Backward compatibility for the PS5 has been a major point of discussion for the console. And not just PS4 backward compatibility, either. PS5 backward compatibility with the PS3, PS2, and even the PS1 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of Game Rant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

A new PlayStation patent suggests the PS5, and possibly the PS4, are finally getting PS3, PS2, and PS1 backward compatibility. Unlike the Xbox Series X — which plays many Xbox 360 and original Xbox ...

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 ...

Hi guys. Does anybody know if the drum set, guitar, and the microphone for the PS2 version of Rock Band are compatible with PS3?<BR><BR>I was thinking that if the hardware are compatible, I can get ...

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 ...

Chad joined the DualShockers staff in mid 2009 and since then has put much of his time into covering RPGs, with a focus on the Japanese side of the genre, from the obscure to the mainstream. He's a ...

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 ...

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 ...