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by Steve Watts, Feb 21, 2013 10:00am PSTLast night's PlayStation 4 event packed plenty of reason for optimism, with a few causes for reservation. Dave Perry, CEO of the now Sony-owned Gaikai, revealed that PlayStation 3 games aren't natively playable on the PS4, and announced that it could rely on streaming for backwards compatibility. But that doesn't mean all titles will work from day one, and now we've learned that your current PlayStation Network purchase history won't necessarily transfer over.
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida told Polygon that PlayStation 3 games, including PSN games, could be made available via cloud services or emulation, even without the native support. But he was more cautious when talking about whether your current purchase history would be recognized on the new platform. "We could do so if we choose to," he said. "We know who purchased what as a record. But we are working on service plans and we haven't decided."
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PlayStation Network purchases could transfer to the PlayStation 4, but Sony is undecided.
PlayStation Network purchases could transfer to the PlayStation 4, but Sony is undecided. : Shacknews
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Developers such as Rockstar have said that they will continue to develop games for current gen simply because the user base is huge. Given that, I think many gamers might opt to keep their 360s and PS3s to play those new games. Those who dump their consoles were probably more interested in new HARDWARE to begin with. I've heard more muttering in the past 18 months about a hardware refresh than I remember hearing during any hardware cycle before. People just want NEW stuff. (To digress, that actually bothers me. People blow through AAA releases in hours or a few days, then toss them aside to marathon the next big thing. No looking back.)
Personally, I think new consoles should offer backwards compatibility if possible. People rag on the Wii U, but at least I know I can play all my WiiWare, Virtual Console, and Wii disc games when I do make the jump to (Nintendo's) next-gen hardware. That's awesome, and the perfect answer to the current lull in new U games. At the same time, backwards compatibility just isn't always possible depending on hardware architecture changes, as you and others have discussed in this thread. The question is, will the masses be okay with that? Will they be so eager to get their hands on new hardware that they'll dump all their current-gen discs and digital purchases? Or will they raise a stink?
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