You can play some PS1, PS2, and PS3 games on PS4 through PlayStation Store purchases. PlayStation Plus Extra or Deluxe membership offers a catalog of older games to ...

A new PlayStation patent suggests the PS5, and possibly the PS4, are finally getting PS3, PS2, and PS1 backward compatibility. Unlike the Xbox Series X — which plays many Xbox 360 and original Xbox ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A new tweet from PlayStation has ignited speculation that PS1, PS2, and PS3 backward compatibility ...

Video game horror came into bloom with the fifth generation of consoles, and the PS1 is filled with experiences meant to terrify unsuspecting players. Konami’s Silent Hill remains chilling to this day ...

PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that while the PlayStation 5 will have a 99 percent compatibility with all PS4 games, the upcoming PS5 won't support PS1, PS2, or PS3 titles. In an interview with ...

Sony is about to make the jump to a new generation of gaming hardware, and it's not willing to look back, at least not very far. Anyone hoping for backward compatibility beyond the PS4 is set to be ...

Logan Moore is the Managing Editor around these parts and enjoys the video game Super Mario Odyssey. Considering that Sony hadn't said a word about backward compatibility on PS5 for any previous ...

The PS5's backwards compatibility support only extends to the PS4 era, and the next-gen console won't play legacy PS1, PS2, or PS3 games. Sony's Jim Ryan re-iterated the news in a recent interview ...

PlayStation 5 will be compatible with "99 percent" of PS4 games according to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO and President Jim Ryan, although that may be as far as backwards compatibility goes. In ...

This morning, PS5 owners booted up their consoles and (assuming they had auto-updates turned on) were greeted with a surprise: The original and iconic PlayStation 1 console boot-up logos and music. It ...

While the PlayStation 5 has a solid slate of games like Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Demon's Souls, backward compatibility is also a very important factor for many players. While the ...