for me, i'm currious about sony's plans for backwards compatability. i'm wondering if they'll support ps1 games on ps3 (not that that's really important unless you like rpg's), and if there will be any enhancements to ps2 games ala fast loading/texture smoothing. wouldn't it be nice if they added fsaa and af, or maybe some fullscreen shader effects.
Oh dear god this upcoming generation will be interesting
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Spidermate
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Inane_Dork said:I believe it is: world domination.Spidermate said:
Seriously, I'm not saying they're in the same boat or anything. I'm just saying that an nVidia GPU is way more conventional than a Sony-made GS2. And I think that's a good thing, all around.
No doubt it is, especially from a software stand point. But, before we get all giddy about it, I guess it's a great time to mention that Sony still has something to do with that GPU, still. Who says two minds aren't better than one?
accidentalsuccess
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This next generation may not *have* to have backwards compatability (even if it's software based or dedicated chip-based), but really won't consoles "have" to have this at some point? It really is amazing that most people seem "ok" with the idea that you just have to build a new library of games every 4 years. Perhaps PS3 won't support it and then the backash will get console companies to do this.
xbox is my first console mostly FOR this reason. . .. who the h##$% wants to buy your favorite games over and over. I can still play any game I've ever bought for the PC with only minimal effort (in most cases).
Perhaps people want the "play and forget" mentaility but we'll see if the quality of games keeps increasing. I feel that when the graphics increases level out some, backwards compatability will definately become a much bigger selling point for "joe average". (i.e. when xbox 3 or whatever comes out).
xbox is my first console mostly FOR this reason. . .. who the h##$% wants to buy your favorite games over and over. I can still play any game I've ever bought for the PC with only minimal effort (in most cases).
Perhaps people want the "play and forget" mentaility but we'll see if the quality of games keeps increasing. I feel that when the graphics increases level out some, backwards compatability will definately become a much bigger selling point for "joe average". (i.e. when xbox 3 or whatever comes out).
lol, I still think Nintendo should just let MS and Sony battle it out a bit, I think there's a good chance MS will get beat up and Sony will put the squeeze on them. This will afford them time to put out a beastly machine for cheap, and if the consumer has a choice between MS and Nintendo (that's Nintendo's real competition, Sony is too powerful at this point), and just about every port from the competition showing up on the Nintendo machine supported stereoscopic 3d, and first party titles used full VR...I think they could get a huge chunk of the market, outselling MS at the end of the generation when everything is tallied up.
accidentalsuccess said:
1. Consoles don't stop working when new generations of systems come out.
2. Nobody is forcing you to sell your old games.
3. Nobody is forcing you to take your older system "out of service".
4. Nobody forces you to buy re-made games (which are mainly made for the benefit of those who never played the originals).
Oh, and I can play all of my Super Nintendo games on my old Super Nintendo with minimal effort... what's your point?
accidentalsuccess
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Tagrineth,
'cause consoles work forever...
I'm on my 2nd xbox because my shiny-new xbox had the infamous dvd bug (b/c of inferior parts) and died post-warranty. $100 to fix, $150 for a new one. I used DVD cleaners regularly, stored in a (as much as possible) dust-free environment, etc.
Now, I don't expect any piece of electronics or, well, anything to work forever. I'm just saying that by xbox3 or ps4 generation there will be a SIGNIFICANT amount of $$ invested by consumers and that backwards compatability has a ton of potential to be a major sticking/selling point. (especially if gaming visuals don't take as huge a leap as they have in the past).
'cause consoles work forever...
I'm on my 2nd xbox because my shiny-new xbox had the infamous dvd bug (b/c of inferior parts) and died post-warranty. $100 to fix, $150 for a new one. I used DVD cleaners regularly, stored in a (as much as possible) dust-free environment, etc.
Now, I don't expect any piece of electronics or, well, anything to work forever. I'm just saying that by xbox3 or ps4 generation there will be a SIGNIFICANT amount of $$ invested by consumers and that backwards compatability has a ton of potential to be a major sticking/selling point. (especially if gaming visuals don't take as huge a leap as they have in the past).
accidentalsuccess said:
My SNES still works 99% perfectly (some games take a little effort to start up, but they all run)... even my bought-used big-ugly-gray-thing PS1 (SCPH-7501) still runs all my PS1 games... my Saturn runs perfect... and so on.
The only console I own that I actually somewhat fear the death of, is my Dreamcast... since they actually have a rather distressing GD-ROM failure rate now.
