Famitsu recently interviwed Playstion's CEO, Jim Ryan which was translated to English by Siliconera. In that interview, Ryan confirmed two things. First, the PlayStation 5 will have a 99% compatibility with all PlayStation 4 titles. Second, the PS5 will not have backwards compatibility with PS1, PS2, and PS3 games.

Famitsu: We were also surprised when we heard that it will have 99% compatibility with PS4 titles. By the way, will there be compatibility with PS1, PS2, and PS3 titles?

Jim Ryan: We keep in mind the engineering specialized for the PS5, as we produced the device. In the midst of that, the PS4 already has 100 million players; we thought they ought to want to play PS4 titles on the PS5 as well indeed, so we included compatibility with the PS4. While implementing that, we also focused our efforts on taking in the high-speed SSD and the new controller DualSense at the same time. So, unfortunately, we couldn’t reach the implementation of such compatibilities.

This news makes it clear that remastered versions of the PS1/2/3 era games for the PS4 will still be playable on the PS5 via backwards compatibility with the PS4. However, the confirmation that backwards compatibility is limited to the PS4 may be upsetting to some, but it is likely not surprising. What classic PS1, PS2, or PS3 era games do you wish you were able to play on the PS5?

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[Deleted User]

I'm all for a good debate on the XBSX & PS5


Are you protoboy's friend? Look, owners of the PS4 couldn't play PS3, PS2, or PS1 games on the PS4 neither so was it a game breaker for Playstation fans.... NO it wasn't. You can see that because of the overwhelming sales of PS4's. Going forward the PS5 IS backward compatible with PS4 games... So this is better then the PS4 backward compatibility. Now look at the price, when PS4 came out is sold for $399usd. Now look at the PS5 Digital Edition costs $399 and the disc drive edition PS5 costs $499 and it has backward compatibility (digitally and disk)....

So what are you really complaining about.... Your obviously a Microsoft "fanboy" too.

Who protoboy???

Ps3 can run ps2 emu and ps1 emu psp emu so far ps3 has a great compatibility. I'm not a fanboy.. Ps5 has a bad taste Not allowing backward compatible that's bad news...

Ps4 can run nintendo games ps1 one game... And now ps5 cant run other system isn't that a joke

 

[Deleted User]

Unless they would let me pirate PS3/PS2/PS1 games I don't care. It's not going to make me get rid of my CFW PS3 that can do that. I can sell my PS4 that has a 1.5TB HDD in it for a few hundred bucks to help with the cost.

 

[White_Raven_X]

Who protoboy???

Ps3 can run ps2 emu and ps1 emu psp emu so far ps3 has a great compatibility. I'm not a fanboy.. Ps5 has a bad taste Not allowing backward compatible that's bad news...

Ps4 can run nintendo games ps1 one game... And now ps5 cant run other system isn't that a joke

Your obviously ill informed.

Unless they would let me pirate PS3/PS2/PS1 games I don't care. It's not going to make me get rid of my CFW PS3 that can do that. I can sell my PS4 that has a 1.5TB HDD in it for a few hundred bucks to help with the cost.

Your not the type of customer that Sony wants anyways... Pirates don't contribute to the growth of a console/brand.
BTW there's been no hacking of the Xbox one and I'm sure they will be using the same technology for the new series x. I guess you'll have to stick with your ps1, ps2 & ps3.

 

[Deleted User]

Your obviously ill informed.


Your not the type of customer that Sony wants anyways... Pirates don't contribute to the growth of a console/brand.
BTW there's been no hacking of the Xbox one and I'm sure they will be using the same technology for the new series x. I guess you'll have to stick with your ps1, ps2 & ps3.

Bullshit, am I talking about pirating PS5 games? No. I will buy them with my own money. I am talking about old games that Sony decided not to make backwards compatible. It really doesn't even matter what Sony's opinion or your opinion honestly. I'm going to do what I do. Why would you even make a shill comment like this like you work for them. Do you know what forum you're on? I'm supposed to believe you've never in your life pirated a game if you haven't kudos to you but I don't know how you ended up here.

Your post makes it sound like "well you wanna pirate PS3, Ps2, PS1 games I guess you can't own a PS5" like it's illegal to own more than one system LMAO.

