The id software technical director John Carmack hinted the possibility that next generation of consoles will be ‘forwards compatibility’. He said in an interview with CD-Action “What I’m planning to do is set up a new rendering engine that co-exists with the current one… and I intend to develop it like that, so you have an idTech 5 version and then have everything working the same [with] an alternate data set that you can render with a different version,”. He also explained that he will be ready for the upcoming next generation of consoles “So the hope would be that if we do get some flashy new graphics hardware on there that we would possibly have the option of releasing a game cross-generational like that. Same game, same design across everything but different media set, different rendering engine”.





Making a game that run on Xbox360 or PS3 and make it run better for next generation of consoles is really a very good idea. It is clear that a lot of developers don’t want to make the same mistake by not being ready for the future of this ever growing industry. Also it is a good idea to minimize the cost of developing games for next generation of consoles.


There was a rumor about this subject, but now it is a confirmation that developers are starting to think about the concept of ‘forwards compatibility’.


So what do you think, is the future of consoles will be “forwards compatibility”? let us know by leaving a comment.