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Handheld Gaming & Backwards Compatibility

by Community Connector Community Connector on 12-19-2008 04:01 PM

So, now that we’ve established that the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii are selectively backwards compatible…what about handhelds?  Sony’s PlayStation Portable currently only accepts Universal Media Discs (UMD’s) and Memory Stick Duo flash cards.  Both are relatively new storage formats, so the PSP doesn’t exactly have a true “handheld” predecessor.  The DS and DS Lite, on the other hand, follow Nintendo’s long-held tradition of cartridge-based media.  Thanks to this similarity, both DS models are able to support a number of older video game titles.

Although neither the DS nor DS Lite is compatible with either original Game Boy or Game Boy Color titles due to hardware limitations, they are able to support Game Boy Advance games in single-player mode and Game Boy Advance videos.  Why only single-player mode, you ask?  Simple!  The DS and DS Lite do not feature a link cable port, and older games simply weren’t designed with wireless capabilities in mind.