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PS5's Backward Compatibility With PS1, PS2 and PS3 Unconfirmed
Sony focuses on making as many PS4 games as possible compatible with PS5, but remains silent about older platforms.
hardware & software
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
July 1, 2020
Free Upgrades for PS5 Games - Sony Doesn't Have Its Own Smart Delivery
Sony Japan announced the company's position on free upgrades for PlayStation 5 games. The company does not prepare a program in the vein of Microsoft's Smart Delivery, and will leave the decision on such free upgrades to the publishers.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
June 17, 2020
XSX Smart Delivery - List of Supported Titles and New Details
Today, Microsoft shared new information about Smart Delivery. From the post published on the Xbox Wire website, we learned how the process of moving titles between both generations of consoles will take place. We also learned the first list of game available in the service.
video games
Agnes Adamus
June 15, 2020
Compatibility With PS5 Will Soon be a Must for Every New PS4 Game
Sony informed developers that new games developed for PS4 will have to be compatible with PS5. In addition, future patches and remasters will also have to be fully compatible with the next-generation device.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
May 29, 2020
Xbox Series X Will Run Older Games in Up to 120 Fps
Microsoft promises thousands of games in backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X and to use the full power of next gen to improve their performance.
hardware & software
Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
May 29, 2020
PS5 Fans Fear for Backward Compatibility
A recent discovery suggests that Sony plans to make a change to the PS5 website. A sentence that may be added would suggest that backward compatibility will be limited to a „back catalog”, which will grow with software updates.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 29, 2020
Backwards Compatibility of PS5 Will Cover Most of PS4's 4000 Games
Sony has ensured that the vast majority of games currently available on the PS4 will also be playable on the next-generation console, PlayStation 5, thanks to backward compatibility.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
March 20, 2020
You Can Now Play Dante's Inferno on PC in 4K and 60FPS
Dante's Inferno is now playable on PC thanks to a PlayStation 3 emulator. Not only does it run smoothly, but it also supports 4K and 60FPS.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
March 9, 2020
PS5 With Two Hardware Modes for PS4 Game Support
Reliable information about the backward compatibility of PlayStation 5 has surfaced on the web. According to the infor, the console's GPU will have two additional modes of operation, designed specifically for PS4 and PlayStation 4 Pro games.
hardware & software
Adrian Werner
December 31, 2019
Leak: PS5 to be Backwards Compatible With PS, PS2, PS3 and PS4 Discs
We have more and more leaks about backward compatibility of PS5. Recent reports suggest that the console will read almost all discs from previous generations. In other words: our PS5 will be able to run games from PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4.
hardware & software
Konrad Serafinski
November 21, 2019
Xbox Scarlett Bets on Power, Price and Backward Compatibility
Phil Spencer and Aaron Greenberg from Microsoft commented on the Xbox Scarlett console. They did not reveal any specifics, but assured us that the company had learned from Xbox One's debut and that the new platform would be able to hold its ground in terms of both power and price.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
November 15, 2019
PS5 Devkit Photo and PSX, PS2, PS3 and PS4 Compatibility Rumors
One Twitter user who is behind the leak of The Last of Us 2's release date has informed fans not to sell their PSX, PS2, PS3 and PS4 games. This may suggest that the latest Sony console will be compatible with older versions. Additionally, a photo od PS5 devkit has been uploaded to the web.
hardware & software
Paul Wozniak
October 19, 2019
More MS-DOS Classics Available in Browsers
The Internet Archive has been enhanced by another 2.5 thousand games created several dozen years ago with MS-DOS in mind. All titles can be played for free in our web browser.
video games
Bart Swiatek
October 15, 2019
Call of Duty Mobile for Free Also on PC
PC owners will be able play Call of Duty: Mobile on their machines. All thanks to GameLoop - an emulator that enables launchin Android games on PC. The game will launch tomorrow.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
September 30, 2019
Nintendo Sues Another ROM Website; Millions of Dollars are at Stake
Nintendo has filed another lawsuit in connection with illegal sharing of games on the Internet. This time it was the RomUniverse website, from which the publisher demands substantial compensation.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
September 12, 2019
Microsoft Ends Backward Compatibility Program On Xbox One
Microsoft has announced that the latest update to the Xbox One backward-compatible games catalog will also be the last. The Redmond giant will focus on refining this feature for the upcoming Project Scarlett.
video games
Jakub Mirowski
June 11, 2019
Current-Gen Games Will Run Faster on PS5
Sony has shared additional details about the backward compatibility of games that the PS5 is supposed to offer. The software developed by Sony engineers will allow us to play older productions with a higher frame rate.
video games
Sin
June 4, 2019
Sony Registers a Backward Compatibility System for PS5
Sony patents a backward compatibility system for PlayStation 5.
hardware & software
Michael Kulakowski
February 2, 2019
Will Persona 5 be playable on PC? Here's what Atlus has to say
Atlus has been very protective of Persona 5, which most recently led to blocking the game from a popular PS3 emulator for Windows. Could they be planning a PC version of Persona 5?
video games
September 27, 2017
Rocket League AquaDome free update coming out in October
Rocket League will be getting a free content update next month, featuring a new underwater arena called AquaDome. There will also be two appropriately-themed car DLC packs.
video games
September 23, 2016