PS4 backwards compatibility with PS1 and PS2 games may soon be a possibility!
Backwards compatibility is coming to PlayStation 4 as Eurogamer reports that PS1 and PS2 titles will soon be compatible to the PS4 via emulation but with the possibility of HD visual enhancements.
It should be noted that Sony effectively phased out hardware emulation of previous platforms during the early stages of the PS3 era, it has worked consistently on opening up the PlayStation back catalogue to publishers via software emulation and PSN downloads.
The PlayStation 3 firmware already contains emulators for PS1, PS2 and PSP, while the PS Vita is capable of running PS1 and PSP titles using the same technology. In short, there's a proven codebase that can only get better for the vastly more powerful PS4.
Eurogamer suggests that the same internal emulator strategy is planned for PlayStation 4, and they claim that Sony is actively pursuing the ability for older titles to run without the blurry upscaling seen on PS3 which means that native HD resolutions are being targeted.
"Assuming this intention carries through to final code, we'll be seeing an effect similar to the resolution scaling seen on unofficial PC emulation of Sony's consoles, as well as a great many of the "HD remasters" we saw on PS3 - where original assets were rendered at a higher resolution, often without any actual remastering at all." Said Eurogamer
As soon as this is implemented would there be a need for "HD" remasters at all? Sound off in the comments below!
