One of the draws of the Xbox brand is how it has a heck of a lot of games available on it from a bygone era. Backwards compatibility for Xbox 360 and original Xbox games was a big deal when it was announced several years ago at E3 by Xboss Phil Spencer, and since then Microsoft has continued to add classic games to the Xbox One and Xbox Series X system at a steady clip.
The PS5 will be backwards compatible with PS4 games, but the library is far more limited and focused on greatest hits over pure numbers. What about PlayStation games from the original trilogy of consoles though? That’s looking increasingly unlikely thanks to Ubisoft temporarily letting the cat out of the bag.
According to a new corporate report from Sony, there’s money to be made in them there PC hills even if the ports have questionable quality. Cough “Horizon” cough! “
For the Xbox Series X, Microsoft wants to continue the backwards compatibility strides made by the Xbox One and the 4K upgrades offered by the Xbox One X.
The PlayStation 5 may be kicking off a new console generation with less than a hundred backwards compatible legacy games, but that library will increase exponentially in the months to come after launch.
After a long wait, we finally got to hear some information on the PlayStation 5 last night. As for seeing the actual console? Ha, dream on. Presented by lead system architect Mark Cerny and delivered in a voice smooth enough to melt butter in the Arctic, Sony’s delivery last night was a massive information dump that punched pure numbers into your grey matter with fists of knowledge.
Xbox Series X: True 8K gaming, hardware accelerated sound and plenty of next-gen all packed into one attractive boom box of a console. Hot damn I am going to play the heck out of some old games on that beast of a machine!
You know what’s the best part of the dawn before a new console generation? All those delicious rumours which precede the launch of said devices. Microsoft currently has a leg up on Sony with last year’s unveiling of their mini Borg cube, the Xbox Series X. With a month having already been chipped out of the year that is 2020, Sony’s current strategy seems to be one of hype and tight deadlines as nary a peep regarding the PS5 has been seen so far.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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