"Ravager619;c-17041276" wrote:
If I'm not mistaken, the PS4 was supposed to be backwards compatible when first details were announced and that didn't happen. That's why I'm waiting until we get closer to when it's available to celebrate this.
Actually, just as a matter of record, the PS4 was announced to not be backward-compatible right out of the gate, which initially frustrated would-be console upgraders, myself included. My strategy then became ‘refuse to upgrade until I finished playing games I was in the middle of or had in my queue,’ and consequently I waited a full year before converting to the PS4 (and a few months after that, to the Pro I have now). I was not alone in waiting; many took that approach, which affected console sales. It was also interesting Sony did later make several PS3 and PS2 titles available via its then-newly announced pay-to-play streaming service, proving the compatibility issues weren’t a technical limitation as they claimed but actually an attempt (and a pretty successful one) to generate more revenue via the service’s subscription costs (which remains the top gaming subscription service today, accounting for 52% of such subscriptions in Q3 2018).
Although nothing is official yet for the PS5, all signs point to Sony not trying this tactic a second time. I agree, wait-and-see is prudent, but I can also assure you no-backward-compatibility in the next generation would be a huge issue for many current PS4 and Pro players.
