The backward compatibility of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will be a great asset for both consoles. While for PS5 it has only been confirmed that it will have this support for some PS4 games, the Xbox Series X will cover all generations of Xbox, something that some rumors suggest that PS5 will end up doing. The creator of Journey to the Savage Planet believes that backward compatibility will be a major effort for all developers.
Alex Hutchinson, director of Assassin's Creed III and Far Cry 4, left Ubisoft to form his own studio and carry out an independent project. Journey to the Savage Planet seems to have achieved good reviews, consolidating the creative's proposal. In an interview with GamingBolt, Hutchinson talked about the backward compatibility of next-generation consoles.
«Sony and Microsoft seem to be thinking of releasing more updated hardware more often, such as phones, and therefore need to make sure that the software can be maintained or they will do terrible things to developers … but in reality, it just means that we have to do more work supporting more platforms, which eliminates one of the best things about consoles: a reliable box with a long service life«.
Hutchinson has some reason in the fact that it seems that the strategy that both brands will adopt is to launch new machines more regularly, making all the above must be compatible for the new ones. Something that, in fact, happens with PC games. So if there is not annoying, in consoles should not be.
