Nintendo has not yet announced whether its next console — which we’re calling “Switch 2” for now — will be backward-compatible. Its silence on the issue doesn’t signify anything, necessarily, since it ...

Sony has detailed on their PlayStation Support page how PS4 save data will transfer to PS5 via backwards compatibility. But, that post fails to mention any kind of information about how PS4 to PS5 ...

With the Nintendo Switch 2 finally announced and fully revealed, we have learned a ton about the console and its games. While the new Nintendo games coming our way, like Mario Kart World and Metroid ...

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa recently confirmed via the official Nintendo Twitter account that the Nintendo Switch 2 will receive backwards compatibility. In the same post, Furukawa announced ...

A working group of the C++ language standards committee has floated a proposal to evolve the language with an emphasis on safety and simplicity, rather than backward and binary compatibility, raising ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 comes out on June 5, 2025, and features a wider screen, higher resolution, new Joy-Con controllers, and chat capabilities. Switch 2 has a $449.99 price tag and is available for ...

PlayStation 5's full backward compatibility potential has remained somewhat of a mystery as Sony has not confirmed or denied any potential for support beyond PS4 games, but a recent, and now updated ...

Backward compatibility is one of the major pillars of Microsoft’s pitch for its next-generation consoles: The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, the company says, will launch with the ability to play ...

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