{"id":17595,"date":"2020-10-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=17595"},"modified":"2020-10-14T00:44:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T04:44:11","slug":"the-players-club-podcast-ep-35-the-curious-case-of-backwards-compatibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=17595","title":{"rendered":"The Player&#8217;s Club Podcast Ep 35: The Curious Case of Backwards Compatibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"17596\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?attachment_id=17596\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Players-Club-Ep-35.png?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Players Club Ep 35\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Players-Club-Ep-35.png?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Players-Club-Ep-35.png?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Players-Club-Ep-35.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Players-Club-Ep-35.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Players-Club-Ep-35.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/vgu.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Players-Club-Ep-35.png?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s Up, Playa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this more mellow episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ejsponge61\">Emmett Watkins Jr<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAllanMuir\">Allan Muir<\/a> talk about the discrepancies in the two differing strategies for next-generation backward compatibility. Xbox has been super transparent about it, but PlayStation has been cagy and underhanded in its explanations that leave plenty of room for disappointment. Both of them dig into the topic to figure out what bad news could slip through those cracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But first, in the What Ya Playin? segment, Emmett talks about his time with Rogue Company, Halo 2 Anniversary, and Persona 5 Royale while Al talks about his time with Super Mario Sunshine, WWE 2k19, Star Wars: Squadrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can listen to the show on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/los-harrow-games\/id1440699489\">iTunes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1JL6h6RpSc4z7zscRVc6pq\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/29RP\">Pocket Casts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy83NGIyNWQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, on this article, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-34-Next-Generation-Hype-Check-ekt6lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">m<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-35-The-Curious-Case-of-Backwards-Compatibility-ekt6t7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/vgutvpodcasts\/episodes\/The-Players-Club-Podcast-Ep-34-Next-Generation-Hype-Check-ekt6lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">re<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/s\/74b25d8\/podcast\/play\/20928871\/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2020-9-11%2F2835f1a7-689f-0835-47ee-76de81bad68d.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2DoV8ZgAM1zByDaQhCuYfP?si=6KzZhCBIQCmc3mtaaGm5mg\"><strong>Player Player Podcast:<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/2DoV8ZgAM1zByDaQhCuYfP?si=6KzZhCBIQCmc3mtaaGm5mg\"><strong>Best Genre of the Generation ft. Emmet Watkins Jr.<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2020\/10\/05\/vgutv-w-i-n-podcast-episode-22-lofi-hip-hop-beats-to-simp-to\/\"><strong>VGUTV WIN Podcast Episode 22: LoFi Hip Hop Beats To Simp To<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2020\/10\/05\/the-walking-dead-season-10-finale-vgu-reacts\/\"><strong>The Walking Dead Season 10 Finale &#8211; VGU Reacts<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_4dXpW4sIg8\"><strong>Here&#8217;s What Happens When You Change Your PSN ID and Play PS3 or Vita<\/strong><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/2020\/09\/23\/hypertime-to-podcast-action-comics-1\/\"><strong>Hypertime to Podcast &#8211; Action Comics #1<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ\">Check out YouTube Channel here!<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VGU_TV\">Follow us on Twitter @VGU_TV!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Up, Playa? 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