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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sony is about to make the jump to a new generation of gaming hardware, and it's not willing to look back, at least not very far. Anyone hoping for backward compatibility beyond the PS4 is set to be ...

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 ...

Doubt has been cast over whether the PlayStation 3 will be fully backwards compatible with all previous PlayStation titles, despite earlier claims that the next-generation console will play both ...

You can play some PS1, PS2, and PS3 games on PS4 through PlayStation Store purchases. PlayStation Plus Extra or Deluxe membership offers a catalog of older games to ...

Sony has confirmed that the new model PlayStation 3 for Europe has had its backwards compatibility reduced due to costs. Sony released the final specifications for the Euro PS3 last week, revealing ...

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.