Which Company Handles Backward Capatability Better?

[Yoshi]

Nintendo...

[Game_Hydra]

Nintendo handles backwards compatibility well in handhelds... but I think that microsoft will soon be the best, cause they can post updates of new games and even post an update for the whole bc system to make the bc games look better/ handle better/ run smoother...

[Pilot_51]

Originally Posted by Game_Hydra

but I think that microsoft will soon be the best, cause they can post updates of new games and even post an update for the whole bc system to make the bc games look better/ handle better/ run smoother...

I don't see any of that happening in XP, my old copy of Eraser (a game based on a movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) still doesn't work.

[nmaster64]

Microsoft is the only company withOUT full bc on their next-gen, so they're by far the worst. Patching their mistakes doesn't make them better, because if they didn't screw up it wouldn't matter in the first place. And what makes you think the PS3 and Rev won't have similar features?

[17R3W]

Now here is the wierd thing,
By Shadow Marths way of thinking, the Rev will be BC with Turbo Graphics 16 and SEGA.

AND the PSP will be playing PS1 games....


My feeling is still. BC only counts if it's the physical Cart/Disc but not everyone thinks that way.

[fischju]

its obviosly microsoft atm. windows? playing applications from before i was born? the revo will give backwards compatibilty to nintendo though

[Game_Hydra]

Originally Posted by Pilot_51

I don't see any of that happening in XP, my old copy of Eraser (a game based on a movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger) still doesn't work.

I meant on the 360

[nmaster64]

Originally Posted by 17R3W

My feeling is still. BC only counts if it's the physical Cart/Disc but not everyone thinks that way.

I don't see why. As long as your able to play the original games, then that's BC in my book. It's all about the games man, who cares about the format?

[alex]

thats the way i see it too but im sure if we look it up 17r3w is probaly right...

[Pilot_51]

Originally Posted by Game_Hydra

I meant on the 360

Well yeah, of the next gen. consoles. Even a system without any BC is still the best if there's no other competition at the time. PS3 and Rev should have almost complete BC out of the box (I don't see much of it in the 360 now), and I don't doubt that they'd have firmware updates to improve on it as the 360 has.