Sep 11

PS Vita TV can ‘technically’ support PS3 games through the cloud, according to SCE CEO

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PS Vita TV can 'technically' support PS3 games through the cloud, according to SCE CEO

We know that the PS Vita TV will play PSP, PSOne and Vita titles, and will even (eventually) be able to stream PS4 titles once both devices are on sale. But how about PS3? Andrew House, Sony Computer Entertainment CEO, explained in a round-table interview that the tiny streaming set is “technically” capable of supporting PS3 titles through the same cloud-based streaming that will bring PS3 titles to its successor. It makes sense, (if it can stream fancier games from the PS4, titles from console iteration no.3 should be a cinch, right?) but it’s the first time we’ve heard that Sony is considering it. We’re hoping the feature eventually makes it, if only to make amends for the confusing backwards–compatibility saga that the PS3 previously suffered.

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May 22

Microsoft’s Don Mattrick talks Xbox One, calls backwards compatibility backwards

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One of the more controversial bits of news to come out of yesterday’s Xbox One reveal was the discovery that the newly christened console would not be able to play Xbox 360 games. Backwards compatibility has been a sore subject for some gamers but Microsoft’s Don Mattrick says the company is looking forward, not back. “If you’re backwards compatible,” he told The Wall Street Journal, “you’re really backwards.”

While the news was met with some chagrin, it’s not terribly surprising. The Xbox One’s architecture — equipped with a new x86 CPU — prevents it from being able to run games designed for the 360’s eight year old Xenon processor. Additionally, Mattrick claims that players making use of backwards compatibility were a negligible percentage of their consumer base. While Mattrick’s words are sure to stick in more than one craw, they reflect the reality of the market. With Nintendo struggling to juggle Wii games on the Wii U and Sony’s Playstation 4 abandoning current gen PSN games, it looks like backwards compatibility is a thing of the past.

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Feb 15

WSJ: Sony will use Gaikai streaming tech to play PS3 games on the PS4

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We’re just a few days away from Sony’s February 20th “see the future of” PlayStation event where we expect to see the next edition of its home console, and the rumor mill is buzzing. The latest one tonight comes from the Wall Street Journal, with a report that connects Sony’s $380 million purchase of cloud gaming service Gaikai last year with a method to provide backwards compatibility on the PlayStation 4. The WSJ reports Sony has been “investing heavily” in preparing Gaikai for an influx of PS4-equipped gamers, while also developing better cameras for its Move and the DualShock+touchpad controllers we’ve seen recently.

What’s not revealed, however, is any potential pricing plan, or whether cloud games will work using existing cloud saves. While buying fully digital copies of games we already own is less than appealing, if Sony can implement something like the abandoned UMD-to-PSP Go “good will” plan, then there may be benefits for all. In the last gen Sony used hardware, then software and then nothing at all for backwards compatible gaming, while Microsoft went all software — we’ll see how it balances out this time around.

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Source: Wall Street Journal

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