With this new generation of consoles we are again asked the question do we really need backwards compatibility. In my opinion the answer is a resounding NO. I've been playing video games for 28 years and have owned most consoles that have been released and what I've found is that you can never really go back. I see gamers wax nostalgic about games from previous generations and how they should really go back and play that game again because it was amazing, but when they put the game in and get past the initial AW SHIT I REMEMBER THAT they get bored by the out of date graphics and storyline. You never really get the same experience from a game when you go back and see just how bad the graphics were at the time.
A great example of just how much games graphics change from generation to generation is Halo Anniversary. If you pressed the Y button while in game play you would revert back to original Halo graphics and you see just how accustom you've become to this generations graphics. Halo Anniversary sold plenty of games because people wanted to relive the games they love, but with the graphics they are used to now. HD remastering of games is a clear example of what I'm talking about here. They HD reboots actually sell pretty well and are a niche that some of the older game companies can cash in on for a short period of time.
My last point about backwards compatibility and this generation is this...NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO GET RID OF YOUR CURRENT GEN CONSOLE! Oh, what? You want to trade it in so you can get money of the next gen console? Waa! To Freakin bad. Don't complain when you are the person getting rid of the system that plays the games you want to keep. If you really are worried about the price of this next gen console maybe you should be dropping $400 or $500 on a new NICE TO HAVE. To many people have forgotten what the difference is between a NEED and a WANT.
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