Because having one system is greater than having multiple systems, and in today's world there is technology to allow backwards compatibility?
We don't live in a world of cartridges anymore. Now we have optical media, and digital media.
My blu-ray player plays all my old DVDs, my PC plays all my PC games, and my MP3 player plays all the songs from my old CDs.
Now why would I want to have a Wii, Wii U, PS2, PS3, and PS4 under my tv when Sony/Nintendo could just make the Wii U, and PS4 backwards compatible so that I can just have two systems under my tv?
It's more convenient, it's less cluttered, my outlet won't be a cluster**** of cables, and it's much nicer looking.
There are absolutely ZERO downsides to backwards compatibility, but multiple upsides to those of us who continue playing old games even after new ones come out.
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