PS3 Backwards Compatibility: Sony Dismisses Inquiries On Issue; JRPGs Not Being Developed

Sony says no to the inquiries on PS3 backwards compatibility for PS4. The president remains adamant with answers on Twitter session, according to Polygon.

Yesterday, there were reports that Sony might be doing remakes of popular JRPGs from the old consoles. There might be a chance as well that there will be new games like JRPGs which will be made by Sony.

The president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, answered questions in the Ask Me Anything session that was held on the French PlayStation Twitter today. The president gave details on the backward compatibility and other features that were talked about a while ago, according to sources.

Yoshida answered back with a simple "non" or no in English. This means Sony is adamant about not having PS3 backwards compatibility, according to Attack of the Fanboy. He did not even try to explain why.

There are plans for PlayStation VR for next year. Gamers will experience a good range of games that will feature virtual reality, according to Softpedia.

The feature that might be coming is the notification feature that will tell you if your PlayStation friends are online, according to sources. Sony is also trying to introduce the name change feature for those who want to change their PSN name. No other details were discussed for now.

He was also was asked if Sony will ever make another JRPG game. He states that Sony says no other announcements to make as of the moment. There have been sightings of PlayStation 2 titles like "Dark Cloud 2" recently on PEGI ratings board. It was listed as a PlayStation 4 re-release. The chance of having PS1 and PS2 games coming to PS4 might be true since Sony sent out surveys recently to select gamers, according to sources.