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One of the biggest pieces of news out of E3 this year came from Microsoft on Monday morning, when the company for the PS4. But Sony hasn't ruled out native backward compatibility entirely.

"Backward compatibility is hard," Yoshida explained. "I won't say we'll never do it, but it's not an easy thing to do. If it was easy we would have done that."

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Common practice, when you've got a timed exclusive, is to not say exactly how long that timing is. But something being common doesn't make it any less silly. In an interview with Gamespot about E3 overall, Sony Europe's Jim Ryan was asked about Final Fantasy VII. Here's how that went: Another big E3 reveal for you was the HD Final Fantasy 7 Remake, which was a huge crowd pleaser. How long does the timed exclusivity deal last? We don’t have anything to say about that at this point in time. I understand. I remember when Microsoft announced the Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity deal, and Phil Spencer was engulfed by the press who were asking him how long the exclusivity lasted. I feel this issue deserves the same scrutiny. Yes, but that whole thing was very ambiguous. Yes, but this is ambiguous as well. No one knows how long Final Fantasy 7 is a timed exclusive for. [PR spokesperson: "At this stage, we are announcing that it’s coming to our platform. There’s nothing else we can say, in terms of exclusivity."] But that is ambiguous. People who want to buy this game don’t know how long it will remain as a PlayStation 4 exclusive. [PR spokesperson: "At this stage, we are just saying announcing the title, so it’s very common, especially at this stage, to say it’s coming and that it’s coming to our platform.] Do you think the exclusive window will be? Six months? More? Less?

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As Microsoft gets into early access, this new failure reminds us of the inherent risks for gamers and developers.

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HoloLens is turning into the technological equivalent of a tragic hero the kind whose extraordinary talent isnt enough to overcome a terrible personal flaw. At this springs Build conference, Microsoft showed off beautifully clever demos that were undercut at every point by the complete inability to see them through the headsets narrow field of view. This is more obvious than ever at E3, where youre not looking at business or research tools. Youre supposed to just be having fun.