based systems will be working in 10 years when you want to sit down and play an old game? I really dont think so. Consoles break far too often and are extremely unreliable. So Im hoping that developers start making BC more of a priority.

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It better be backwards compatible...

PtothaWHAT

I'm guessing it will be digital downloads and streaming....so by backwards compatibile, they'll probably make you re-buy PS1, PS2 and PS3 games via PSN.

I don't see that happening, they would lose alot of there base. Alot of people refuse to pay for Digital Downloads.

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[QUOTE="Shirokishi_"]

Dont get snippy with me sir.

Its a neat feature that's beneficial to those who missed previous gen games.

Shirokishi_

I have played quite a few last gen games that I missed out on. It's actually quite annoying when a console maker decides to omit the feature. It's even more annoying when a console maker includes the feature but later removes it because "we don't need it." *glares at Sony*

Yeah, Sony really pissed me off when they threw BC out the window. That decision ultimately made me hold back on getting the PS3.

First they changed the Sixaxis to Dualshock 3, then they removed backwards compatibility, now there are rumors that they will make you pay for online, they have a new model of the PS3 every few months, and they are also releasing the PS Wand.

shoryuken_

I really hope this gen lasts another 5 years before anything new is released. I think if this happens then we can expect some real amazing games to come over the next few years.

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[QUOTE="Trmpt"] Sony didn't say that.stereointegrity

Backward compatibility to me personally is useless. I have a BC PS3, but stay far away from putting anything last gen inside of it. They all look like hideous garbage on my LCD. THe only CRT I have left in my house is a tiny little piece of crap 19 inch, only good if I had a telescope. But for those who use their old TV's, I can see how BC would be something I would definitely want.

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It better be backwards compatible...

I'm guessing it will be digital downloads and streaming....so by backwards compatibile, they'll probably make you re-buy PS1, PS2 and PS3 games via PSN.

I don't see that happening, they would lose alot of there base. Alot of people refuse to pay for Digital Downloads.

I want this gen to last for a long long time...

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DumbDubya

"still many years away", that made me very happy. No need for hurrying into next gen just yet.

Bigboi500

Agreed. I'm just starting to fall in love with the console right now.

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"still many years away", that made me very happy. No need for hurrying into next gen just yet.

Bigboi500

Same with PS2. (still truckin well into 2009)...

...even when...the PS3 was officially announced at e3 2005.

Well at least that means the PS4 is a while away.

Good news for me :P

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[QUOTE="Trmpt"] Sony didn't say that.Trmpt

Same with PS2. (still truckin well into 2009)...

...even when...the PS3 was officially announced at e3 2005.

This, life-span =/= we won't make any console in this time. Also note that PS2 life-span is still valid.