> PlayStation mostly, too
I really don't know much about XBox but this sounds wrong. Wasn't the PS5 the first actually backwards compatible, and only with its immediate predecessor the PS4 (Pro)?
I really don't know much about XBox but this sounds wrong. Wasn't the PS5 the first actually backwards compatible, and only with its immediate predecessor the PS4 (Pro)?
This was achieved by simply cramming the older hardware into the newer. Quite a common strategy, really – I believe Sega did this too with Mega Drive being able to play Master System games (using a physical adapter).
Nintendo did the same for achieving backwards compatibility for Game Boy games on Game Boy Advance. Wii-GC compatibility was however achieved by the consoles using the same (but buffed) chipset. Gonna be interesting to see how they achieve backwards compatibility this time around.
TIL, thanks!
I knew about some of the others but good to learn something new!