Hopefully they let the OG switch titles run with more horsepower.
It would be simpler for them to drop the clock cycle on the new hardware down to match the original hardware when running the BC titles, that way they don't have to do as much testing to look for side effects.
That's kind of expected, even without weird peripherals.
Every time a console offers platform level BC there are a few games that uses some undocumented trick to run on the original hardware and end up having trouble on the new hardware.
This is how Sony presents the situation, stating that 4000+ ps4 titles will work on ps5 and then naming the few that don't:
https://www.playstation.com/en-au/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/#only
IIRC the list was a little bit longer at first but some devs patched their titles to fix compatibility.
We haven't officially seen the specs yet but it seems safe to say they are more powerful and that "Switch 2 exclusive games" can access that power. That will mean its more like DS/3DS (or PS4/PS5) in that the new gen will get its own library but will still have access to the sizable software catalogue from the earlier gen.
Misleading headline, its a parking fine not dangerous driving or an unroadworthy vehicle or similar.
Fair enough.
Its exactly the kind of thing the Stop Killing Games campaign is trying to help with.
It would instantly break compatibility with >99% of windows software.
They are trying with Windows S but i don't think it has much of a market.
If Nintendo hasn't made more money selling emulated video games than anyone else I would be surprised.
(virtual console, NSO, (s)nes mini, pokemon stadium, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, etc)
If they claimed emulation was illegal they would be a laughing stock. Of course it all comes down to the IP rights and copy protection measures.
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New Year Deals is a strange name to choose for the second half of January!
Keeping an internet facing service online is unfortunately expensive if you want to keep it patched.
The need to migrate to a new OS every few years to keep the security updates going does force them to weight the pros and cons periodically.
I don't like it happening but I can see how they can decide to pull the plug.
This gamesindustry.biz article is offering less info and context than the press release it is cribbed from.
I've never heard of EFGAMP, have they weighed in on the Stop Killing Games campaign?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24047094
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