Discussion: Current-gen PSN games won't transfer to PS4 :biblio:

I Am Music

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ransfer-to-ps4

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Current-gen PSN titles and save data won't transfer to PlayStation 4, Sony has revealed.

Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida confirmed this earlier today when speaking to Endgadget. While the PS4 will have limited backwards compatibility via the console's cloud-streaming services, it won't transfer your game data and thus you won't be able to transfer your library of PSN games.

This realises a fear many consumers have had over the past several years as the digital marketplace has become an increasingly accepted means of purchasing goods - many of which are only available as downloadable content. This raises concerns regarding how long PS3 - and Vita - titles will be available on the PlayStation Store once the current-gen consoles are phased out.

So say your PS3 dies in seven years and you buy a new one to play all your older games on. Would you still be able to reclaim all your lost content tied to your PSN account for a console that's no longer being manufactured? Or would you have to buy, oh let's say Journey, again on PS4, despite having already purchased it before?

This could be a major issue as over the last half decade we've seen a lot of classic games get the HD treatment and collectors have taken to bulking up their libraries with these upgraded definitive versions of their favourite games. If all these titles are tethered to a console that may or may not still be supported in a few years it could really put a damper on the whole prosperity thing.

We've posed these questions to Sony and are awaiting reply. We'll update as we learn more.

Not here for this sh!t

Physical discs is one thing i get that but digital purchases?

HausofKen

they need to make the ps4 to play ps2 & ps3 games ! if not than make a Kingdom Hearts game for ps4 and we good ! if not than im not buying it !

BTrisc

What a stupid decision.

madonnafan18

This and the whole thing with no backwards compatibility is killing my optimism for this console.

I Am Music

So if my PS3 dies i have to get another one just to play my PSN purchases?

They better not remove the current gent stuff from the store.

Sky Ferreira

it's because the PS4 uses a whole different processor and there's no way the old PS3 games would run on it.

I Am Music

Right, PS3 uses Cell they should have made a processor that was better than Cell but still compatible with PS3 titles. They just want to phase the PS3 out altogether and make people buy their system with lack of titles.

They haven't talked about a price point yet, since backwards compatibility is no longer available then it shouldn't cost as much then

RobynYoBank

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Originally posted by Sky Ferreira

it's because the PS4 uses a whole different processor and there's no way the old PS3 games would run on it.

It's called emulation

I Am Music

^^ Since its digital why can't it emulate them if they were hard copies then i can understand that.

Brite Lites ☆

What

I understand with physical copies and the stream thing for PSX/PS2 games, but not the save data or our purchases?

Arking

Ugh, rough. Since my PS3 is the backwards compatible fatty, let me make sure this **** is backed-up and maintained because it looks like the PS4 will be doing nothing but playing PS4 games (which is fine I guess, as long as they're great).

Javan

I think they are doing this to force us into the ps4 change tbh.

Rigalo

They're thinking like typical business minded companies do. How are they going to convince the general public with PS3's to buy PS4's when they can just keep the PS3 and play their faves on that? They are trying to make a completely NEW product. It sucks, and it's a flaw, but at the end of the day it will keep an extra ~$100 off the price tag and I'm more than happy with that. Not to mention, since they are supposedly supporting the PS3 for the next four or so years, you won't have to worry about finding one if the one you have happens to break or whatever.

Nait Phoenix

Wow, so I guess I'm not hopping on the Sony train this time!

I Am Music

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Originally posted by Rigalo

They're thinking like typical business minded companies do. How are they going to convince the general public with PS3's to buy PS4's when they can just keep the PS3 and play their faves on that? They are trying to make a completely NEW product. It sucks, and it's a flaw, but at the end of the day it will keep an extra ~$100 off the price tag and I'm more than happy with that. Not to mention, since they are supposedly supporting the PS3 for the next four or so years, you won't have to worry about finding one if the one you have happens to break or whatever.

If anything this will make people hesitant to buy a PS4 and keep their PS3's not the other way around. If it supported PS3 PSN games then consumers who spent lots on money on their PSN games would more than likely go to PS4 since they could play their purchases on the PS4 while they get the money to buy new PS4 titles.

And while it will have a streaming service for PS3 games it will most likely support only a select few for the time being and it will most likely need a constant online connection.

The only good thing you pointed out was how they plan on to keep supporting the current gen system.

Artemisia

you buy a ps4 to play ps4 games.

and yall will still buy the ps4 regardless of this

I Am Music

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Originally posted by Artemisia

you buy a ps4 to play ps4 games.

and yall will still buy the ps4 regardless of this

Speak for yourself

QueenBLadyG

They will get this worked out with enough controversy and angry emails.

highwayuni