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[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Yeah, it's me again.

So today, I saw the thread regarding the Ubisoft slip and it seems that everyone is writing off PlayStation's ability to provide BC for the previous generations.

I tend to see things as half cup full, so I believe that Sony told Ubisoft to remove that page because it's not confirmed yet whether BC will be included or not.

I've already made threads before about the PS5's possible BC capabilities and the hints/statements/rumors over the past two years regarding this matter.

I still believe that PS5 will be BC with the previous generations and Ubisoft made a mistake by assuming they won't based on a lack of official confirmation by Sony over the past few months.

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[Fake]

 

[ElCasual]

This is gonna end like Ready at Dawn onwed by Sony.
Just let it go for your mind shake.

 

[INC]

I honestly dont care about playing old xbox or ps games on a next gen console

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

let it go, they don't give a shit.

 

[SALMORE]

Here we go again

 

[Esca]

...

 

[trikster40]

If I really wanted to play old games, I’d break out my systems. The only way I’d ever go back is if they have a magic wand that adds trophy support to every single game ever. I think we all forget that old games don’t just have old graphics, but they’ve got old gameplay that just doesn’t hold up on most cases.

I think one of the very few games that just holds up is Metal Gear Solid. Sprite based games still hold up well.

 

[NullZ3r0]

Sony hasn't rectified shit. It was negative PR and Sony sicked their lawyers on Ubi Soft. Sony makes a living on positive press and spreading FUD about the competition.

If it was Microsoft doing this, it would be spun as "fear" and "hiding the truth of their anti-consumer practices."

 

[kretos]

PC Gaming is better than console gaming. Also, Death Stranding is pure trash. Please pray for me

Why do you care you PC loving traitor

 

[cudiye]

Let it go. Most people dont buy new hardware to play old games. Ubisoft were most likely told that it wasnt up to them to disclose that information.

 

[SilentUser]

I don't think it will happen and not having it is not going to change my purchase. Of course, the addition would be welcome.

 

[hyperbertha]

Why do people care about BC so much? IIRC Anything from ps2 and below can be played on android phones these days jeebus.

 

[JaseMath]

I like your optimism.




But you’re wrong.

 

[ABnormal]

Is this a thing worth a "hope tread"?

If it's there, good. If it's not, who cares? Do you really buy a next gen console to play with old games?

You can only give importance to things like that if you lack games of any significance.

 

[Warnen]

MS- Want to play your old games, we got a system for that. Its called the Xbox Series X

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

When it comes to games before PS4, I don't think Sony cares about backwards compatibility. I like playing my older games. During the last few months most of the games I played were from previous generations. Sometimes its fun going back to the games I played when I was younger. I'll survive if the PS5 is not backwards compatible though.

 

[Tripolygon]

Your hope

 

[Raonak]

I wanna play MGS4 again...

 

[Vawn]

There wasn't hope before today and there's not any now. I'll be keeping my PS3 hooked up in the media closet and replace the PS4 Pro with a PS5.

 

[Hostile_18]

Glad to see you still care about console developments MiyazakiHatesKojima . I one day hold out hope you will return to glorious 30 fps gaming!

I've always believed theres a chance. That slide spacing was a tease we all know it. Hope will not be lost until the second PS5 conference in my eyes.

 

[MarkMe2525]

I honestly dont care about playing old xbox or ps games on a next gen console

They're are some great games on the old Xbox and ps.

 

[M1chl]

I wanna play MGS4 again...

You can on PC basically, that's why it would be nice if Sony dump their PS4 gen on PC, because that way it would be always chance to go back without emulation overhead and official support. Also long time to develop emulator obviously.

 

[HE1NZ]

never ever

 

[DeadOblivion78]

You're fighting a lost battle.

 

[EDMIX]

Could be.

People need to consider Ubisoft might be saying simply what was only confirmed at this point. They wouldn't know that information and I doubt Sony told them to say that, it might just be them saying SO FAR what both systems could do.

Sorta like how no publisher is listing Series S under their titles.

