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Jason Schreier: PS5 probably won't be able to play PS1, PS2 or PS3 discs games but potentially digtal downloads
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While this would suck, PS5 having BC with PS4 is the main clencher for people looking to possibly upgrade. Anything else is a bonus.
I'm sure PS5 is going to do a gamepass thing, but honestly, if they just supported a gamepass that was only PS3 and before titles, I would be so okay with that. There's a lot of PS3 titles that I would love to check out. And of course, the PSX and PS2 are loaded with classics too but I want my easily accessible Tokyo Jungle port.
I guess this should be expected.
The PS4 could easily do PS1 backward compatibility and they didn't. Neither with CDs or with the PS3 classics they've done that...
The PS4 could easily do PS1 backward compatibility and they didn't. Neither with CDs or with the PS3 classics they've done that...
PS2 wasn't even able to play all PSX games. With the exception of the Wii, I don't think any system's been able to perfectly emulate its predecessor for BC.
It hope for it to be able to play all the digital games. Anyone expecting physical for things outside of PS4 and maybe PS3 were crazy though.
I do wish the classic stuff was more like how the Xbox One does it - by putting in the disc, it can read that you have the original disc and will then download the game online. If you could do that with the PS2 and PSone games, it'd be great.
forgive my ignorance but, doesn't the PS3 have a blueray drive as well?
It doesn't make sense to do PS3 digital downloads but not PS3 discs. Both PS3 and PS4 discs are Blu-ray.
If it's BC with PS4 discs and PS3 digital games, it'll be BC with PS3 discs too.
If it's BC with PS4 discs and PS3 digital games, it'll be BC with PS3 discs too.
pardon my ignorance, but does it read directly from the disc, or it uses the license within the disc to download a converted version digitally so it's able to run the game?
Sony should buy BP, and remake their previous greatest hits. It seems that's the only way we'll get to play some of their classics.
I don't get it. Can't it just recognize a game disc and then prompt a digital download like Xbox does? Or is he saying it won't be able to recognize disc's from those systems at all?
Edit: He was specifically replying to digital re-releases. So what about games that are not re-released?
Edit: He was specifically replying to digital re-releases. So what about games that are not re-released?
Sorry, I misread your initial post. I read "can" instead of "can't".
Every time i get mildly excited by a patent about PS5's BC capabilities, I remind myself of the PS2 on PS4 initiative to ground myself.
If it can download and play the entire PlayStation library, they've already won.
He's saying you can't put in a PS1 disc and play it from that disc.
Sony will 100% want to sell you the stuff you already own again and will cripple any legacy BC to do it.
At most I see potential PS3 support on PS5 being about as well planned and supported as PS2 on PS4.
I am still not convinced they wont mess up having all PS4 games on PS5 somehow.
At most I see potential PS3 support on PS5 being about as well planned and supported as PS2 on PS4.
I am still not convinced they wont mess up having all PS4 games on PS5 somehow.
would it be too hard to make it so the PS5 could rip games from discs?
I know nothing about any of this but you can do it on a computer right? So why not make it a feature, rip your games, play on emulator.
I know nothing about any of this but you can do it on a computer right? So why not make it a feature, rip your games, play on emulator.
Who would even play disc PS1/PS2 games these days?
And IIRC PS4 didn't even read CD-ROM, so PS1 wouldn't work anyway.
And IIRC PS4 didn't even read CD-ROM, so PS1 wouldn't work anyway.
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