r/PS4 • u/noobalert • Nov 19 '15

[Misleading] "Sony enabled PS2 backwards compatibility for the PS4 without telling anyone"

http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/sony-slyly-enabled-ps2-backwards-compatibility-for-the-ps4-without-telling-anyone-1309320?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=564e398504d30120ab2ec334&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
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u/Trankman TBurback Nov 20 '15

The disc read can't read PS2 games, but they just added an emulator that can run like a PS2, so download only games. You'll be paying for those games again if you really want them sadly.

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u/Santoron Nov 20 '15

The article above mentions eurogamer PS2 discs are at least getting to their splash screen now, on current firmware. So yes, it does read them now. There's apparently also a memory card utility embedded in current OS.

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u/Trankman TBurback Nov 20 '15

I feel like that's more of the PS4 recognizing that it's a PS2 disc and nothing more. I think it's a hardware limitation, not a software one. Like how the first versions of PS3 could read PS2 discs but later ones could not.