by dcp3y » Sun Nov 01, 2015 12:04 am
I first got DI 1.0 on Wii and was not pleased at how poorly the downgraded version was compared to the 360 and PS3 - e.g. single player in play sets. So that led to getting PS3 version to have full experience. When 2.0 came out and with my PS3 giving out, I upped to the PS4 version. Only problem now is I can't play the 1.0 play sets (6!!!) since PS4 isn't backward compatible. I have advocated that new DI versions include updated versions of past play sets - web content or whatever to solve such issues. Also got my son the 1.0 3DS version and 2.0 Vita versions - both discontinued. Doesn't seem to me the DI has a coherent platform strategy beyond one wave at a time. It would be nice if they closed that gap and communicated their plan to the DI fan community. For 3.0, WiiU gets lumped with 360 and PS3 since its capabilities more closely match theirs - eg Ewok village missing in Hub. I guess if players on the older consoles are happy with system compatible versions, then little harm to continue supporting them although that means retailers need shelf space for each version. Just need to be very clear on what the respective downgrades are so that players know exactly what they are and aren't getting with each version.