Sony’s next-gen PlayStation will feature some level of backward compatibility with PlayStation 4 games, but PlayStation 5 owners may not get the full 25 years of backward compatibility they may be ...

PlayStation 5's full backward compatibility potential has remained somewhat of a mystery as Sony has not confirmed or denied any potential for support beyond PS4 games, but a recent, and now updated ...

PlayStation 5 will be compatible with "99 percent" of PS4 games according to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO and President Jim Ryan, although that may be as far as backwards compatibility goes. In ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook PlayStation — or, more specifically, PSN — may have just confirmed that PS3 backward compatibility ...

PlayStation fans would be quite delighted to know that Sony has finally figured out a way to implement backward compatibility. While the PlayStation 5 had some interesting features and make some ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A new tweet from PlayStation has ignited speculation that PS1, PS2, and PS3 backward compatibility ...

Japanese Magazine Ultra One says Sony is including the PS2 hardware in PS3s in order to provide complete (or close to complete) backward compatibility with previous generation games. Sony is looking ...

The post-event high of the PlayStation 5 Showcase has had fans buzzing, but new information from Sony has turned that buzz into mild disappointment. PlayStation 5 will not be backwards compatible with ...

Renowned Sony engineer Mark Cerny has reportedly filed a patent that would seemingly allow the PS5 to play older games via backward compatibility. Specifically, the patent describes a method to change ...

In the ongoing lead-up to PlayStation 5’s launch, the question of backwards compatibility has been a looming and cagey question for Sony. PS4 compatibility has been confirmed a few times already, but ...

PS5 will not be backward compatible with PS3, PS2, or PS1 games, according to a new support document on Ubisoft's website. Sony has yet to officially confirm or deny that PS3, PS2, or PS1 games will ...

PlayStation boss Jim Ryan has revealed that the PS5 won’t be backwards compatible with PS3, PS2 and PS1 games, after months of uncertainty about whether the console would be capable of such a feat.