10.2.0 + AMS 0.14.3

Freezes after about 5 minutes of gaming on "sunshine". Haven't tried the other ones yet.. A little disappointed. Hopefully there is a fix. Will wait patiently.

Interesting, I'm sure this is your "legally acquired backup" Hypocrite. Now this is the type of behavior that would make Nintendo not want you as their customer. And this is their latest big game to come to stores on their newest console.

Also on your post you should have used "you're" not "your" two different times once when quoting someone else so your post was smh worthy dumb in every way imaginable.

 

[MadonnaProject]

Of course its not backwards compatible. They don't want morons playing their disc based games on the latest console. But they will sell you the same games again on virtual console. Nintendo has made a whole existence out of such things. Look at the losers still frothing at the mouth for mario 64.

 

[White_Raven_X]

Bullshit, am I talking about pirating PS5 games? No. I will buy them with my own money. I am talking about old games that Sony decided not to make backwards compatible. It really doesn't even matter what Sony's opinion or your opinion honestly. I'm going to do what I do. Why would you even make a shill comment like this like you work for them. Do you know what forum you're on? I'm supposed to believe you've never in your life pirated a game if you haven't kudos to you but I don't know how you ended up here.

Your post makes it sound like "well you wanna pirate PS3, Ps2, PS1 games I guess you can't own a PS5" like it's illegal to own more than one system LMAO.



Interesting, I'm sure this is your "legally acquired backup" Hypocrite. Now this is the type of behavior that would make Nintendo not want you as their customer. And this is their latest big game to come to stores on their newest console.

Also on your post you should have used "you're" not "your" two different times once when quoting someone else so your post was smh worthy dumb in every way imaginable.

The title of this post is "Sony confirms PS5 won't be backwards compatible with PS1, PS2, or PS3 games" my comments are related to this post. I only elaborated as you were describing how you would only buy something that you can hack. But yes we are on gbatemp because we all enjoy "hacking" things. Obviously so do I, or else I would not be here.
As per your personal attacks on my "autocorrected" spelling.... Really. I guess YOU ARE just so mad that you had to go there.
Regarding my Nintendo Switches.... I have 3 units. One that is fully original, one that is brand new still in the sealed box... And one that is "jailbroken". And I own every single game legally on my ofw switch. But as you mention... We are on gbatemp after all.

I'm not here to personally attack anyone btw, so good luck with that.

 

[Deleted User]

The title of this post is "Sony confirms PS5 won't be backwards compatible with PS1, PS2, or PS3 games" my comments are related to this post. I only elaborated as you were describing how you would only buy something that you can hack. But yes we are on gbatemp because we all enjoy "hacking" things. Obviously so do I, or else I would not be here.
As per your personal attacks on my "autocorrected" spelling.... Really. I guess YOU ARE just so mad that you had to go there.
Regarding my Nintendo Switches.... I have 3 units. One that is fully original, one that is brand new still in the sealed box... And one that is "jailbroken". And I own every single game legally on my ofw switch. But as you mention... We are on gbatemp after all.

I'm not here to personally attack anyone btw, so good luck with that.

It was a stupid post, and I replied accordingly. Who are you to decide who Sony wants as a customer? Not that this even happens anyway but let's say they sit around and decide who they want as customers. You think they would go this person pirates our older games, we don't want him buying our newer ones! That makes no sense. They would not care less. Not that they would love someone pirating any of their consoles, but they aren't going to turn down someone who buys their consoles and buys all their games legit. You just shouldn't have made the post it was just dumb. It made you look like a ridiculous shill.

Your story doesn't add up about 3 switchs either if you owned the game you wouldn't be looking for a fix. You should just take the L on this on and move on but I'm sure you won't.

 

[White_Raven_X]

It was a stupid post, and I replied accordingly. Who are you to decide who Sony wants as a customer? Not that this even happens anyway but let's say they sit around and decide who they want as customers. You think they would go this person pirates our older games, we don't want him buying our newer ones! That makes no sense. They would not care less. Not that they would love someone pirating any of their consoles, but they aren't going to turn down someone who buys their consoles and buys all their games legit. You just shouldn't have made the post it was just dumb. It made you look like a ridiculous shill.

