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Backwards compatibility was a luxury, and not the standard, until recently. The first Nintendo backwards compatible home console was the Wii in 2005. Rapidly ch
by lapetitejort 3y ago
Backwards compatibility was a luxury, and not the standard, until recently. The first Nintendo backwards compatible home console was the Wii in 2005. Rapidly changing architecture differences made playing older games difficult. The GBA, DS, PS2, and PS3 all had custom hardware needed to play older games. The fact that the PS3 could play PS1 games in any way should be lauded, not labeled as anti-consumer.
- Nullabillity 3y agoBackwards compatibility has been standard on PC since pretty much the start. This is absolute bare minimum stuff.
- Talanes 3y agoTautologically impossible for something to be an absolute bare minimum if it wasn't common in the industry for decades.