So the PS5 IS going to be backwards compatible with PS1/PS2 and PS3... Sort of

[Crazycrab]

 

https://www.notebookcheck.net/PS5-backwards-compatibility-Likely-PS-Now-patent-invigorates-debate-on-whether-Cerny-s-PlayStation-5-BC-graphic-was-deliberately-incomplete.480817.0.html

 

So a recent patent suggests you will be able to play your old PS1, PS2 and PS3 games on the up and coming Playstation 5, but it's integrated in the PS Now streaming service or a virtual console rather than the on board hardware itself.  Now it's worth keeping in mind that this is only a patent so it might not mean anything, big companies file patents all the time without it making it into a final product so take it with a grain of salt.  It's also not quite clear whether it would require a subscription to PS Now, a digital purchase or the original disc for authentication.

What do you think?  Is this real backwards compatibility?  Will Sony put your old games behind a paywall on the PS5?  Discuss!

[The Blackangel]

I think it's a good idea, in theory. But in all honesty, with the exception of classic gamers, who really plays PS1/PS2PS3 games anymore? The few that have been remastered are an exception to this question. I don't see it being beneficial in any way with the exception of us classic gamers. There are very few people who even know what the game DarkStone is. And in all honesty how many really remember The Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver? As much as I hate to admit it, it's a wasted effort.

[skyfire]

I think it's easy for games made for PS 2 onwards to run on the PS 5 but the backwards compatibility is a bit difficult. 

[The Blackangel]

They didn't even put a CD player in the PS4 and it offered no reverse play. So why would they do it with the PS5 is what I want to know. It's just not going to do Sony any good from what I can see, unless they offer the ENTIRE LIBRARY OF GAMES from all systems. That's thousands of games. It would cost so much that Sony would completely lose out, and the PS5 may be the end of PlayStation. It's not financially a good idea or investment.

[Rebel-scum8298]

honestly being backwards compatible is cool an all , but who actually has all that many ps (aything but 4) discs that aren't completely fuckin jacked up.I know I have a total of zero i think my brother ,whom owns a ps3, has like six . lol 

no one owns shit anymore its all just on the cloud and we pay to access it . so cross compatible past four is what ever to most people. but if they made it so everything before four was free for download shit they'd take x-box our for one . and for two they'd buy all of the game companies time to have to release exclusive games giving us the best possible gaming experience. specially since all i ever hear from the industry is the massive amount of hours they have to put in to make games come out fast enough . the whole industry sounds (and if you look at some of these shitty games) seem rushed if they had more time i feel like we'd see some really cool shit come out.

[The Blackangel]

I still play on cartridges and discs. And I'm not referring to current gen systems. I'm talking about Atari/NES/SNES/ N64/ PS1/PS3/ GBASP etc. I'm a classic gamer. But none of that flashback bullshit. I play the real god damn thing. And I have an enormous library of games, if you include all the games I have, including current gen systems. Well this is just for the systems I play. I'm not including my Game Cube, Wii, PS2, or Xbox 360 games, as I don't play those anymore.

Here's the list:

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NES - - -

8 Eyes
A Boy And His Blob
Abadox
Astynax
Bad Dudes
Batman
Battletoads
Blaster Master
Bubble Bobble
Castlequest
Castlevania 1,2,3
Clash At Demonhead
Contra
Contra Super C
Deadly Towers
Demon Sword
Dig Dug 2
Donkey Kong Classics
Double Dragon 1,2,3
Dr Mario
Dragon Warrior
Ducktales 2
Excitebike
Faxanadu
Festers Quest
Final Fantasy
Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll
Friday The 13th
Gauntlet 1,2
Gyromite
Hydlide
Iron Sword
Junior Edition Jeopardy
Karate Champ
Kid Icarus
Kings Knight
Kirbys Adventure
Kung Fu
Legacy Of The Wizard
Legend Of Zelda, The(gold)
Little Mermaid, The
Marble Madness
Mario Bros
Mega Man 2,3,4,6
Metroid
Milon's Secret Castle
Ninja Gaiden
Punch Out
Q*Bert
Rescue Rangers
Rocketeer, The
Rygar
Shadowgate
Solstice
Spy Hunter
Street Fighter 2010
Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt, SMB2,SMB3
T&C Surf Designs
Taboo The Sixth Sense
Tiger-Heli
Time Lord
TMNT 1,2,3
TMNT Tournament Fighters
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Willow
Wizards & Warriors
Yo! Noid
Yoshi
Zelda 2 The Adventure Of Link(gold)

