Sony confirms PS5 won't be backwards compatible with PS1, PS2, or PS3 games

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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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I glad to skip PS1, PS2 and PS3 due to different chip. PS4 and PS5 use AMD chip because of cheap to make and more afford.

I'm happy to own my PS4 system and PS4 disc games collection that I bought from some stores.

99% compatibility for all PS4 games are able to run on PS5 system is so wonderful news for us then we don't have to worry about problems. That's sweet news! Congrats!!! :)
 
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Ooh fun, which two?
one was road rash, the other is an extremely oscure jrpg, they both are victims of an obscure bug, also forgot to mention, the Super Gameboy will play them due to being based on the DMG

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I glad to skip PS1, PS2 and PS3 due to different chip. PS4 and PS5 use AMD chip because of cheap to make and more afford.

I'm happy to own my PS4 system and PS4 disc games collection that I bought from some stores.

99% compatibility for all PS4 games are able to run on PS5 system is so wonderful news for us then we don't have to worry about problems. That's sweet news! Congrats!!! :)
i said it on another comment here, but while hardware BC would be expensive, emulation BC is not, in fact, they had ps1 BC on all ps3 models because of this
 

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A lazy fucking excuse, typical. Time goes forward Sony, you could, y'know, still work on it instead of just giving up :rolleyes:

Thank fuck for all the various PS1 emus/PCSX2/RPCS3, random internet people do what Sony Don't. ;O;

So very true, they could emulate those games (probably some with required for PS3) with practically no work required at all.

Either they had planned further "PS Mini / NES Mini style systems when this decision was made, or they simply want to Nintendo things up, charging for decades old games you already own several times over.

No excuse really, the fact Microsoft have been si aggressive and on form with their strategy lately only adds insult.
 

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one was road rash, the other is an extremely oscure jrpg, they both are victims of an obscure bug, also forgot to mention, the Super Gameboy will play them due to being based on the DMG

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i said it on another comment here, but while hardware BC would be expensive, emulation BC is not, in fact, they had ps1 BC on all ps3 models because of this
PS2 too was easy to emulate for Sony on PS3 and PS4.
I think the PS5 would be more than capable to emulate PS3 as well, but business decisions may exclude those platforms.
 
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On one hand, I don't think it would be realistic to expect backwards compatibility with games from 4 generations ago.

On the other, considering the new consoles are basically just mid-range PCs, I would expect the company that actually made the hardware for those old consoles to be able to make emulators that are at least as good as the ones made by fans in their free time, if they wanted to.
 

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HDD? I guess DVDs to burn have got a tad expensive. PS1 emulation has got to the point you can make PS1 game better than they were on the PS1 by adding graphics filters. PS2 emulation can run about 90% of the games quite well.

Not just that, but you also have projects that are taking pre-rendered BGs from games like any of the Final Fantasies on PS1 not named Tactics or a port marred by loading times and upscaling them to look better on modern displays.

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Lol, this shouldn't be the case, there is no specialized hardware required to support PS4 that they could remove to cut down costs.

And I still think they could've sold it as a separate adapter or something for the later models of the PS3 for those who wanted the feature like how they sold the classic memory card adapter. A small case that plugs into the USB port of a PS3 Slim, that added PS2 BC for all games that had the SoC inside of it.
 
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didn't anyone see the disclaimer before the ps5 presentation that all the games shown are on PC emulating the ps5 experience? THIS FAR IN and they are still scared to show actual console gameplay.

Just FFXVI, not all the titles. It was specifically stated right after FF trailer.
 

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didn't anyone see the disclaimer before the ps5 presentation that all the games shown are on PC emulating the ps5 experience? THIS FAR IN and they are still scared to show actual console gameplay.

And considering how badly RE8 was slowing down with that one trailer earlier this year, it's looking like both systems are starting on shaky ground. I mean, is the PS5 even launching with a new game? As in, it isn't a glorified remaster with extra stuff, but a brand new, made-exclusively-for-PS5 game at launch? Because I've heard and seen announcements and reveals, but not much in terms of what's going to be available at launch. We already know Microsoft is just selling a system that will only be playing previous gen games at launch, with nothing new to come until at least next year, so I'm now curious who's going to be coming out on more stable ground at launch here?

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Sony are as bad as nintendo when it comes to support for previous purchases. Not overly surprised, though fairly surprised microsoft has become the good guy in all of this.

Basically just means I have zero ethical qualms about emulation.

Eh...I mean, are they? What games that actually look good that are exclusive to their systems are there that people are excited about?

If anything, the problem they have is that, at launch, the system is just for playing your old games, which is fine, I would recommend someone who's interested in the Xbox platform get the Series X if they wanted to play on those consoles, but for those looking for a good selection of games that are for the system they're buying? Halo Infinite didn't impress with that Donkey Kong alien earlier, that's for sure!
 
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I love how everyone still bitches about it not supporting backward compatability, it wasnt exactly a feature on demand, you all just bitch for the sake of been bitches.

Its very highly likely that those who still play ps1,2,3 games still own the original console.
 

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I love how everyone still bitches about it not supporting backward compatability, it wasnt exactly a feature on demand, you all just bitch for the sake of been bitches.

Its very highly likely that those who still play ps1,2,3 games still own the original console.

...probably because they either have other options to play those games, or are hoping to get an AIO device in the next system. Or, maybe the original console's disc drive bit the dust? That was a common issue with Slim PS2s, you know!
 

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seriously? cannot they just use the open source emulators and put it there? I understand if ps3 emulation is next to impossible, but it's unreasonable that a ps5 cannot emulate ps1 and ps2 games. sony could have made a custom emulators based on those open source emulators and integrate them with classic psn titles, yet they don't do it.
 
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...probably because they either have other options to play those games, or are hoping to get an AIO device in the next system. Or, maybe the original console's disc drive bit the dust? That was a common issue with Slim PS2s, you know!
But you all seem to think this has been something sony always did.

They did it once, no fucker else did it or does it, yes even xbox doesnt do it, they emulate titles they want.

I dont see anyone bitching at nintendo or microsoft because you cant just slap any game in and play it.

And even if your console bit the dust, only costs like £10 to get another.
 

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And considering how badly RE8 was slowing down with that one trailer earlier this year, it's looking like both systems are starting on shaky ground. I mean, is the PS5 even launching with a new game? As in, it isn't a glorified remaster with extra stuff, but a brand new, made-exclusively-for-PS5 game at launch? Because I've heard and seen announcements and reveals, but not much in terms of what's going to be available at launch. We already know Microsoft is just selling a system that will only be playing previous gen games at launch, with nothing new to come until at least next year, so I'm now curious who's going to be coming out on more stable ground at launch here?

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Eh...I mean, are they? What games that actually look good that are exclusive to their systems are there that people are excited about?

If anything, the problem they have is that, at launch, the system is just for playing your old games, which is fine, I would recommend someone who's interested in the Xbox platform get the Series X if they wanted to play on those consoles, but for those looking for a good selection of games that are for the system they're buying? Halo Infinite didn't impress with that Donkey Kong alien earlier, that's for sure!


The development on RE8 for PS5 is being difficult, as ps5 can't keep the game running at a stable framerate..One developer mentioned the game is always crashing and having slowdowns on multiple points. He also mentioned the game is running perfect smooth on Series X with no problems, struggles or whatsoever. This is happening cause ps5 is not really next as their hardware is not optimized enough for it..
 

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