Reasons Why I want Full Backwards Compatibility on the PS5

I'm back with another blog post, but this time, regarding reasons. If you remember the post that contains reasons why I buy the PS4 over the Xbox One, then for this blog post, I have several reasons why Sony's newest system, the PS5 should have fully extended backwards compatibility ranging from PS4 all the way to the PS1 across every single game on the PlayStation family, both physical and digital with the exception of the PSP and PSVita games for the separate accessory.

The Nostalgia - PlayStation fans wanted to feel the nostalgia of gaming. Since PSNow has been announced, the PS3 and PS2 catalogues have a limited number of games and Sony adds more of them every month, but not my favorite games. I agree with the fanbase that PSNow should have every single game across the PlayStation family, but minus the PSP and PSVita games for the separate accessory and have the catalogue of PS1 games so we can feel the nostalgia of older games.

Favorite Classics - I enjoy the types of games that have became a refresher course of nature. Mainly, my favorite PS1 and PS2 games. They are the best to enjoy. For example, take the Crash Bandicoot games for example, but most notably, The Wrath of Cortex. It's my number one favorite that I enjoyed playing since Bomberman Hero became my favorite N64 game and Naughty Dog isn't responsible of that because it's also for the original Xbox and GameCube. Fortunately, Activision wanted us to expect more of their Crash and Spyro remasters this year, so this one and Enter the Dragonfly might be next in line to be remastered, but since the PS4's life cycle is slowly approaching the end as we move on to the PS5 coming this year, they might be ported to the newest console.

Gaming Marathons - Now this is the most important reason why the PS5 needs full backwards compatibility. If you know about movie marathons, then you'll know about gaming marathons. Gaming marathons associate with playing and streaming the series in order and vice versa through generations. It's like a Let's Play series, but better. For example, let's say people wanted to stream and do a Gran Turismo marathon. They start from the very first Gran Turismo for the PS1 all the way to Gran Turismo 7 for the PS5 and vice versa. I don't know what series I should play in order.

Defunct Video Game Companies - I'm fond of missing video game companies that are defunct and bought out by their parent companies, but not often. Parent video game companies like Infinity Ward bought out Neversoft, Nordic Games bought out THQ, Inc. before they become THQ Nordic, etc. were often fates to the defunct companies.

Those are the above reasons why the PS5 should have full backwards compatibility. I signed the petition for Sony to take this into extreme consideration. As it stands now, over 1,675 people have signed it, so less than 825 people must sign it. And Sony, if you're reading this, full backwards compatibility or riot. Signing out.

Joe's Thoughts - Sony's Big PS5 Reveal (Part 2)

Hello, everyone. Just watched the big PS5 reveal and I gotta say, it's pretty darn incredible to watch and it's way more exciting than their boring specs reveal show. I won't go over all of them, but I'll go over some of the games and elements that piqued my interest.

Grand Theft Auto V - Rockstar Games has ported their successive sandbox to the PS5 and it will be a new version with feature enhancements and be expanded. There is some scoops about GTA 6 and it said to come in next gen consoles. Honestly, I never played this game, but I might get it soon, knowing it's not for everyone since its M rating and its content that children can't experience, like nudity and strong sexual content. Also, its standalone GTA Online will be free for all PS5 owners for a limited time.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales - It is a PS5 Spider-Man game that features the role of Miles Morales as a main character. If you watched Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse, then chances are, you can experience his role, although it might apply to those protests that are still ongoing.

Destruction Allstars - The guys that brought you Switchblade Lucid Games has announced a Twisted Metal-esque game that you can destroy vehicles and contains characters without a vehicle. I find this game to be fun. I'm not a Twisted Metal fan, but it's worth experiencing this one. I love to blow up things and some crap.

Godfall - The first gameplay footage was shown at The Game Awards 2019. Its gameplay features melee combat and a whole variety of melee weapons to choose from. There has been some criticisms about Godfall's gameplay since its announcement at The Game Awards.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Insomniac Games' newest Ratchet & Clank game has a focus on worlds that are colliding together. I'm not a Ratchet & Clank fan, but I did see the movie. The logo looks futuristic enough the reflect the future of gaming. Gameplay-wise, you'll bring the parts together to make the world whole.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits - From the looks of the gameplay, it appears to be basically a family friendly Horizon Zero Dawn as you can tell from the way its played. You play the role of a girl who goes on an adventure.

Horizon Forbidden West - Speaking of Horizon Zero Dawn, Aloy's journey continues in a sequel to the original game by Guerilla. Forbidden West continues the story about Aloy's journey to the western part that is forbidden.

The PS5's Official Design - Finally, after a long wait, we get to take a look at the official design for the PS5. From the looks of it, it has a curved and stylized look. It is incredble and it comes in two variants that the Xbox One S uses, the one that uses a disc drive and the all digital one, which does not feature a disc drive and is slimmer. The design looks incredible that you can set it either vertically or horizontally, but does it resemble the past, present and future of gaming?

It's hopeful that we finally get to see what the PS5 will officially look like, but full backwards compability remains a mystery as we know that it'll play PS4 games. It is proven to be under my expections. With that being said, a blog post about reasons why the PS5 should have extended backwards compability will be written in a later date. They do say that updates about backwards compatibility will be posted in the coming months.

The PS5 has a slogan "Play Has No Limits". I'm liking the slogan and I think it might apply to fully extended backwards compability. Now, the price and the true release date is still unknown, but Sony will reveal them later on. Well, that wraps up my PS5 reveal thoughts. Signing out.