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Game Genie

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SNES - - -

Arcades Greatest Hits
Beavis & Butthead
Blackthorne
Donkey Kong Country 1,2,3
Drakken
Earthworm Jim 2
Final Fantasy 2,3,4
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
F-Zero
Illusion Of Gaia
Jim Power The Lost Dimension In 3D
Killer Instinct (CIB minus soundtrack)
Lagoon
Legend Of The Mystical Ninja, The
Legend Of Zelda A Link To The Past, The
Legend Of Zelda Goddess Of Wisdom, The
Legend Of Zelda Parallel Worlds, The
Lion King, The
Magic Sword
Mario All Stars
Mario Is Missing
Mario Kart
Mario Paint
Mario RPG Legend Of The 7 Stars
Mario World
Mega Man X
Mortal Kombat 1,2,3
Populous
Ren & Stimpy Veediots
Rocketeer, The (CIB)
Star Fox
Street Fighter 2 Turbo
Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Super Putty
Super Off Road The Baja
Ultima The False Prophet
Ultimate Mortal Kombat
Warlock
Wild C.A.T.S.
Wizard Of Oz
Yoshi's Cookie

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SUPER SCOPE-

Battle Clash
Metal Combat
Super Scope 6
X Zone
Yoshi's Safari

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Super Game Boy

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Game Genie

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N64 - - -

1080 Snowboarding
Banjo Kazooie
Castlevania
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Daikatana
Donkey Kong 64
Forsaken 64
Hexen
Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
Mega Man 64
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Namco Museum 64
Nightmare Creatures
Quest 64
South Park
Space Invaders
Star Fox 64
Star Wars Shadows Of The Empire
World Driver Championship
Zelda Majoras Mask (both gold, one hologram)
Zelda Ocarina Of Time (standard & gold)
Zelda Ocarina Of Time Master Quest

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Game Shark

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SWITCH - - -

DIGITAL DOWNLOADS---

Agony
Aldred Knight
Anodyne
Aqua Lungers
Ascendance
Beholder
Blasphemous
Bleed Complete Bundle (Bleed, Bleed 2)
Bloodstained: Curse Of The Moon 2
Bouncy Bob
Call Of Juarez: Gunslinger
Castle Of Heart
Classic Games
Cosmic Star Heroine
Defunct
Degrees Of Separation
Ding Dong XL
Earthworms
Elemental Knights R
Flashback
Fobia
Goblin Sword
Him & Her
Infliction
Layers Of Fear: Legacy
Lydia
Poly Puzzle
Redneck Skeet Shooting
Revenge Of The Bird King
REZ PLZ
Seeders Puzzle Reboot
Singled Out
Slender: The Arrival
Snowboarding The Next Phase
Syberia 2
Sydney Hunter And The Curse Of The Mayan
The Childs Sight
The Way Remastered
Thief Simulator
Warlocks 2: God Slayers
Wunderling

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CARTRIDGES---

Assassins Creed 3
Collection Of Mana (Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret Of Mana, Trials Of Mana)
FF7/FF8 (dual game cartridge)
Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The Wild, The
Legend Of Zelda Link's Awakening, The
Mario Odyssey
Octopath Traveler
Skyrim
South Park The Fractured But Whole
Tiny Barbarian DX
Titan Quest
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Witcher 3, The

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GAME BOY - - -

Arcade 4 Defender/Joust
Donkey Kong Land
Jungle Book
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park DNA Factor
Killer Instinct
Mario Kart Super Circuit
Metroid II
Mole Mania
My Little Pony Rainbow
Namco Museum (Ms. Pac Man, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Galaga, Galaxian)
Pagemaster, The
Pinocchio
Pocahontas
Quad Desert Fury
Speedy Gonzales
Spyro 2 Season Of Flame
Spyro Attack Of The Rhynots
Super Mario Deluxe
Super Mario Land 1,2
Tak & The Power Of Juju
Zelda 4 Swords
Zelda A Link To The Past
Zelda Links Awakening (Color, and Original)
Zelda Minish Cap
Zelda Oracle Of Ages (GBA Copy & GB Color Copy)
Zelda Oracle Of Seasons

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Game Genie

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SEGA GENESIS - - -

Beavis & Butthead
Clue
Galahad
Ghouls 'N Ghosts
Jurassic Park
Pinocchio
Pitfall The Mayan Adventure
Risky Woods
Shining In The Darkness
Sonic 1,2
Sonic & Knuckles
Street Fighter 2 Special Champion Edition
Sub-Terrania
Tinhead
Toy Story

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PS1 - - -

Castlevania Symphony Of The Night
Coolboarders 2,3,4,2001
DarkStone
Final Fantasy 8
MDK
Monopoly

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PS3 - - -

Assassins Creed 1,2,3
Bound By Flame
Castlevania Lords Of Shadows 1,2
Dantes Inferno
Dark Kingdom
Darksiders 1,2
Dark Souls 1,2
Defiance (DDL)
Demons Souls
Devil May Cry 1,2,3,4
Dishonored (2 Copies)
Dragon Age II
Dragon Age Inquisition Deluxe Edition
Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition (DA Origins, DA Origins Awakening)
Dragons Dogma
Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion
Elder Scrolls V Skyrim
Fallen Angel Sacred II
Family Guy Back To The Multiverse
Final Fantasy X, X2
God Of War 1,2,3, Chains Of Olympus, Ghost Of Sparta, Ascension
Heavenly Sword
Hunted: The Demons Forge
Infamous Collection (Infamous, Infamous2, Infamous: Festival Of Blood)
Lair
Last Of Us, The
Ninja Gaiden 3 Razors Edge
Reckoning Kingdom Of Amalur
Remember Me
Rise Of The Argonauts
Risen 2 Dark Waters
Risen 3 Titan Lords
South Park The Stick Of Truth
Thief
Two Worlds

