Let me start off and say I hate G4 and I really cannot stand Adam Sessler. However, one of my listeners directed me to his recent video blog entry:

http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/69...atibility.html

So, basically everyone who cries about bc is just part of the "loud minority?" How about the bc people aren't into getting screwed out of playing old classics in favor of playing new gen games. Sure, we can all do what Sessler suggests and repurchase these old games via downloadable content, but why should I pay for a game I already bought when it first came out? Sessler also points to Xbox 360's new games on demand service as an option. Yeah, okay, I'm gonna spend $29.99 on Ghost Recon when I can walk into a used game shop and get it for $14.99 or less. Great suggestion Adam. Again, this is the same person who will rip a game to shreds on X-Play and still give said game a 3 out of 5.

One might say the solution is to hold onto your old consoles (which I have since my first NES) if you think you might want to go back and play your old favorites. What people fail to understand is that for many people the only way they can afford a PS3 is to trade in their PS2 for credit towards a PS3. Without bc, these people get screwed out of playing their old games that they may want to revisit some day. I don't know about you, but my collection of PS1 and PS2 games is quite extensive. Thankfully, I have a PS3 that is bc, unlike the new lower priced slim models. I also still have my PS2 because when the PS3 launch I was working in a corporate job, making great money. Since then, I was laid off (thanks crappy enconomy) and am working part time in a retail store. Guess what, I could never afford a new PS3 now, unless I traded stuff towards the price. What would be on top the list, my PS2. Also on that trade list would have to be all my PS2 games since the new PS3 units don't offer bc.

Truely though, I can't get too upset by these comments because of one thing Sessler mention, the cost of making consoles bc. I suppose their could be a point to that, but we won't know until the next generation of consoles hit the market. I think a great way to see if bc fans are in fact the "loud minority" would be to offer console A with bc for a price, then console B without bc for a cheaper price and see who outsells who.

In the meantime, myself, along with the other bc "loud minority" will have to make our choices with the future in mind that we may not be able to play our PS3 or 360 games in the next incarnations from Sony and Microsoft. I guess I should start saving today for holiday season 2012 for a PS4 since I'll most likely have to keep my PS3 in case I want to go back and play Batman Arkham Asylum some time in the next decade.

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--- (Edited on 9/3/2009 9:26 pm [GMT-0500] by RichVGS) ---