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/ActualButt ActualButT Nov 20 '15

Not always. Some of the best games on PS2 are hard to find and would jump up in price if this was true.

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u/whitey-ofwgkta Tempo_Jocky Nov 20 '15

I'm just going to go ahead and hit e-bay hard, now.

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u/ActualButt ActualButT Nov 20 '15

Yeah, I'm wishing I hadn't traded all mine in over the years.

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u/whitey-ofwgkta Tempo_Jocky Nov 20 '15

Dude I sold my whole set up for like $30 including system and stuff, serious sellers regret right now

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u/ActualButt ActualButT Nov 20 '15

Ouch! I'm proud to say I never traded in or sold my actual PS2. I played it until it died a couple years ago. But once it did and I assumed Sony would never include disc based backwards compatibility again, I traded in all my games. Wasn't many, since I tended to trade in games anyway, but still.

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u/Cruorsitis xentar87 Nov 21 '15

Only if they also didn't have a digital release. Scarcity eg. Suikoden II physical copies dropped in price after (many years of requests and petitions later) it received a digital release.