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Why Digital Stores Haven't Improved Backwards Compatibility

Long gone are the days of backwards compatible discs, and the issues in playing old games have worsened as digital stores have become more common.

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Sophisticated_Chap1623d ago

I wish I could download Resistance: FoM, Resistance 2, Killzone 2, Killzone 3, Motorstorm and Motorstorm Pacific Rift. Make it happen Sony!

Knightofelemia1623d ago (Edited 1623d ago )

"When the PlayStation 3 was released, there was no backward disc compatibility" Hmmm not sure what PS3 you own but every PS3 I own plays PS1 discs and the 20 gig and 60 gig PS3's had the PS2 built in and there was an 80 gig that used emulation to play PS2 games. Only way I buy a game that is backwards compatible online is if the game disc is not compatible and there are some games that the disc does not work on the Xbox so you have to go digital.

rainslacker1622d ago (Edited 1622d ago )

On top of that, all PS3's were BC with PS1 games through the entire generation, both on disc, and digital. Even the Vita had PS1 BC availability for digital games.

Reason digital stores haven't improved BC is because BC is a hardware feature, and to sell the hardware, they need to make it affordable, and to make it affordable, they decided to not put the hardware into the system.

Emulation is not BC, but it can serve as a partial BC solution, and this gen, it's the reason why a lot of publishers have gotten on board with BC on Xbox, because it gives them potential revenue to sell those old games with no real effort on their part.

Knightofelemia1622d ago

True but what Sony offers for PS2 and PS1 backwards games on the store is a joke PS1 discs are better because its a bigger library I have a 60 gig I gotta fix to play PS2.

rainslacker1622d ago (Edited 1622d ago )

I dunno if I'd say their digital PS1 availability is a joke. Certainly not as big as the physical catalog, but it's quite hefty, and almost all the big games are on there.

PS2 though, yeah I agree 100% that it's pretty barren. Probably would have been better if they hadn't removed the PS2 BC early in the gen, because once they did, there wasn't much incentive for publishers to make digital versions of their games available, even with the available emulator, which didn't always work for all games.

I have lots of PS1 and PS2 discs though. But I have a pretty good selection of PS1 games as well. If i have it digital...usually through PS+ offerings, then I'll play it that way for convienance, but I have no problem popping in a disc for a game that I want to play.:)

Smokehouse1623d ago

The ps store needs a wishlist option. It’s on the mobile app. Why wouldn’t they put it on the PS4?

Mr_Writer851623d ago

"When the PlayStation 3 was released, there was no backward disc compatibility and the Xbox 360 had the same stance."

Stopped reading there.

When the writer has to resort to writing fiction to get clicks I lose interest.

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5 Of The Best Narrative Twists In Video Games

GL compiles a list of some of the most mind-blowing video game narrative twists in recent memory, from The Last of Us to Outer Wilds

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Rebel_Scum1d 4h ago

With articles like these cant you tag the games mentioned so that we can know ahead of time if there’s a spoiler to avoid?

Not clicking on your article otherwise.

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The 5 best video game adaptations of popular board games

Discover our top video game adaptations of popular board games, from Bloodbowl to Wingspan & get your board game friends into video games!

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.