Can PS5 play PS2 games?

The initial version of our feature incorrectly contained a line about PS2 games coming to PS5, something that caught the attention of many PlayStation fans, as no PS2 titles are currently available on Sony's latest home console.
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Can a PS5 play PS3 games?

While the PS5 cannot play PS3 discs directly, a selection of PS3 games can be played digitally. This works via a PS Plus Premium subscription, which costs £13.49 per month, £39.99 per quarter or £119.99 per year. Once an internet connection is established, numerous PS3 games can then be streamed to the PS5 console.
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What console can play PS2 games?

The ones with 4 USB ports on the front are. If you don't have a backwards compatible PS3, the only way to play PS2 games on it without jailbreaking is by purchasing and downloading the games available on the PlayStation Store. You can jailbreak a PS3 to play PS2 games.
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Can you play PS2 games on PS4?

The PlayStation 4 disc drive and hardware can't read PS2 or PS3 discs, so the easiest way to access your favorite old games is to use a PlayStation Plus Extra or Deluxe membership. The Extra tier provides access to the Game Catalog, which includes some PS4 titles.
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What games are not backwards compatible on PS5?

What PS4 games will not work on PS5?
  • Afro Samurai 2 Revenge of Kuma Volume One.
  • Hitman Go: Definitive Edition.
  • Just Deal With It!
  • Robinson: The Journey.
  • Shadwen.
  • We Sing.
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Can I put a PS3 disc in a PS5?

As of my last knowledge update in September 2021, the PlayStation 5 is not natively compatible with physical PS3 game discs. Sony has implemented backward compatibility for certain PS4 games on the PS5 but has not extended that support to PS3 games via physical discs.
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Can PS5 play PS1 games?

Yes, the PS5 does not have native support for playing physical or digital PS1 game discs. However, there are alternative methods to play PS1 games on the PS5. One way to play PS1 games on the PS5 is through the PlayStation Store.
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Will a PS3 play PS2 games?

Backwards Compatible The PlayStation 3 60GB is backward compatible with most PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games, which means you'll be able to play your favorite games without keeping all the old systems. The console will have slots for Memory Stick Duo, an SD slot and a Compact Flash memory slot.
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Which Playstations are backwards compatible?

The PlayStation®5 console is backward compatible with the overwhelming majority of PlayStation®4 games. That means an amazing collection of thousands of PS4™ games can be played on your PS5™ console.
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How many PS2 games are available for PS4?

Unlike PlayStation 2 Classics on the PlayStation 3, the PlayStation 4 releases run at a higher resolution and may feature Trophies, Remote Play and Share Play. PlayStation 4 releases are also playable on PlayStation 5. There are 55 downloadable games out of the 4491 originally released for PlayStation 2.
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Is the PS2 still the best-selling console?

The PlayStation 2 was first released in 2000 in response to Sony's hugely popular original PlayStation. The PS2 has become the best-selling video game console of all time. As of February 2024, it had sold over 158 million units worldwide.
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Are all PS2 backwards compatible?

All except the 7000X series are backwards compatible with around 98%-99% of all PS1 games. The 7000X+ series has compatibility issues with several more games for both the PS1 and PS2.
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Can jailbroken PS3 play PS2 games?

If you have a jailbroken PS3, you can use it to play most PS2 games. the process is a bit more complex, and requires that your console be jailbroken or modded, which voids your warranty and can get your console banned from PSN.
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Do PS4 discs work on PS5?

Yes. More than 99 percent of the 4000+ games available on PS4 are playable on PS5. You can install PS4 games from disc* or download digital games purchased from PlayStation Store via your game library.
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What PS4 games Cannot be played on PS5?

To add to Timmy Jim's answer: there are only 6 PS4 games that just straight up do not work on PS5:
  • Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma Volume One.
  • Hitman Go: Definitive Edition.
  • Just Deal With It!
  • Robinson: The Journey.
  • Shadwen.
  • We Sing.
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How to play classic games on PS5?

  1. From the function screen, scroll right and select PlayStation Plus.
  2. Scroll down and select Classics Catalog.
  3. To stream an eligible game, select the game and select Stream.
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Why doesn t PS5 have backwards compatibility?

Hardware architecture. Same reason the PS3 dropped compatibility early on; early PS3s needed a literal entire PS2 inside to maintain backwards compatibility. The PS3 used a unique CPU architecture; Cell, very powerful, and very complex. It's a beast to emulate, and probably can't be emulated by the PS5 hardware.
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Why did Sony stop making PS3 backwards compatible?

It's likely due to costs. It was horrendously expensive to make the PS3 with the PS2 backwards compatibility. So they eventually try to take out as much as they can to keep the cost down. Sure, they could eventually have had made a way to try and add it back in but they never did (kind of wish they did though).
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Will PS5 always be backwards compatible?

Sony has confirmed that PS4 games will work on the PS5, meaning that the PlayStation 5 is backwards compatible with the PS4 . This means that you'll be able to download games that you've purchased from the PlayStation Store on PS4 and play them on the PS5.
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Which model PS3 plays PS2 games?

  • Fun fact: All PS3s have the technical capacity to run PS2 games. ...
  • The original 20GB/60GB models the US/JP do this with internal hardware and original 60GB EU models do this through software (emulation)
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What happens if you put a PS2 disc on a PS3 Slim?

Unfortunately the PS3 slim is not backwards compatible. Only first generation PS3's are. However, there are still quite a few PS2 games that you can download from the Playstation Store, and there are plenty of HD collections of PS2 games for PS3. But you won't be able to use your PS2 discs on a PS3 Slim.
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Can you put a PS1 disc in a PS5?

The PS5 cannot run PS1 game discs natively. This means that putting in PS1 game discs into your PS5 will not work. The same applies to any digital PS1 games that you may have purchased on PS3 or PSP in the past. The only way that you can play PS1 games on PS5 is through Sony's PlayStation Now streaming service.
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Can any game work on PS5?

Backwards compatibility means that games which are made for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) also work on the PlayStation 5 (PS5). With backwards compatibility on the PS5: You can play physical or digital PS4 games on the PS5. You can upgrade certain PS4 games to a next-gen PS5 version with 4K resolution and high framerate.
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What discs can PS5 play?

PS5 standard edition support both blu-rays and DVD disc. PS5 digital edition doesn't have a disc drive, neither does it support external DVD player. Below in detailed information on the supported disc format for PS5 Standard edition. Hybrid discs and AVCHD is supported.
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