#Backwards Compatibility

[nimona-antifa]

NINTENDO IS NOT GONNA FUCK YOU DUDE. YES IT ABSOLUTELY DOES NEED BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY.

[pikablob]

What are your thoughts on the design for the Switch 2?

I mean - it still plays Switch 1 games and that’s literally the only thing that matters to me :))

In all seriousness, it’s just a hardware upgrade IMO and that’s all it needed to be. The switch is almost perfect already - as long as the 2 can fix the long-term reliability issues with the controllers and keep playing my games then I’m perfectly happy with it.

[girl4music]

I tell you what would impress me about the backwards compatibility capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2.

If they somehow made Nintendo GameCube games compatible because I still have them and they were the pride and joy of my childhood as far as gaming goes.

Especially ‘The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess’.

If I could return to those games on the Nintendo Switch 2, I’d be very happy and I’d buy this thing on day one.

Just for any Nintendo production people listening in and checking the social media feeds for reactions.

That’s what I want. That’s what will get you my money.

Let me play ‘Twilight Princess’ along with other iconic GameCube games. Especially that Zelda collection that included ‘Wind Waker’, ‘Ocarina Of Time’, ‘Majoras Mask’ and the original Legend Of Zelda & Legend Of Zelda 2. Do that for me and I’ll buy this thing day one.

[tofuingho]

I went to the secondhand store and was once again reminded of why I hate modern consoles.

Because the PS2 and PS3 were backwards compatible. You could play a PS1 game on the 2 or the 3.

Then PS4 came along and suddenly 'we can't do that'.

They could've if they'd wanted to, but they got money hungry.

[theomenmedia]

Nintendo Switch 2 is here to redefine gaming!

Nintendo Switch 2 is here to redefine gaming! Larger screen, better Joy-Cons, and backwards compatibility. Get ready for 2025!

Here's all we know about it: https://www.theomenmedia.com/post/nintendo-switch-2-unveiled-the-next-evolution-in-gaming-arrives

[inc-immigrationnewscanada]

Nintendo Switch 2 Unveiled: The Ultimate Gaming Update

The gaming world has been abuzz with whispers and rumours for years, but the wait is finally over. On a crisp January morning in 2025, Nintendo officially pulled back the curtain on its latest marvel, the Nintendo Switch 2. This revelation has not only confirmed many of the leaks and speculations that have circulated in gaming communities but also introduced us to a new era in handheld and home…

[fogaminghub]

🎮 Big news in the gaming world! The Nintendo Switch 2 will be releasing in 2025, and you can get a first look at it in the new trailer! 🌟 Plus, there will be events in cities around the globe where you can try out the console. Don’t forget to tune in on April 2 for the Nintendo Direct to get all the juicy details! 

[miketendo-64]

Nintendo Confirms Backwards Compatibility For Switch Successor

In the early hours of today for the West, Nintendo’s president, Shuntaro Furukawa, has stated on social media via Nintendo Co Ltd’s official Twitter account that Nintendo Swtich games will be playable on the Nintendo Switch successor. “This is Furukawa. At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo…

[konnetwork]

Nintendo Confirms Backward Compatibility and Nintendo Switch Online Support for New Console

Less than half an hour ago, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa tweeted about today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, where he announced that the successor to the Nintendo Switch will support backward compatibility and include Nintendo Switch Online. Full statement below: “This is Furukawa. At today’s Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will…

[theexodvs]

Types of console backwards-compatibility

Console B is essentially an updated form of Console A. This usually guarantees close to 100% compatibility, but boxes in the capabilities of Console B.

ColecoVision with Atari 2600 (unauthorized)

Atari XEGS with Atari's previous 8-bit computers

Atari 7800 with Atari 2600

GameGear with Master System

SuperGrafx with PC Engine

GameBoy Color with GameBoy Classic

DS with GameBoy Advance

Wii with GameCube

Wii U with Wii

3DS with DS (i)

Console B is a completely different system than Console A but has Console A's hardware onboard, making it a sort of hybrid system. This generally gets the job done as far as backwards-compatibility is concerned, but requires more hardware, and may not be worth it if interest in Console A wanes or its own patrons are not interested in what Console B has to offer.

APF Imagination Machine with the APF MP-1000

Commodore 128 with Commodore 64

Genesis with Master System

Early PS2 units with PS1

GameBoy Advance with GameBoy (Color)

Early PS3 units with PS2

Console B has an emulation-based compatibility layer with Console A. This has the least reliable backwards compatibility and is done almost entirely in the name of brand synergy.

Early OS X with Classic Mac OS

Windows NT 3.1-XP with MS-DOS

Later PS2 units with PS1

Xbox 360 with original Xbox

PS3 with PS1 (and later models with PS2)

PS5 with PS4

Xbox One with Xbox 360 and original Xbox

Xbox Series X with previous Xbox consoles

[luminachannel]

Backwards Compatibility Rant

(The most boomer complaint I have) 

I have YangYang run around in circles in Wuthering Waves while I yap about the good old days.

Where you got a lot more value out of your game console purchases, and that being why I'm mainly a PC gamer now. I love that I can still play Recettear 14 years later on my latest PC! However, there are so many wonderful ps2 games that are hard to play now because they don't work on the new Playstations.

Even older games on PC-88 and Tandy are even harder to access. The game i played most was Zeliard. Game preservation just keeps going downhill!

[heycolorwind]

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[gengamer110]

If Phil Spencer "Really" Wants to Keep Digital Xbox 360 Titles Alive, Microsoft Can Make It Happen

Xbox boss Phil Spencer said the team at Xbox would “love to find solutions” in order to save the 220 non-backwards compatible games set to become unavailable for purchase once the Xbox 360 digital storefront shuts down next year. Gamespot I call “bullshit” on this, because Microsoft has never been shy about spending. If they want to keep the non-backwards compatible games on the storefront, they…

[calista-222]

WHY DO THE CONTROLLERS ATTACH LIKE THAT?? That looks like the most breakable thing I've ever seen oh my god

[blueskittlesart]

so they actually did announce it on a random thursday with no warning 😭😭

[fuckableobjects]

PlayStation 3 (original 2006 phat version) please 🙏

Fuckable Object #26 Sony Playstation 3 (2006)