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Again, some PS3's editions HAVE PS1/PS2 compatibility, not all unfortunately.
All PS3s have PS1 compatibility.
Again, some PS3's editions HAVE PS1/PS2 compatibility, not all unfortunately.
Calm down, I have a DS Lite and I have a Nintendo Wii which I bought in 2011 when it still had GC compatibility.
Not to mention Sony MAKES you buy games that you actually owned on physical copy on PSN. Such as PSP UMD games on the Vita and PS1/PS2 games on the PS3.
Honestly not sure what you're on about referring to digital counterparts, that's a different discussion entirely and is out of scope of the debate. We can discuss the argument of encouraging people to buy digital counterparts another time. As for your last point, you're again assuming that BC automatically equates to poor launch. Correlation does not mean causation. It could be an entirely different reason as to why BC was not included in the least. Perhaps they tried to implement BC but couldn't due to time constraints, or perhaps they encountered some sort of huge technical limitation (not because of different processors), or perhaps they had issues with IBM and didn't want to work with them anymore. You don't know what the situation was, neither do I, and that's why I'm highly interested in finding out what the rational behind it was.
Why would I be pissed about that? That's good news? Am I missing something?
Again, some PS3's editions HAVE PS1/PS2 compatibility, not all unfortunately.
*Sony wants to make money*
How does stating a fact and supporting it with irrefutable evidence make me a fanboy? You insult me without knowing me - for your information, I've played on Nintendo consoles before you were even born.Oh goodie, did I found an Sony fan boy? YAY!!!
And then someone has to go use that word. Congratulations! GBATemps wanker of the day! Stiff competition!Oh goodie, did I found an Sony fan boy? YAY!!!
Your joking right? Then they must be doing it wrong obviously...That's sort-of what companies do.
That's sort-of what companies do.
You mean to say that the production costs of the 3DS didn't magically drop by $80 dollars after less than 6 months since its release?Foxi, you don't understand Bro. Nintendo practice altruism and fairness, as illustrated by their price fixing.
You mean to say that the production costs of the 3DS didn't magically drop by $80 dollars after less than 6 months since its release?
...my god.
But none as much as online polls.I'm well aware that online polls aren't perfect. No form of research is perfect either and are entirely prone to human error.
We have nothing to go on at all, yet you claim so adamantly that your opinion is correct, and everyone else is "irrational" for disagreeing or daring to have a differing opinion.Unfortunately, we have nothing else to go on, yet you claim so adamantly that your opinion is correct.
Oh yes, I spent many an hour considering the possibility that people who don't care about the issue would take time and effort to vote in the poll, while enthusiastic people with a strong opinion on the subject (and since the choice is between "I want BC" and "I don't care", only one choice will have the enthusiastic supporters) couldn't be arsed to voice the opinion they happily voice everywhere else. I considered it, and decided it wasn't very probable.Here's food for thought, what if these polls are underestimating the amount of people who care about backwards compatibility? Ever thought about that? Now provide proof that these numbers are in fact overestimated.
I never said it would. I said a higher price would drop launch sales. You seem to think it wouldn't.You have provided no proof that BC will drop launch sales.
I never said people didn't want BC.You have provided no proof that people don't want BC.
You have provided no proof that BC is cheap to implement. And your entire argument hinges on the assumption it would cost less than $50 on the outside, but closer to zero. Now prove that assumption.You have provided no proof that BC is very expensive to implement.
I'm not "trying", I explained in detail, several times over, with links and examples, why it's not valid. The only "evidence" we have is horribly flawed, unreliable, biased and tangential. Show me a poll that asks "what would you rather have, a lower price tag or BC". That's a poll with equally motivating choices, and one more likely to yield valid results.You have provided no proof of anything you are saying, and you are instead trying to dismiss the only evidence we have, because it doesn't align with your opinion.
Pot, kettle, black. Your only argument is "I think so and so should everyone else", and refuse to acknowledge other people's opinions because yours is the only one that matters. That, and ignoring 90% of everyone's points because they're too hard to argue.That's highly hypocritical. So either provide proof of your statements, or stand down.
You actually skipped all the questions I posed. Also you do know how wrong the second line is if you consider every company is offering legacy game downloads via VC (Nintendo), PSN (Sony) and Xbox emulation (Microsoft). None of the companies actually give you the download for free even though you may own the games.Calm down, I have a DS Lite and I have a Nintendo Wii which I bought in 2011 when it still had GC compatibility.
Not to mention Sony MAKES you buy games that you actually owned on physical copy on PSN. Such as PSP UMD games on the Vita and PS1/PS2 games on the PS3.
How is that in any way related to price fixing?You forget, at least the 3DS has outsold the Vita 10;1 in sales.
Nintendo also physically forces you (ie Reggie comes to your house and puts you into a chokehold with his strong thighs) to buy NES, SNES, and N64 games for your Wii.
Piracy is irrelevant as your not a customer, your not the target market, and contribute to nothing.I didn't pay a cent for the Virtual Console 8, 16 and 64-bit games I have on my Wii. Anyone who can read, and has access to the internet could be in the same position in under an hour.
I would say the only systems where BC made a significant difference were DS/DSL and PS2. Playing PS1 games was the only reason I bought a PSP, but I'm really old and owned a PS1 almost at launch. I don't think it was a feature that contributed in any really significant way to PSP sales.