Understanding 買ってみたのに対応機種が違う


I am uncertain about how to interpret 買ってみたのに対応機種が違う below:

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> そんなDOS時代の美少女ゲームはユーザーにもいろいろ大変なことがあった。そのひとつが、同一ソフトなのにパソコンの機種ごとにバージョンがあったこと。今のユーザーには理解できないかもしれないが、当時はゲームをレジに持っていくと「PC9801版で大丈夫ですか?」などと確認されたものだ。これ、慣れない人にとっては結構なハードルだったろうなあ、と思う。
> **買ってみたのに対応機種が違う** ので遊べないのだ。

I initially understood のに as "although" but I then realized that の might refer
to the game that is brought and に belongs to 対応機種. So, 買ってみたのに対応機種が違う is
understood as "compatible computer that can run the game they brought is
different from what they have..."?




Your initial interpretation is correct. This のに is simply "although".

As for why your second interpretation is incorrect, remember that ～に is an
adverbial modifier that never modifies a noun like 対応機種. The noun phrase
"compatible computer that can run the one they brought" is 買ってみたのに対応 **する** 機種
(対応 is now a verb). You can also say 買ってみたのの対応機種 (the second の is a noun-
linking particle), although this one is a bit clumsy.




Your initial interpretation is correct. This のに is simply "although".

As for why your second interpretation is incorrect, remember that ～に is an
adverbial modifier that never modifies a noun like 対応機種. The noun phrase
"compatible computer that can run the one they brought" is 買ってみたのに対応 **する** 機種
(対応 is now a verb). You can also say 買ってみたのの対応機種 (the second の is a noun-
linking particle), although this one is a bit clumsy.

