It's a great feature to have, but not really among the most important. That said, the only time I've really used my Xbox One this year was to play RDR1. So it's worth something.
Oh man I just realized we can now see who voted for what. That could turn hectic.
How so? I can't even imagine how Nintendo could be worse. At least Sony offers some PS1 games.Nintendo is objectively better than Sony this gen wrt to this though. They're still not ideal.
I don't think it'll be that big tbh. BC is only good for the start of the gen when games are sparse or in the XO's case to pad the lack of new releases compared to its competitors. Once new games start flooding it won't be used that much but it certainly is a factor in a purchase regardless of if people use it because of mindshare.BC clearly a PR win for MS. No way to tell if that PR win has translated to a financial win though. The argument against BC is that it's poor to very poor gamer money:time ratio. They don't want you replaying a game you already own. They don't even want you playing a game from last gen at a steep discount. They want about $2 per every gamer hour minimum. With BC they get next to nothing for those hours played. And whats worse, although there are very vocal supporters of BC on internet forums, in reality most people try it for a little then go back to new games. Microsofts stats only show many people trying it IIRC.
For me every time I have used BC it was tom play a game from the previous gen that I missed. But again, I bought those games at a steep discount. The current classic console trend is perfect for game companies because they get to sell plastic, have retail presence, and charge $100. And they're probably getting $10/hour on average. I have barely touched my classic consoles.
All that said, BC is going to be a big deal next gen I think. PS4/XBO was/is a huge generation with tons of big games. At the start of the gen momentum and PR is everything. It also reassures the consumer they will have a big library day 1. So yeah I think BC will be a thing at the start of the gen, then later they will drop it in the slim models.
You mean some PS2 games? No PS1 is the bigger issue when PS4 could easily do it.How so? I can't even imagine how Nintendo could be worse. At least Sony offers some PS1 games.
If MS are doing the best then why did you vote Sony in the poll?It used to be Nintendo with their amazing Virtual Console and BC across different devices, but looking at where Nintendo is heading, even Sony is doing better right now. And for all the mistakes MS has made, their BC efforts are the best of the three right now.
I didn't realize votes were public, lol. Some good shaming potential here.If MS are doing the best then why did you vote Sony in the poll?
I mean shit those Gears games look so damn nice on an X.Microsoft is easily the best, at least in this generation. Not only are they making a lot of older games available, they also typically come with improvements, sometimes to the extend where they almost start resembling remasters.
Even the original crackdown looks decent in 4k! What are we up to now ? Something like 550 back compat games or something. That's great.
Microsoft all the way. I salute them for their support of backwards compatibility.