Ben Gilbert, Tech Insider

All Xbox One games that you already own, including Xbox 360 games, will work on Project Scorpio. All PlayStation 4 games that you already own will work on PlayStation 4 Neo. Any games released on those new systems will also work on the older versions.

This is a crucial component of the death of normal game-console cycles. It means that console makers like Sony and Microsoft could move to a more smartphone-like model, with upgrades coming out every few years. It means that, instead of a PlayStation 5, Sony puts out several versions of the PlayStation 4 that eventually evolve into the PlayStation 5.

Whatever Nintendo does, we’re already moving toward a new paradigm where the traditional agreement between console makers and buyers is going to change dramatically.

http://www.businessinsider.com/video-game-console-makers-moving-away-from-the-console-release-cycle-2016-6

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