Backwards compatibility is just a option we get, I always got the impression they don’t like to offer it on consoles because it could eat into sales of newer games, it’s what I like about the PC, can pretty much play any game going back throughout the history of gaming, even emulate games all the way up to the PS2 and Wii console, I know you can keep hold of your older console but it becomes messes that way.

Like DL said, on PC we have that option and always have, I think we use it more on the PC because we are more used to it whereas on consoles it’s quite a new thing, also with newer hardware, games can run even better, I can’t imagine any console gamer not wanting that option, PS3 might not be possible on the PS4 or could be very hard to do but there is nothing stopping them putting in full backwards compatibility for PS1 and PS” games, same for the Xbox, they could have full backwards compatibility all the way to the original Xbox if they want.

Could be but I have the choice to turn on my ps3 to play old gen games but I don’t I have enough this gen games to play. To me it’s unnecessary personally but I can understand if it’s different for you

a lot would use it if they had the choice and I know myself that because of a bigger library of games, I don’t need to rush out to buy new games, I can take my sweet time with them, that’s what Sony are really worried about, money.

I also think money is part of the reason, if PS4 user could play all the games from the PS3 then sales of newer games are likely to be less or more gamers could wait longer before buying new games because they already have a lot from the PS3, simple put, a bigger library of games means more competition to all the games released, it’s why game sales are less on PC because not only do a lot more games get released on PC but it’s got long term backwards compatibility as well as it being a full blown computer, we only have so much time in our lives and all these things are competing for it.

My favorite will always be the backlog excuse.
You don’t want bc cause you have too many games to play, but what happened between your transfer from ps3 to ps4? Good games stopped being made?
It’s just a silly excuse that ignores reality in oder to make what you don’t have seem like it isn’t worth it but the moment bc is announced and running on PS4 it’ll be a console moving feature.

I love Sony but I could never be fan, like having a spine too much

I mean, what, are all those consumers ‘wrong’? How does one reconcile all that?

As for ‘moving with the times’, this IS moving with the times. Games are no longer just 2D sidescrolling ‘digital puzzle’ passtimes. They’re on the level of movies and books. And like with those media, people don’t want to be locked out of playing games they’ve purchased purely because the new hardware arbitrarily cannot play them.

People want their library, and they want to be able to go back at any point and replay a classic. Just like I expect to be able to watch my favourite movie on DVD – I don’t care that the movie is years old, a great movie is a great movie, and a great game is a great game.

People who only play games because they’re ‘new’ are the same kind of people who only watch ‘new’ movies. In other words, they don’t actually appreciate games, it’s just about doing what they see everyone else doing.

And the only reason corporate guys at Sony and EA are downplaying the importance of B/C is that they cannot make money off it. It’s not in their interest for consumers to be able to carry forward everything they purchase from them – they want gamers only playing new games because it means more money in their pocket.

You also have to understand that most of these PC gamers play old games because they actually have the option. So if console gamers had the option more would play. Especially if they trade their old for their new. Which happens a lot.

Well think of it this way. Even if the majority don’t. It’s like having the option that should be included. For example. You get wetnaps after a fancy meal. You don’t need to use them, but they are there. OR You buy a car it comes with a radio and a tape deck. You may not use it but it’s included. We should set the example to them.

Plus I don’t know about your friends but I have a lot of friends playing Left 4 Dead 2 recently on Xbox. Plus I myself have played a lot of old games I purchased from last gen. I actually have quite a few friends who play the free games that are included with GWG on XBL. Again, I see your point and perhaps they COULD be right, but even still what the harm in offering your customers something they already bought from you to begin with? For the gamers.

I get you this gen I got the two major consoles too and my pc but still Console gamers are different than pc gamers you can’t compare them. Most console gamer friends I have or that are in my friends list on psn xbl never play last gen games this gen but friends on my steam list play then all the time even really really old games. Sony said it many times people don’t use it that much as you would think and even me likes to have it but hardly use it ever.