We know it exist (mostly), simply that its not the job of the publisher to tell fans MS has a secret system or something, which means their news that Far Cry 6 is coming PS4,XONE, PS5 and Series X, doesn't confirm Series S doesn't exist, simply means Ubisoft is ONLY CONFIRMING whats been announced.

 

[Great Hair]

 

[GHG]

Still patiently waiting for Sony to acquire Remedy Games.

MiyazakiHatesKojima embrace your PC, it's the best Playstation backwards compatibility machine there is.

 

[yurinka]

Forget it, won't happen. If that would be the case Sony would have announced PS1, PS2, PS3 BC back when they announced PS4/PSVR BC. They mentioned PS4 BC multiple times and never mentioned BC with older consoles so it won't happen, at least for launch.

 

[Megatron]

Op, you sweet, summer child.

 

[j0hnnix]

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

.

 

[INC]

They're are some great games on the old Xbox and ps.

and ive probably already played then

 

[Impotaku]

Meh backwards compatability is nice but not a deal breaker, for PS1 i'm already sorted.

 

[Abear21]

I think including anything beyond just PS4 back compatibility goes against their strategy with PSNow. Wouldn’t they rather sell us a subscription to access old games rather than include the emulation?

I personally do want PS4 BC, yeah PS3 would be nice but as troublesome as PS3 was with the cell I didn’t think would happen anyway. PS1 should be supported as every console has had that. So it’s really PS2 that had the question mark on it still imo. I happen to have one in a box so no biggie.

 

[Great Hair]

If this is in fact the last console generation

It ended back in 2016 (high-fidelity VR only on Scorpio though)

Microsoft says this might be the last console generation

Earlier today I sat down with Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft's head of Xbox games marketing, to talk about Xbox One, Project Scorpio and the future of console gaming. Here are Greenberg's thoughts on three key topics.

www.engadget.com

 

[Grinchy]

Nah, I'm not seeing it. They probably just didn't need ubisoft randomly letting the cat out of the bag in this dumb way.

Sony wants to sell PS Now subscriptions. They don't want you playing cheap used discs for free.

 

[brap]

Ubisoft's removal of the PS1/PS2/PS3 non-compatibility can ALSO mean that Sony rectified that misinformed statement (There is STILL HOPE, YA'LL!!!)

 

[Yoboman]

If it was only PS4 why wouldn't they have just said it by now? Better to get that out of the way early on

 

[Kdad]

Let me know when PS5 arrives and I'll check it out...

In the meantime I'm playing all this on my OG fatty

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Let it go. Most people dont buy new hardware to play old games. Ubisoft were most likely told that it wasnt up to them to disclose that information.

Source?

 

[AGRacing]

People falling over each other to be the first to say "I don't care!!! I don't care!!!".

Online or in real life.... Always be skeptical of such behavior.

 

[ksdixon]

I fucking hate the ''clap as you say each word for emphasis'', weather it's written or in video form. It's so fucking cringe!

 

[Enjay]

This thread was a helpful reminder to always log in before browsing neogaf so that the ignore function can work.

 

[Jtibh]

Dont care.

I tried to go down memory lane on psnow .
But as soon as i saw those graphics and clunky controls i turned it off right away.

I have no problem to play retro games old arcade games as they have sentimental valeu to me.

But i cant say the same about old ps games.

As long as i have ps4 back comp i am all good.

 

[LazyParrot]

Sony makes a living on positive press and spreading FUD about the competition.

This is a little known fact. People think Sony makes money by designing consoles 100+ million people want to buy and developing games that do well critically and commercially, but that's nothing more than a side hustle for them. Lawsuits and disinformation campaigns have been their primary source of income since the PS1 days, and the sooner people realize it the better. Wake up, Sheeple!

 

[ManaByte]

It’ll play all generations of PS games, except those by Kojima.

 

[Portugeezer]

Or Sony just asked them to not confirm/unconfirm features that they have not officially said anything about yet.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Only thing I can think of that might make it wrong is that it will be digital only games that transfer over. A PS1 disc won't work on a ps5. An old ps1 game digitally bought on PS3 might though.

 

[Silent Duck]

Your chart is out of date. Sony released an updated one.