Quote Originally Posted by Roogle View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Aulayna View Post
Just think if they kept backwards compatability and didn't cause all sorts of hell and hoops to jump through for publishers to provide DLC and other content those figures would probably have been a lot higher. This generation of consoles is what caused me to ultimately come out of it as a PC gamer. Barring a stellar line up of launch titles and a PSN re-envisioned from the ground-up Sony won't be getting a day one purchase from me in the next generation.
I agree with you completely, Aulayna. The Playstation 3 could have been a much better console if it had kept the backwards compatibility. I, too, have strayed from purchasing as many console games as I once did — mostly because of the lack of traditional role-playing games — but also because of the lack of backwards compatibility and the rise of Playstation 2 emulation. Why should I play one of my old games on a Playstation 2 when I can get better graphics and access to save states on my computer?
To support the people who spent time making the game? Also, backwards compatibility doesn't magically improve the graphics, so even if the PS3 played PSX and PS2 games you would still end up with the same "I can get better graphics and access to save states on my computer" scenario.