Sony's next-gen PS5 will not play PS1, PS2, or PS3 era game discs, backwards compatibility support is exclusive to PlayStation 4.

A new rumor suggests that PlayStation 5's backward compatibility might extend beyond PS4, with PS1, PS2, and PS3 also included.

A new PlayStation patent suggests the PS5, and possibly the PS4, are finally getting PS3, PS2, and PS1 backward compatibility. Unlike the Xbox Series X — which plays many Xbox 360 and original ...

More details have emerged surrounding the PS4's new backwards compatibility with PS2 games, including one of the first games potentially being released and new features that will be added to ...

PS5's support of PS1, PS2, and PS3 games is even more unclear after a Ubisoft support page says the next-gen system won't support them, and then removes all mention of backward compatibility.

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO and President Jim Ryan confirmed that PS5 will not be compatible with PS3, PS2, or PS1 games.

However, it’s looking like PS3, PS2, and PS1 games will not be included in the PlayStation 5 ‘s backwards compatibly support, which runs at odds with what the Xbox Series X is doing.

Rumors have claimed the PS5 will be backwards compatible with the PS3, PS2, and PS1 along with the PS4, but Ubisoft's saying that's not the case.

PlayStation 5 Isn't Backward Compatible With PS1, PS2, or PS3 Games Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan confirms backward compatibility only extends to PS4 games.

The PS5 could become backwards compatible with the PS3, PS2, and PS One, a new Mark Cerny patent has suggested.