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 ...

Unlike some of the first PS3 machines to hit the market, the new PS3 'Slim' doesn't support PlayStation 2 titles. Backwards compatibility was a big draw way back when, and even today it's a hot ...

We do know that there are next gen consumers wanting to come over the the PS3. Most of those are consumers who have not utilized their PS2 for a little while and they're ready to jump into the ...

PS1, PS2, PS3 Backwards Compatibility Hinted With PS5 Patent The latest patent was spotted by Twitter user Shaun, who states that Sony might have managed to nail backward compatibility for its ...

However, it’s looking like PS3, PS2, and PS1 games will not be included in the PlayStation 5 ‘s backwards compatibly support, which runs at odds with what the Xbox Series X is doing.

The short answer is, no; the PS5 does not offer full backwards compatibility with PS1, PS2, and PS3 titles. These three generations are mostly incompatible with the PS5 for a variety of reasons.

Players simply start-up the game in their PS3, select the option to swap discs, put in their PS2 games and get ready to embarrass themselves.

As part of our PS5 guide, we’re going to tell you whether PS5 is backwards compatible with PS3, PS2, and PS1 games.

It won't. "Backwards compatibility is off the table," Sony America marketing man John Koller told Kotaku. People buy PS3s to play PS3 games, he went on to argue.

The PS2 is an infamously complicated system, having to emulate it in software for the PS3 will be a challenging task. If the early reports are to be believed progress is coming steadily, with many ...