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PS4 - - -

Bloodborne
Dragon Age Inquisition
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age
For Honor Gold Edition
God Of War
Kingdom Come Deliverance
Lords Of The Fallen
Pillars Of Eternity Complete Edition
Shovel Knight
Styx: Shards Of Darkness

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XBOX ONE - - -

Evolve
GreedFall
Lichdom Battlemage
Life Is Strange
Life Is Strange Before The Storm
Red Dead Redemption II
Ryse Son Of Rome (Legendary Edition)
Witcher 3 Wild Hunt, The

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ATARI - - -

(GP = Game Program)

3 Tele Games
Air-Sea Battle(2)(GP)
Asteroids(2)
Astroblast
Backgammon(GP)
Barnstorming
Basketball(2)
Battlezone
Berzerk(3)
Blackjack(GP)
Bowling
Breakout
Bridge
Canyon Bomber
Centipede
Circus Atari(2)(GP)
Combat (GP) (4)
Daemons To Diamonds
Defender(2)
Dig Dug
Dodge 'Em(2)
Donkey Kong(2)
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial(3)
Fast Food
Football
Football(GP)
Freeway(2)
Frogger(2)
Frogs & Flies
Grand Prix(2)
Haunted House(2)
Home Run(GP)
Human Cannonball
Indy 500
Joust
Jr. Pac-Man
Jungle Hunt(2)
Kaboom
Kangaroo
Mario Bros.
Maze Craze(2)
Miniature Golf(GP)
Missile Command
Mouse Trap
Night Driver(2)
Pac-Man(3)
Phoenix (possibly broken?)
Pitfall(2)
Pong Sports
Q*Bert(2)
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
River Raid
Shark Attack
Skiing
Sky Diver
Slot Machine(GP)
Space Invaders(3)(GP)
Space War
Spiderman
Stampede
Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back
Street Racer(GP)
Super Breakout(2)
Swordquest: Earthworld
Swordquest: Fireworld(2)
Video Checkers(GP)
Video Chess(GP)
Video Olympics(2)(GP)
Video Pinball(GP)
Warlords(2)(GP)
Word Zapper
Yars' Revenge

[AndreiMirfi]

That will be cool. The nostalgia..

[skyfire]

On 7/21/2020 at 11:23 AM, Rebel-scum8298 said:

honestly being backwards compatible is cool an all , but who actually has all that many ps (aything but 4) discs that aren't completely fuckin jacked up.I know I have a total of zero i think my brother ,whom owns a ps3, has like six . lol 

Collectively one person may not own all of the old tech but distributed way there are many people who own random PS version. so that is what makes them push the compatibilty issues through that. 

[DudeThatsErin]

I think this would be cool and useful to anyone that wants nostalgia. Not sure how useful it would be for me.

[Heatman]

On 7/11/2020 at 6:40 PM, The Blackangel said:

I think it's a good idea, in theory. But in all honesty, with the exception of classic gamers, who really plays PS1/PS2PS3 games anymore? The few that have been remastered are an exception to this question. I don't see it being beneficial in any way with the exception of us classic gamers. There are very few people who even know what the game DarkStone is. And in all honesty how many really remember The Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver? As much as I hate to admit it, it's a wasted effort.

Seriously, the idea carry on those PS1 to PS3 games seem nice but I don't really think if it's worth the stress. 

[Demon_skeith]

I wish it took old discs, got so many PS1 and PS2 games gathering dust. But oh well, as long as we can keep playing PS4 games. 

[Heatman]

6 hours ago, Demon_skeith said:

I wish it took old discs, got so many PS1 and PS2 games gathering dust. But oh well, as long as we can keep playing PS4 games. 

Are those Playstation 1 and 2 disc of yours still in good condition? I really doubt mine are in good playing condition. 

[Demon_skeith]

20 hours ago, Heatman said:

Are those Playstation 1 and 2 disc of yours still in good condition? I really doubt mine are in good playing condition. 

 

Most haven't been open since 2010 but yeah they are in good condition, I take care of my stuff. 

[Heatman]

1 hour ago, Demon_skeith said:

 

Most haven't been open since 2010 but yeah they are in good condition, I take care of my stuff. 

If that's the case then, there is absolutely nothing for you to worry about as they are most likely still going to be in good playing condition. 

[Demon_skeith]

22 hours ago, Heatman said:

If that's the case then, there is absolutely nothing for you to worry about as they are most likely still going to be in good playing condition. 

 

I do have something to worry, I really can't play them, I'm sure my PS2 won't work.