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		<title>By: firstsingcom</title>
		<link>http://www.aeropause.com/2009/03/does-backwards-compatibility-matter-anymore/comment-page-2/#comment-28413</link>
		<dc:creator>firstsingcom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We offer these from China , price refreshed on Sep. 15th. for the new Christmas sales : &lt;br&gt;new products : PSP GO component cable , NI.plated, aluminum heads,1.8M, without packing , USD7/pc , better price for bigger orders ;&lt;br&gt;PSP Go AV cable , price not confirmed yet :)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;PS3 lens kem 400AAA USD51/pc with tray , kes 400A usd48/pc without tray , and KES-410A usd42/pc, KEM-410A usd41.8/pc ,the best quality&lt;br&gt;in the market and with 30 days warranty for repair .We are the only one which provides real warranty for the ps3 lens , not like the bitch cheaters . The 410a, 410aaa are also in very good quality and price :) The 410aaa lens are new , the 400aaa lens are refurbished since Sony doesn&#039;t offer new ones independently . &lt;br&gt;Also for your reference , we&#039;ve got a good offer for repairing the lens which were not bought from us , USD31/pc for repairing each lens , no wonder whether the diode is burnt or not , and USD25/pc for repairing the ps3 410aaa lens  . &lt;br&gt;We can also offer the lens diodes , but not suggest you to buy this independently , since it inquires high technology to make sure the diodes won&#039;t be burnt when installing . &lt;br&gt;wii lens usd11/pc ; &lt;br&gt;ps2 lens pvr802 usd6/pc ; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And our clear stock offer : &lt;br&gt;PS2 dual shock 2 controller , usd2/pc .......... 2300pcs in stock ;&lt;br&gt;PC usb joypad USD1/pc ............... 1300pcs in stock :)&lt;br&gt;wii d2c drive,33&lt;br&gt;wii d2b drive,33&lt;br&gt;wii dms drive,33&lt;br&gt;wii remote and nunchuck , usd17-19/pair :)&lt;br&gt;wii motion plus , usd21-23/pc,&lt;br&gt;wii drive key upgradable,original new , usd23-27/pc :) &lt;br&gt;Original wii D2SUN V3.0 + WII CLIP mormal , good price.&lt;br&gt;Clone wii d2sun without clip and with clip , good price;&lt;br&gt;FLATMII FOR WII , good price ;&lt;br&gt;xbox 360 203W Power Supply (Brick) &amp; Power cord usd27/pc; &lt;br&gt;xbox 360 120GB hard drives usd44/pc , original new  &lt;br&gt;xbox360 d2b,d2c,d2a drives , usd39 to usd43/pc :) &lt;br&gt;xbox360 samsung dvd drive usd13 to 15/pc ;&lt;br&gt;xbox 360 laser hd-63 , usd3-5/pc ;&lt;br&gt;xbox 360 VAS-6038 BenQ drive usd5/pc ; &lt;br&gt;xbox 360 VAD-6038 BenQ drive usd8/pc ;&lt;br&gt;xbox 360 GDR-3120L Hitachi drive  usd7.5/pc ; &lt;br&gt;xbox 360 headphone with micropone usd2/pc for big orders now ;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;ndsl lcd usd10.4/pc &lt;br&gt;psp1000 lcd usd20.1/pc&lt;br&gt;psp2000 lcd usd47.8/pc &lt;br&gt;psp3000 lcd usd34.3/pc &lt;br&gt;psp1000 3D analog joystick usd4/pc&lt;br&gt;psp2000 3D analog joystick usd5/pc &lt;br&gt;psp3000 3D analog joystick usd5/pc &lt;br&gt;ps2 swap magic 3.6 plus coder, usd16-17&lt;br&gt;ps2 swap magic 3.6 plus, usd12-14&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; R4I-SDHC USD 8.22$ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.r4i-sdhc.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.r4i-sdhc.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;R4-SDHC USD3.95$ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.r4i-sdhc.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.r4i-sdhc.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;R4IIISDHC USD4.7$ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.r4iiisdhc.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.r4iiisdhc.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;NEW TTI USD 6.6$ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nds-tti.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.nds-tti.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;M3I USD9.38$ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.m3iupgrade.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.m3iupgrade.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;R4 SDHC USD4.5$ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.r4sdhc.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.r4sdhc.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;M3L USD5.9$ &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.m3iupgrade.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.m3iupgrade.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;R4 0815 USD3.2 &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.r4ds.cn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.r4ds.cn&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;AK2I usd11-12/pc; EZI ,usd13/pc; edge usd8-10/pc;&lt;br&gt;r4i gold version usd7-9/pc ; &lt;br&gt;R4UI usd8-9/pc , &lt;br&gt;r4 Ultra usd4 to usd5/pc ;R4I black, usd8 to usd9/pc ; &lt;br&gt;DSTT usd4.1/pc to usd4.6/pc see your quality inquiry ,&lt;br&gt;N5 usd5-6.3/pc ;&lt;br&gt;Micro SD cards price is changing every day , contact us if you have orders&lt;br&gt;ready :)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Our Ipod FM transmitters , car chargers , silicone cases , leather bags ,&lt;br&gt;LCD screens , batteries , etc. , are very hot selling . Hope to effort with&lt;br&gt;you for a better future :)&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LCD Screen for iPod 5G video  USD15/pc&lt;br&gt; LCD screen with Digitizer for iphone 1Gen.,  USD100/set ; &lt;br&gt; LCD screen with Digitizer for iPhone 3G , USD95/pc ; &lt;br&gt;Front panel Glass for iphone , USD5/pc ; &lt;br&gt;Front panel Glass for iphone 3Gen., USD5/pc ;&lt;br&gt;Replacement LCD Screen without Touch Panel for iPhone 3G , USD16.1/PC ; &lt;br&gt;iphone 3G touch screen:14.8USD&lt;br&gt;High capacity Multifunction portable power station , usd19/pc;&lt;br&gt; faceplate for iPod Video black usd4/pc, white usd5/pc; &lt;br&gt;click wheel with buttons , usd3.5/pc for original new , USD1.9/pc for second hand ones ,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Best wishes,&lt;br&gt;Anndy Wang ,&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:firstsinganndy@gmail.