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The 14 pages that link to Backward compatibility, each with the reason it gives.

• Video game consoleRelated: It determines whether newer consoles can play games from older systems.

• File formatRelated: Format changes must often preserve the ability to read existing files.

• PlayStation 2Related: Compatibility with most PlayStation games eased the transition for existing owners.

• Sony PlayStationRelated: Compatibility varies by console generation and affects access to older PlayStation games.

• Home video game consoleRelated: Compatibility can carry game libraries across console generations.

• Nintendo DSRelated: Game Boy Advance compatibility helped the original DS bridge two Nintendo handheld generations.

• Communication protocolRelated: Protocol changes often preserve compatibility so updated systems can still communicate with older ones.

• 32-bit computingRelated: 32-bit operating systems often preserved support for 16-bit applications during platform transitions.

• PlayStation 4Related: PS4 compatibility became a major feature of the PS5’s transition between console generations.

• Gene AmdahlRelated: The System/360’s compatibility across models addressed a requirement Amdahl helped realize.

• 16-bit computingRelated: Later x86 processors preserved support for widely used 16-bit programs.

• 64-bit computingRelated: Compatibility layers determine whether older 32-bit applications run on 64-bit operating systems.

• History of Video Game ConsolesRelated: Compatibility policies influenced how console generations replaced one another.

• List of home video game consolesRelated: Compatibility links some console entries across generations and affects upgrade choices.