Sony has given its strongest indication yet that it may be looking at PS3 backwards compatibility for the PS5, with the format holder filing a patent titled, Backward Compatibility Testing of Software ...

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The Sony PlayStation brand is all about providing world-class experiences with cutting-edge technology. It even doubled down in 2024 by releasing the PlayStation 5 Pro. That being said, if you want to ...

The PlayStation 5 was designed to honor the extensive legacy of the PlayStation 4. Backward compatibility grants access to over four thousand existing PS4 games easily. Crucially, the PS5 offers much ...

The PlayStation 5's mark on the gaming industry so far is yet to be measured, but it got off to a fairly interesting start with stock issues and some early UI woes. Now, modders are focusing their ...

Veteran reporter and editor with over ten years of experience. Probably reading comic books. A PlayStation 5 firmware update appears to have corrected a notorious backward compatibility bug in the ...

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A known insider has opined that the PS5 Pro‘s limited CPU improvements could possibly be due to PS6 backwards compatibility. Yesterday, the PS5 Pro’s specs leaked during Sony‘s third-party developer ...

For gamers, backwards compatibility is always a "green" flag since this will allow them to play games from older consoles. It has been a cornerstone of console gaming for many years, to say the least.