6. Your Old Games Are Pretty Much Useless With A New Console
Creative CommonsThere is some sadness that comes with the end of an era. Just think about the hours you've spent with that PS3/Xbox 360 controller gripped tightly in your hand. The hours spent shooting people, scoring goals, winning races, all while that trusty console (ok, trusty isn't entirely accurate when looking at the early days of the Xbox 360) whirrs gently next to your TV. Now think of wrapping that bad boy up and stashing it in a cupboard to be forgotten. A sad thought, but one made even more depressing since once you've resigned your old console to the archives of life, your existing game collection becomes instantly useless. It was a big hit for us when the console creators revealed that the new consoles wouldn't be backwards compatible. This meant we were forced to hang on to the old consoles if we wanted to play the hundreds of brilliant games we've collected over the years. So you may as well sell your games too. Not a pleasant proposition. There is light at the end of the tunnel though, as cloud services could make it possible to play last-gen titles on current-gen hardware€ Just not with the discs you've spent a bazillion dollars. Technical or tactical, that they didn't find a way to make it possible right out of the box feels like a significant misstep, and another reason to keep that black (or white) box you've grown to love.