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;firstsinganndy@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sxtga.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.sxtga.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.firstsing.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.firstsing.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.firstsing.net&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.firstsing.net&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.firstsing.cn&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.firstsing.cn&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.work-game-live.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.work-game-live.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.consoleplug.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.consoleplug.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Skype : Anndy.Wang&lt;br&gt;MSN: &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:Anndy79@hotmail.com&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Anndy79@hotmail.com&lt;/a&gt; ( Don&#039;t send email to my msn mail box , it&#039;s not in use any more ! ) &lt;br&gt;May we be free , may we be safe , may we own justice , may we survive together :) May God bless us for verything faithful :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We offer these from China , price refreshed on Sep. 15th. for the new Christmas sales : <br />new products : PSP GO component cable , NI.plated, aluminum heads,1.8M, without packing , USD7/pc , better price for bigger orders ;<br />PSP Go AV cable , price not confirmed yet <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>PS3 lens kem 400AAA USD51/pc with tray , kes 400A usd48/pc without tray , and KES-410A usd42/pc, KEM-410A usd41.8/pc ,the best quality<br />in the market and with 30 days warranty for repair .We are the only one which provides real warranty for the ps3 lens , not like the bitch cheaters . The 410a, 410aaa are also in very good quality and price <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  The 410aaa lens are new , the 400aaa lens are refurbished since Sony doesn&#39;t offer new ones independently . <br />Also for your reference , we&#39;ve got a good offer for repairing the lens which were not bought from us , USD31/pc for repairing each lens , no wonder whether the diode is burnt or not , and USD25/pc for repairing the ps3 410aaa lens  . <br />We can also offer the lens diodes , but not suggest you to buy this independently , since it inquires high technology to make sure the diodes won&#39;t be burnt when installing . <br />wii lens usd11/pc ; <br />ps2 lens pvr802 usd6/pc ; </p>
<p>And our clear stock offer : <br />PS2 dual shock 2 controller , usd2/pc &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. 2300pcs in stock ;<br />PC usb joypad USD1/pc &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; 1300pcs in stock <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> <br />wii d2c drive,33<br />wii d2b drive,33<br />wii dms drive,33<br />wii remote and nunchuck , usd17-19/pair <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> <br />wii motion plus , usd21-23/pc,<br />wii drive key upgradable,original new , usd23-27/pc <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  <br />Original wii D2SUN V3.0 + WII CLIP mormal , good price.<br />Clone wii d2sun without clip and with clip , good price;<br />FLATMII FOR WII , good price ;<br />xbox 360 203W Power Supply (Brick) &#038; Power cord usd27/pc; <br />xbox 360 120GB hard drives usd44/pc , original new  <br />xbox360 d2b,d2c,d2a drives , usd39 to usd43/pc <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  <br />xbox360 samsung dvd drive usd13 to 15/pc ;<br />xbox 360 laser hd-63 , usd3-5/pc ;<br />xbox 360 VAS-6038 BenQ drive usd5/pc ; <br />xbox 360 VAD-6038 BenQ drive usd8/pc ;<br />xbox 360 GDR-3120L Hitachi drive  usd7.5/pc ; <br />xbox 360 headphone with micropone usd2/pc for big orders now ;</p>
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<p>AK2I usd11-12/pc; EZI ,usd13/pc; edge usd8-10/pc;<br />r4i gold version usd7-9/pc ; <br />R4UI usd8-9/pc , <br />r4 Ultra usd4 to usd5/pc ;R4I black, usd8 to usd9/pc ; <br />DSTT usd4.1/pc to usd4.6/pc see your quality inquiry ,<br />N5 usd5-6.3/pc ;<br />Micro SD cards price is changing every day , contact us if you have orders<br />ready <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Our Ipod FM transmitters , car chargers , silicone cases , leather bags ,<br />LCD screens , batteries , etc. , are very hot selling . Hope to effort with<br />you for a better future <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>LCD Screen for iPod 5G video  USD15/pc<br /> LCD screen with Digitizer for iphone 1Gen.,  USD100/set ; <br /> LCD screen with Digitizer for iPhone 3G , USD95/pc ; <br />Front panel Glass for iphone , USD5/pc ; <br />Front panel Glass for iphone 3Gen., USD5/pc ;<br />Replacement LCD Screen without Touch Panel for iPhone 3G , USD16.1/PC ; <br />iphone 3G touch screen:14.8USD<br />High capacity Multifunction portable power station , usd19/pc;<br /> faceplate for iPod Video black usd4/pc, white usd5/pc; <br />click wheel with buttons , usd3.5/pc for original new , USD1.9/pc for second hand ones ,</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br />Anndy Wang ,<br /><a href="mailto:firstsinganndy@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">firstsinganndy@gmail.