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Nov. 21st, 2015 09:44 pmBREAKING CONSOLE NEWS: the PS4 is about to get backwards compatibility with the PS2.
What that basically means is that people will be able to play PS2 games on the PS4, a thing you can't do currently because they're such different machines. A big deal for Xbox lately is that they're about to give the Xbox One backwards compatibility with the Xbox 360 (the last Xbox console) - so people who bought a bunch of games for the 360 and loved them can now play them on the new console too. It's a bit of a tricky concept - people love their older games, but no-one really sees being able to play old games as a selling point for a new console. But for people who have hundreds of games for an older console, it's pretty handy, and means they can sell their old console to help them afford the new one.
So. That was a huge deal for Xbox. But now Sony seem very likely to be able to give the PS4 backwards compatibility with the PS2 - the best selling console of all time, with hundreds of exclusive games that people basically think defined video games. Including a bunch of games I wish I'd played and never did, because I didn't have a PS2 when it was out. And it's been long enough since the PS2's time that it's more like they're bringing those old games back rather than just letting people continue the games they're playing now. So. This could arguably be an even BIGGER selling point for Playstation.
LET THE CONSOLE WARS CONTINUE.
What that basically means is that people will be able to play PS2 games on the PS4, a thing you can't do currently because they're such different machines. A big deal for Xbox lately is that they're about to give the Xbox One backwards compatibility with the Xbox 360 (the last Xbox console) - so people who bought a bunch of games for the 360 and loved them can now play them on the new console too. It's a bit of a tricky concept - people love their older games, but no-one really sees being able to play old games as a selling point for a new console. But for people who have hundreds of games for an older console, it's pretty handy, and means they can sell their old console to help them afford the new one.
So. That was a huge deal for Xbox. But now Sony seem very likely to be able to give the PS4 backwards compatibility with the PS2 - the best selling console of all time, with hundreds of exclusive games that people basically think defined video games. Including a bunch of games I wish I'd played and never did, because I didn't have a PS2 when it was out. And it's been long enough since the PS2's time that it's more like they're bringing those old games back rather than just letting people continue the games they're playing now. So. This could arguably be an even BIGGER selling point for Playstation.
LET THE CONSOLE WARS CONTINUE.
