What we know about PS6 (and what we don’t know)
… Backward compatibility has also become an expectation among players, who have become used to bringing their game libraries forward onto new hardware. …
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Will PS6 be backward-compatible?
At last, here’s a question we can answer with a degree of certainty. It’s highly likely that the PS6 will be backward-compatible with PS5 games, and probably PS4 games, too. Like Microsoft, Sony has announced that it’s going to continue to work with chip supplier AMD on the processors for its future hardware. Reports suggest that the PS6 will use a next-gen Zen processor that’s compatible with the x86 architecture used in PS4 and PS5, making backward compatibility easy to implement. Backward compatibility has also become an expectation among players, who have become used to bringing their game
What we know about PS6 (and what we don’t know)35 Years Later, One of the Most Beloved Zelda Games Officially Returns
… There's widescreen, as well as touch control compatibility. The fan version contains a host of performance improvements, like the ability to boost clock speeds, better upscaling, and higher frame rates than were possible on Nintendo's original hardware. …
Octopath Traveler's Switch 2 upgrade is the worst way to handle a Switch 2 upgrade
… Unfortunately, that is also not much of a selling point, since the Switch 2 is backward-compatible and offers a handheld boost mode, making existing Switch copies run and look better on the new hardware without having to buy old games all over again. …
17 years ago, PlayStation first to go digital-only — and never gave up
… While removing some consumer options, the PSP Go added exciting new functionality, including Bluetooth compatibility. …
When even Nintendo is killing games, you know things are bad
… There's no Switch compatibility for the series' mid-period games, Mario Kart DS , Mario Kart Wii , and Mario Kart 7 . But used copies of these games are plentiful and cheap, if you have the hardware to play them on. …
The 25 best Switch 2 games (updated March 2026)
… That’s in addition to almost the entire Switch library, playable under backward compatibility on Switch 2. …
The Steam controller is a near-perfect PC gamepad that should only get better
… Many of its issues were addressed in system updates, and now it feels like a different piece of hardware altogether. …