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.sxtga.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.sxtga.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.firstsing.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.firstsing.com</a> <br /><a href="http://www.firstsing.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.firstsing.net</a> <br /><a href="http://www.firstsing.cn" rel="nofollow">http://www.firstsing.cn</a> <br /><a href="http://www.work-game-live.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.work-game-live.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.consoleplug.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.consoleplug.com</a><br />Skype : Anndy.Wang<br />MSN: <a href="mailto:Anndy79@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow">Anndy79@hotmail.com</a> ( Don&#39;t send email to my msn mail box , it&#39;s not in use any more ! ) <br />May we be free , may we be safe , may we own justice , may we survive together <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  May God bless us for verything faithful <img src='http://www.aeropause.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: JoeFourhman</title>
		<link>http://www.aeropause.com/2009/03/does-backwards-compatibility-matter-anymore/comment-page-2/#comment-25535</link>
		<dc:creator>JoeFourhman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sure, and companies will capitalize on that to make you buy those classics over and over again. THAT is the business model, not letting you play them forever for free after only purchasing them once.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The real question facing the next generation: will we be able to transfer our downloadable purchases across to the next Wii, PS4 or Xbox? I bet it will be frustratingly random, with some developers/companies allowing it, and others pinning the blame on incompatible hardware changes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I wouldn&#039;t call the retro game download services a huge success. Turner just offloaded Gametap, and we rarely get sellthrough reports on what people actually buy on PSN / WiiWare / XBLA... which suggests the numbers are nothing spectacular when compared to retail releases. And I&#039;ll wager the new games sell far better than the older games anyway.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sure, and companies will capitalize on that to make you buy those classics over and over again. THAT is the business model, not letting you play them forever for free after only purchasing them once.</p>
<p>The real question facing the next generation: will we be able to transfer our downloadable purchases across to the next Wii, PS4 or Xbox? I bet it will be frustratingly random, with some developers/companies allowing it, and others pinning the blame on incompatible hardware changes.</p>
<p>I wouldn&#39;t call the retro game download services a huge success. Turner just offloaded Gametap, and we rarely get sellthrough reports on what people actually buy on PSN / WiiWare / XBLA&#8230; which suggests the numbers are nothing spectacular when compared to retail releases. And I&#39;ll wager the new games sell far better than the older games anyway.</p>
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		<title>By: Andy Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Andy Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I played Super Mario Bros. 3 just today, Zelda LttP last week and a host of other titles within the past month. Many games remain fun to play long after their release, due to a combination of nostalgia and excellent game design. And I&#039;m far from alone: retro game downloads on services like Gametap, Wii Virtual Console and Xbox Live Arcade have been a huge success.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Unfortunately, while some of your favorites do become available as downloads later on, many do not and probably never will, often due to licensing issues or simply not having been popular enough.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I played Super Mario Bros. 3 just today, Zelda LttP last week and a host of other titles within the past month. Many games remain fun to play long after their release, due to a combination of nostalgia and excellent game design. And I&#39;m far from alone: retro game downloads on services like Gametap, Wii Virtual Console and Xbox Live Arcade have been a huge success.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, while some of your favorites do become available as downloads later on, many do not and probably never will, often due to licensing issues or simply not having been popular enough.</p>
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		<title>By: JoeFourhman</title>
		<link>http://www.aeropause.com/2009/03/does-backwards-compatibility-matter-anymore/comment-page-2/#comment-25531</link>
