They don't care enough to do it.Why can't they at this point just emulate them and take out a lot of the work? Surely they have internal emulators, so just have a small team that tests games and push through titles compatibility settings every once in a while. The box is beefy enough to push through PS1-3 no problem I'm sure.
Cd emulation is out of question since ps4 couldn't ever read cd. That make digital option left, which I imagine require Sony to renegotiate to whatever publisher/owner of all those old games to put it up on osn store, some include company that has been shut down or unclear who own the rights. Probably more hassle than it worth, also, even the big publishers who's still around may not want to go emulation route when they can do remake/remaster option and sell it on much higher price.
But really don't know why Sony isn't doing this for PS1 and PS2. I mean emulators of those consoles are available for years and it should be really easy to do it, but still...
Sony needs to cut the bullshit, come out and state what actually is, or isn't true, and give a fact sheet and leave it in players hands. Let their hard work stand on its own, and see where the chips fall.
September is tomorrow and the amount of questions still unanswered is mind blowing. It's really annoying at this point.
I mean I'm sure they can, but will they actually push their BC team to do so? Probably never.Honestly, seeing what the small team behind RPCS3 can do, I don't buy that a company of Sony's size just can't seem to figure it out.
I think they just don't see the benefit in dedicating the resources.
This. It would take them no time at all to implement PS1/2. I'm never going to get to retire my PS3 at this rate.Fuck off with not giving us PS1 and 2 emulation. Such bullshit.
No I don't think I will.
Yes, those are "ports".I wish PS1 and PS2 classics bought on PSN worked on it at least. PS2 games on PS4 act basically as PS4 games, right? Those should work I suppose.
You're right let me just go play some PS1 content on PS Now...So many people saying why can't they do it?
Well they can, but then it makes it less likely people will use PSNow and that is a money maker long term for them.
It's how they can get you by the balls tbh
Why bother putting in PS2 or PS3 support when they can just sell you fancy remasters of games you've played before like Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls all over again?
On the Ubisoft site, the line about multiplayer looks like it's a separate paragraph from the one about PS4 and PS1-3 BC. They're mentioning 1-3 because it's about Ubisoft games in general.For the bolded part, that's *EXACTLY* how I read it. Why even mention PS1-PS3 if they weren't supported via BC on the PS5? I think full BC is there, but online support for anything prior to the PS4 will not be supported by Ubisoft.
You're right let me just go play some PS1 content on PS Now...
They are learning from the master, Nintendo. 😉It's how they can get you by the balls tbh
Why bother putting in PS2 or PS3 support when they can just sell you fancy remasters of games you've played before like Shadow of the Colossus and Demon's Souls all over again?