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]

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.

The only reason I'm torn is I have 2 PS4s one on 6.72 obviously I'm keeping another on 7.51 with a 1.5 TB. I can get a few hundred dollars for this on Ebay I'm sure. It helps with the cost a lot.

But if I wait a year or two I won't get this much for the PS4.

 

[raxadian]

The only reason I'm torn is I have 2 PS4s one on 6.72 obviously I'm keeping another on 7.51 with a 1.5 TB. I can get a few hundred dollars for this on Ebay I'm sure. It helps with the cost a lot.

But if I wait a year or two I won't get this much for the PS4.

Sell the one with the newer firmware, I guess?

Xbox gamepass is a killer, 100 games for like twenty bucks a month in an age were games are gonna cost 70?

Even paying it for two years and with price increases is still a very good deal.

Heck I would go for it if I had a decent Internet connection and didn't have to do house repairs.

 

[Deleted User]

Sell the one with the newer firmware, I guess?

Xbox gamepass is a killer, 100 games for like twenty bucks a month in an age were games are gonna cost 70?

Even paying it for two years and with price increases is still a very good deal.

Heck I would go for it if I had a decent Internet connection and didn't have to do house repairs.

That's what I mean sell the one with the newer firmware get a couple hundred bucks get a PS5 for $300 something and it will have b/c with those games on the PS4. Kind of a hard deal to pass up since I know I will buy one eventually.

 

[djnate27]

Microsoft shoots...he SCORES!!!!!!

 

[raxadian]

That's what I mean sell the one with the newer firmware get a couple hundred bucks get a PS5 for $300 something and it will have b/c with those games on the PS4. Kind of a hard deal to pass up since I know I will buy one eventually.

Did you not read when I said Xbox? The PS5 doesn't have the gamepass deal.

 

[Deleted User]

Did you not read when I said Xbox? The PS5 doesn't have the gamepass deal.

No I ignored that. I was responding to you saying "sell the one on the newer firmware" I don't care about Xbox Game Pass.

 

[Captain_N]

consoles eventually break down, also, it's kinda inconvenient to keep many under the tv, the reason i love pc gaming so much is upgrades rarely break anything

Consoles do break down. For that reason i have multiple of the same console. And i continually learn how to service them.

PC gaming can also be a pain in the ass also. when the next os comes out you always have games that refuse to work. I hated the fact that all the dos games were unplayable when windows xp came out. Now we do have virtual machines and emulators like dos box but, the games still never worked as good as they did on native dos running on a processor with a speed they were designed for. Thankfully all the rts games i like to play work on windows xp. and the ones that need the IPX network protocol for multiplayer lan mode work also since windows xp has that feature.

 

[Pickle_Rick]

It's worth noting that the Xbox BC team is coming back after the X|S launch. So they'll be adding new OG and 360 games to the BC list again. (Even on XB1.) They'll also make patches to increase lods, framerate, and resolution for older titles. Phil already confirmed this. They only took a break in the first place to ensure everything was still working properly on X|S.

 

[Deleted User]

Consoles do break down. For that reason i have multiple of the same console. And i continually learn how to service them.

PC gaming can also be a pain in the ass also. when the next os comes out you always have games that refuse to work. I hated the fact that all the dos games were unplayable when windows xp came out. Now we do have virtual machines and emulators like dos box but, the games still never worked as good as they did on native dos running on a processor with a speed they were designed for. Thankfully all the rts games i like to play work on windows xp. and the ones that need the IPX network protocol for multiplayer lan mode work also since windows xp has that feature.

that only happened once, as opposed to pretty much every every gen like consoles (with exceptions like wii, ps2, 360, etc), though i will admit some games do break every so often (fallout 3 for example) even then, there are patches in those cases

 

[White_Raven_X]

*UPDATE*
Interesting read, to be taken with a grain of salt.

PlayStation 5 Leak Suggests Backwards Compatibility
https://www.essentiallysports.com/e...5-leaks-suggests-backwards-compatibility/amp/

 

[tabzer]

*UPDATE*
Interesting read, to be taken with a grain of salt.

PlayStation 5 Leak Suggests Backwards Compatibility
https://www.essentiallysports.com/e...5-leaks-suggests-backwards-compatibility/amp/

People are complaining that PS5 is not backwards compatible with PS1 discs, which is stupid to complain about now imo. Also, read the title of the thread. Your post is completely irrelevant to the topic at hand.

 

[White_Raven_X]

Aren't we discussing backwards compatibility?!

Quoted from link : "When we say backwards compatibility, it does not mean that PS5 will support games from PS3, PS2 or earlier."

My link has everything to do with the op's topic.

 

[cvskid]

Ps3 i can understand but there is no reason why the ps5 shouldn't be able to use/play ps1 and ps2 disc/games. Especially ps1 games.

 

[Deleted User]

Man, SONY denies its customers the ability to play PS1, PS2 or PS3 games on PS5 while Microsoft is going all-out with the Xbox Series X featuring all of the generations.

To add to that, they run amazingly!



This was actually pretty neat to watch.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

Xbox gamepass is a killer, 100 games for like twenty bucks a month in an age were games are gonna cost 70?

Yeah. Except PS Now offers over 800 games for $5 a month.

 

[Deleted User]

Yeah. Except PS Now offers over 800 games for $5 a month.

Microsoft has the deal of Game Pass Ultimate that bundles Xbox LIVE and Game Pass as one, so you pay one sub for both. Oh, and the EA Play has (or will) merged with Game Pass.

Meanwhile, users on PS5 will have to pay for three subs if they want all that (PS Plus, Now, EA Play). I hate to say it, but Microsoft is more consumer-friendly than SONY is.

 

[White_Raven_X]

It does sound like Xbox might have won this round sadly.

 

[Deleted User]

It does sound like Xbox might have won this round sadly.

PS5 still has the exclusives going for it, but aside that, Xbox does it better by the looks of it.

 

[White_Raven_X]

PS5 still has the exclusives going for it, but aside that, Xbox does it better by the looks of it.

I agree. Playstation exclusives is the only reason why I buy Sony. The Microsoft stuff I can get with 4k and raytracing on my gaming PC. It would have helped Sony sell if they would have made backwards compatibility with all previous units. Oh well... I'm still buying one.

 

[cvskid]

Yeah the only problem is microsoft doesn't have modern day exclusives that people are interested in at the moment. They do everything else right outside of that but some people don't want to give credit where credit is due.