		<dc:creator>JoeFourhman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Absolutely, but that&#039;s at your convenience, not the company&#039;s.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think they&#039;ve found all the backwards compatibility you&#039;re going to see in the future: re-buy as downloadable files. Unless suddenly people stop buying new hardware and cause a huge outcry for nostalgia games (say Sonic&#039;s Ultimate randomly sells 10 million copies in a month), I can&#039;t imagine longterm backwards compatibility becoming a major thing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You are unlike most people. Most consumers just buy what is new and rarely consider going back to old Genesis games. And for those that do, Nintendo makes you re-buy them or Sega re-issues them as plug-and-play or retro collections.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You&#039;re kinda asking the companies to save you money by making old games continue to run... and that&#039;s a neat bullet point for about six months into the new hardware launch, but it loses the console makers money in the long term. They want you always buying new, not living off stuff you bought ten years back. That&#039;s why they&#039;re trying to find ways to gun down emu and choke off the used market.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Would it be great if they all had full backwards compatibility? Sure. But they&#039;re not going to do that for free (maybe something like GameTap is the solution), and I&#039;m not about to hold it against them because they don&#039;t want to invest the resources into it. Especially given that most people seem to buy up new systems and new games without thinking much about it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Absolutely, but that&#39;s at your convenience, not the company&#39;s.</p>
<p>I think they&#39;ve found all the backwards compatibility you&#39;re going to see in the future: re-buy as downloadable files. Unless suddenly people stop buying new hardware and cause a huge outcry for nostalgia games (say Sonic&#39;s Ultimate randomly sells 10 million copies in a month), I can&#39;t imagine longterm backwards compatibility becoming a major thing.</p>
<p>You are unlike most people. Most consumers just buy what is new and rarely consider going back to old Genesis games. And for those that do, Nintendo makes you re-buy them or Sega re-issues them as plug-and-play or retro collections.</p>
<p>You&#39;re kinda asking the companies to save you money by making old games continue to run&#8230; and that&#39;s a neat bullet point for about six months into the new hardware launch, but it loses the console makers money in the long term. They want you always buying new, not living off stuff you bought ten years back. That&#39;s why they&#39;re trying to find ways to gun down emu and choke off the used market.</p>
<p>Would it be great if they all had full backwards compatibility? Sure. But they&#39;re not going to do that for free (maybe something like GameTap is the solution), and I&#39;m not about to hold it against them because they don&#39;t want to invest the resources into it. Especially given that most people seem to buy up new systems and new games without thinking much about it.</p>
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		<title>By: JoeFourhman</title>
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		<dc:creator>JoeFourhman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t see myself ever going back and playing Pokemon Red or Blue. I always buy the new games.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#39;t see myself ever going back and playing Pokemon Red or Blue. I always buy the new games.</p>
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		<title>By: StephenJMunn</title>
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		<dc:creator>StephenJMunn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You make an excellent point: DVD players read CDs. BluRay players read DVDs. Why should we have to throw away our DVDs when we buy a BluRay player? These companies designed and manufactured these consoles. They know how to make the hardware. There&#039;s no reason why, when the same drive can read all the formats, that they should omit this feature. Nintendo gets a pass on everything before Gamecube because they&#039;re cartridges, but the only argument I can see Microsoft or Sony making for dropping backwards compatibility is that they&#039;re worried software sales of their current gen games will suffer. I don&#039;t accept that it&#039;s significantly more expensive to make a backwards compatible console when it&#039;s only using tech that is at least five years old.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You make an excellent point: DVD players read CDs. BluRay players read DVDs. Why should we have to throw away our DVDs when we buy a BluRay player? These companies designed and manufactured these consoles. They know how to make the hardware. There&#39;s no reason why, when the same drive can read all the formats, that they should omit this feature. Nintendo gets a pass on everything before Gamecube because they&#39;re cartridges, but the only argument I can see Microsoft or Sony making for dropping backwards compatibility is that they&#39;re worried software sales of their current gen games will suffer. I don&#39;t accept that it&#39;s significantly more expensive to make a backwards compatible console when it&#39;s only using tech that is at least five years old.</p>