My point was not that they decide who gets a console and who doesn't. It was my opinion... My opinion that hackers (such as myself) don't contribute to the funds needed for them to continue creating and building new hardware/software.
I'm actually not clear why YOU took this so personally when we are all here on gbatemp for the same reasons mostly. I wasn't attacking you... You took it that way.

 

[Deleted User]

My point was not that they decide who gets a console and who doesn't. It was my opinion... My opinion that hackers (such as myself) don't contribute to the funds needed for them to continue creating and building new hardware/software.
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If I buy a PS5 and Spider-Man Miles Morales on launch day how does me pirating Crash Bandicoot on PS1 take away one cent from the money I just spent on the PS5 items? Your point of view makes zero sense unless I said "I won't buy a PS5 unless I can hack it" which I did not say that.

 

[White_Raven_X]

Your story doesn't add up about 3 switchs either if you owned the game you wouldn't be looking for a fix. You should just take the L on this on and move on but I'm sure you won't.

Once again you have no idea what I have done with my devices and you are implying that I'm doing something illegal without any basis. Give it a rest already.

 

[Deleted User]

Once again you have no idea what I have done with my devices and you are implying that I'm doing something illegal without any basis. Give it a rest already.

You're not fooling anybody, just stop it. You didn't even try to defend "I am disappointed there's no fix" because we both know you pirated the game.

 

[White_Raven_X]

If I buy a PS5 and Spider-Man Miles Morales on launch day how does me pirating Crash Bandicoot on PS1 take away one cent from the money I just spent on the PS5 items? Your point of view makes zero sense unless I said "I won't buy a PS5 unless I can hack it" which I did not say that.

You said: "Unless they would let me pirate PS3/PS2/PS1 games I don't care."

 

[Deleted User]

You said: "Unless they would let me pirate PS3/PS2/PS1 games I don't care."

That's exactly right I don't care about PS3/PS2/PS1 backwards compatibility on PS5, and Sony doesn't either.

 

[White_Raven_X]

That's exactly right I don't care about PS3/PS2/PS1 backwards compatibility on PS5, and Sony doesn't either.

You don't care about the Ps5 or you don't care about the compatibility?

You're not fooling anybody, just stop it. You didn't even try to defend "I am disappointed there's no fix" because we both know you pirated the game.

I'll send you pictures if it makes you feel better... Do you work for Nintendo? Lol

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Anyways I'm done on this topic, but thanks for helping me get to level 2.

 

[Deleted User]

late, but really bad decision sony
i guess you want us to emulate...
i have no issue with that

 

[raxadian]

lPirates don't contribute to the growth of a console/brand.

Without piracy both the PS1 and PS2 sales would have been a lot lower. Since the PS3 however Sony has cared a lot more about piracy since Software for their game consoles started to be an important part of their business, while with the previous two consoles they could get by with hardware sales alone.

 

[tabzer]

Nobody who was going to buy a PS5 was holding out for backwards compatibility beyond PS4 software. We already gave up that dream with the PS4. All these people saying how it is a huge disappointment was counting their nonexistent eggs laid in a pipe dream. A PS3 and a PS5 is what you'd need going forward. I'm personally dreading the day that I will have to de-lid my ps3 to rejuvenate it.

 

[nashismo]

99% of PS4 games? So, what's the 1% that doesn't work?

PS2 Classics

 

[Deleted User]

Now Resident Evil 8 might come to PS4. Spider-man Horizon Resident Evil 8 all coming to PS4 those are the games I want in the first year except God of War which is supposed to come out 2021. I am losing incentive to buy a PS5 any time soon. I know "framerates" "8k" don't care.

 

[raxadian]

Now Resident Evil 8 might come to PS4. Spider-man Horizon Resident Evil 8 all coming to PS4 those are the games I want in the first year except God of War which is supposed to come out 2021. I am losing incentive to buy a PS5 any time soon. I know "framerates" "8k" don't care.

Consoles are not only more expensive on release but also don't have that many games. Is usually better to wait a year or two for a price drop.