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Ubisoft Support Page: PS5 doesn't support PS1, PS2 or PS3 BC [Update: Page removed]
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They picked a horrible emulator. Should've went with Mednafen.
Same here. I have no interest in discs for PS4/PS5, but would have used it for BC. If there is no PS1-3 BC, then I probably won't bother getting the disc version (unless there are other differences that may be relevant)
I don't think the opportunities of PS2/PS3 remasters going into the PS5 era is the reason for no BC. But rather, there is little desire and incentive to do this.
If the PS4 was highly successful without this, then the PS5 needs this feature even less as those games continue to lose relevance.
Yes Sony will continue to remaster and remake games they want to revitalize. But really, this is just something they don't see worth their time.
Even without any support for discs, just being able to play the existing library of PS1 games that are for sale right now on PSN would be huge.
That blows (if true). I can play PS1 and PS3 games no problem, but the issue is that I still have no easy way of playing my PS2 collection. Was hoping the PS5 would amend that situation, but if not then Sony needs to get its thumb out of its butt where backwards compatibility is concerned.
That's extremely disappointing, especially since Microsoft is doing BC almost perfectly, wake up Soony.
Damn I still held hope that this would be their big surprise in the next event, ps1 and 2 at least.
Publishers can and do still sell remasters on platforms that have BC. Xbox just added BC a few years ago. I'm not sure where the disconnect is coming from. Sony adding BC wouldn't necessarily stop publishers from selling remasters. Also, good BC means publishers don't even have to pay to have good remasters made, they just repackage the games.
User Banned (1 Day): Platform Waring; Microsoft has plenty of first party games
That's a choice made by Xbox to counter the lack of 1st party releases they will have in the first year. Nothing wrong with that.
Surely, the plan is to just put all the stuff on the cloud anyway? So, it might not matter in the long run.
It happens on PC too albeit to a smaller extent. Plenty of games that have a serviceable version on PC still got the HD/Remaster treatment and did relatively well.
No it's not. One has nothing to do with the other except for perpetuating this false narrative.
That language has always existed as a preventative legal measure on the chance that certain games don't work or have issues.
We have little reason to expect that there would be widespread issues.
I hope the console sells under expectations, which wouldn't be surprising in the current climate anyway. Poor sales is the only thing that gets console publishers be consumer friendly and add features like this later on.
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This was expected for PS3/2/1. So no big surprise here.
but did Ubi confirmed that trophies earned will follow up if you upgrade ? If you start valhalla on PS4, are you going to lose everything when finishing it on PS5 ?
I just checked the same page for Series X, and it's clearly written :
This part is clearly not in the PS4 to PS5 page...
but did Ubi confirmed that trophies earned will follow up if you upgrade ? If you start valhalla on PS4, are you going to lose everything when finishing it on PS5 ?
I just checked the same page for Series X, and it's clearly written :
This part is clearly not in the PS4 to PS5 page...
Simple reason is: people don't care about these games. Why do you think they stoped with PS2 classics?
As expected. I said this before quite some time ago, but I fully believe the PS5 only has PS4 backwards compatibility because Sony feels forced to do so in response to Microsoft's backwards compatibility efforts. I'm 100% convinced that if Microsoft didn't do all their backwards compatibility stuff that the PS5 also wouldn't have PS4 BC.
Jim Ryan 2017:
"When we've dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but not actually used much," said Ryan.
"That, and I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games, and the PS1 and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why would anybody play this?"
"When we've dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but not actually used much," said Ryan.
"That, and I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games, and the PS1 and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why would anybody play this?"
No. It's pretty clear that this effort is irrespective of Microsoft's first party lineup. But rather, it's part of their initiative to have a continuous, preserved ecosystem.
Shafting the PS1/PS2 classics on PSN would be more wack than not supporting discs, unless they plan to let all online titles be playable via PSNow. There's no excuse to let their online library rot since they can control it.
That assertion doesn't make much sense in terms of timing, I don't think. Hasn't the BC program been going on for quite a while?
Is not a false narrative, it's just their choice to maximize gaming offers. Like I said, there's nothing wrong with that.
They stopped with PS2 games on PS4 because they were poorly emulated and expensive, so of course sales were poor. Rockstar was one of the only publishers outside of Sony really supporting it in the beginning anyway.
They did the same with the ps4 didn't they? Not the ps3 but the other two they did
Jim Ryan 2017:
"When we've dabbled with backwards compatibility, I can say it is one of those features that is much requested, but not actually used much," said Ryan.
"That, and I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games, and the PS1 and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why would anybody play this?"
Sony run by a man who has no respect for the medium. Great!
Was hoping to be able to access my old PS3 digital library that has been lying dormant since 2013 tbh.
You literally made up that the reason they've invested in backwards compatibility is to "counter the lack of 1st party releases they will have in the first year." Embarrassing.
Sony doesn't give a shit about preserving old games. The Ps5 is capable of emulating Ps3 games.
It's them saying to go buy an Xbox or PC if you care about playing old games.
It's them saying to go buy an Xbox or PC if you care about playing old games.
I bet some people care. It's not like Sony would be losing money.
Luckily sony has a product for those who want to play old games, it called ps3 fat!
But seriously, this was expected. Maybe they can do some stuff with ps now.
But seriously, this was expected. Maybe they can do some stuff with ps now.