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		<title>By: StephenJMunn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>And would you be happy to keep an original Gameboy around so you could go back and play Pokémon Red or Blue? Or do you prefer playing those on a nice backlit SP?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And would you be happy to keep an original Gameboy around so you could go back and play Pokémon Red or Blue? Or do you prefer playing those on a nice backlit SP?</p>
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		<title>By: StephenJMunn</title>
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		<dc:creator>StephenJMunn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:37:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I understand your argument, but I completely disagree. I care about backwards compatibility not only because it&#039;s more cost effective, but also because it&#039;s more convenient. We&#039;re using displays with a limited number of inputs. I&#039;ve got my old 8, 16, and 64 bit consoles hooked to my TV through a switch box. This is an extra device that cost me more than $100 and all it&#039;s doing is waiting in case I feel like playing an old cartridge for NES, SNES, or Genesis. If my Wii or PS3 could run any of those cartridges, I wouldn&#039;t have to have those systems or that switch box. If a Dreamcast could play Genesis games, I&#039;d own one of those instead. Having the newest system in a product line is far more appealing when its software library starts hundreds or thousands strong at launch, particularly with features like virtual memory cards, smoothing, and upsampling.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I understand your argument, but I completely disagree. I care about backwards compatibility not only because it&#39;s more cost effective, but also because it&#39;s more convenient. We&#39;re using displays with a limited number of inputs. I&#39;ve got my old 8, 16, and 64 bit consoles hooked to my TV through a switch box. This is an extra device that cost me more than $100 and all it&#39;s doing is waiting in case I feel like playing an old cartridge for NES, SNES, or Genesis. If my Wii or PS3 could run any of those cartridges, I wouldn&#39;t have to have those systems or that switch box. If a Dreamcast could play Genesis games, I&#39;d own one of those instead. Having the newest system in a product line is far more appealing when its software library starts hundreds or thousands strong at launch, particularly with features like virtual memory cards, smoothing, and upsampling.</p>
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		<title>By: StephenJMunn</title>
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		<dc:creator>StephenJMunn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When the backwards-compatibility was lifted from the PS3, I rushed out to buy a refurbished launch model. I had no intention of owning a PS2 and PS3 at the same time when a smarter alternative was available. The PS3&#039;s ability to use the HDD as a home for virtual memory cards makes it the best place to play PS1 and PS2 games, provided you have a launch model.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the backwards-compatibility was lifted from the PS3, I rushed out to buy a refurbished launch model. I had no intention of owning a PS2 and PS3 at the same time when a smarter alternative was available. The PS3&#39;s ability to use the HDD as a home for virtual memory cards makes it the best place to play PS1 and PS2 games, provided you have a launch model.</p>
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		<title>By: StephenJMunn</title>
		<link>http://www.aeropause.com/2009/03/does-backwards-compatibility-matter-anymore/comment-page-1/#comment-25525</link>
		<dc:creator>StephenJMunn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In fairness, Microsoft doesn&#039;t have ten year old games to offer. The Xbox brand doesn&#039;t reach that far back, and there are only a handful of games on the original Xbox worth playing that weren&#039;t also available on PS2 or Gamecube. Sony can reach back two generations to PS1, and they also own older brands like Lemmings. There are even NES games Sony owns, like Solstice. Then you look at Nintendo, which is currently in their fifth generation console. I will argue that there is no disputing which console maker has the richest history of software worth playing, first, second, and third party. If Nintendo drops that backwards compatibility next time around (and there&#039;s no reason for any of these companies to drop it in my opinion) that is a great loss to the consumer.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In fairness, Microsoft doesn&#39;t have ten year old games to offer. The Xbox brand doesn&#39;t reach that far back, and there are only a handful of games on the original Xbox worth playing that weren&#39;t also available on PS2 or Gamecube. Sony can reach back two generations to PS1, and they also own older brands like Lemmings. There are even NES games Sony owns, like Solstice. Then you look at Nintendo, which is currently in their fifth generation console. I will argue that there is no disputing which console maker has the richest history of software worth playing, first, second, and third party. If Nintendo drops that backwards compatibility next time around (and there&#39;s no reason for any of these companies to drop it in my opinion) that is a great loss to the consumer.</p>
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