We all love backwards compatibility. But for the past few generations of consoles, companies have begun to be a bit more stingy and stingy with every new platform they release when it comes to backwards compatibility. From the original PS2 featuring backwards compatibility, to the PS2 slim ridding the feature. The original PS3 featuring backwards compatibility to losing it all together with the slim models, all the way to the PS4, not featuring backwards compatibility at all.
In a world where we just cannot get HD remakes fast enough for our beloved older gen titles, backwards compatibility is wanted, and it seems Sony is finally catching onto our desires. With Starwars Battlefront just now launching, buyers have now begun to download their four classic Star Wars games which come with it, three of the titles were on PS2. Since the release of these titles, it has been confirmed that these are in fact running on some sort of PS2 emulation on the PS4. Wired has recently reached out to Sony regarding the possible emulation, and Sony responded with:
“We are working on utilizing PS2 emulation technology to bring PS2 games forward to the current generation. We have nothing further to comment at this point in time.”
Now I’m sure you are just as thrilled as I am to hear this news. The PlayStation 2 had many great games, and personally, I cannot wait for this to finally become implemented within the PS4. We still do not know if this will mean that we will be able to eventually insert PS2 discs into our PS4, or if we will just be receiving a catalog of downloadable PS2 ; either way, as long as I can play some Final Fantasy XII, Ape Escape 3, and Parrapa the Rapper, I’ll be more than happy!
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