Nintendo

Farewell, GameCube, The Wii U Doesn’t Play You

Speaking to Kotaku earlier today, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime revealed that while the Wii U will still be compatible with Wii software, its predecessor’s backward compatibility with the GameCube will not be making an appearance.


January 18, 2008
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Yes, Sony Still Cares About Backwards Compat

Remember when Sony took backwards compatibility out of the PLAYSTATION 3? That hurt. But, don’t worry, it appears as though Sony hasn’t totally given up on BC. A job listing for a development engineer has popped up on the Sony Computer Entertainment site. The job entails:

Implementing and improving software emulation for the PS/PS2/PSP/PS2 for the PS3 and the next generation system.

Sure, no doubt Sony is planning their next console (as are Microsoft and Nintendo), but that’s still pie in the sky stuff! What interests us: Sony clearly hasn’t given up on BC and seems be interested in PSP games on the PS3. Meaning? We assume players could download PSP for play on the PS3 — the opposite of the current PS3 to PSP transfer. And right now, that sounds way neater than any PS4 rumours. Job Listing [Sony Computer Entertainment via GameFront via GAMER via Dtoid]