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All the consoles go through the same thing every time there's a new generation. The consoles have never been backwards compatible, each generation invalidates
by SmirkingRevenge 7y ago
All the consoles go through the same thing every time there's a new generation. The consoles have never been backwards compatible, each generation invalidates your previous library. And they always begin with tiny libraries.
Here we are in 2020 and only now have Sony and Microsoft begun talking about backwards compatibility in future console generations.
- ethbro 7y agoNever is a strong word. The initial version of the PS2 had dedicated hardware to be fully compatible with PS1 games.
- Macha 7y agoSee also * GameCube to Wii * Game Boy to Game Boy Color to Game Boy Advance * Also features a case of backwards compatibility on behalf of games too. A lot of GBC games would run in a Gameboy in black and white * Nintendo DS to 3DS * PS2 to launch PS3 * (Announced) Xbox one to Xbox Series X
- mrguyorama 7y ago* Wii to Wii U * Limited original Xbox to Xbox 360 * Less limited Xbox 360 to Xbox one * Early sega consoles
- rchaud 7y agoThe first PS2 model came out ~20 years ago, and likely offered backwards compatibility only because very few developers then were building games to maximize the capabilities of DVD storage.
- pandaman 7y agoAll versions of PS2 have the PS1 hardware since it does I/O on the PS2. You are probably confusing with PS3, which had the PS2 hardware in the first versions specifically for backwards compatibility.