recent earnings conferenceQuestion AnswerAmong them, Shigeru Miyamoto, who has the title of “Father of Mario”, said that according to the current technological development, it is not difficult to achieve backwards compatibility on the new generation of game consoles, so that you can play games that are been released on previous consoles. Not Nintendo’s current development goals.
In fact, Nintendo has already provided classic games released in the past through its Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, but many gamers still want to play more games made by third-party companies in the past.
According to Shigeru Miyamoto, such an approach is not difficult to achieve with current technology, but to make the game itself playable smoothly on the new console, there are actually complex copyright issues behind it. Especially for many game copyright holders in the past, it may be difficult to get permission again due to structural changes such as publishers. Therefore, in the past, Nintendo mainly provided its own classic games for players who subscribed to the subscription. a Nintendo Switch Online service to play.
On the other hand, Shigeru Miyamoto also said that he hoped to use an easier way for players to easily play classic games on the new console, rather than having to use a specific method.
In a similar situation, Microsoft has previously proposed that players can directly insert game discs corresponding to old consoles such as Xbox 360 into Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, and then play games directly on the new consoles. In fact, there are some limitations, such as the need for an external Games played with accessories such as motion-sensing cameras may have backward compatibility issues.
However, from Microsoft successfully through thedownward compatibility policyIn terms of attracting more players to support the Xbox game console platform, Sony has also started to think againdownward compatibility policyPerhaps it will push Nintendo to provide more classic games that have been released on Nintendo game consoles in the past, but it mostly depends on whether game companies and third-party publishers are willing to support them.
More Mashdigi.com coverage:
