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First PS4 rumor points to backwards compatibility
12:16 PM on 01.17.2008, Dale North 41 comments

First PS4 rumor points to backwards compatibility photo
     Captain Obvious

Gamer.tm says that Sony is looking for a software engineer to deal with backward compatibility for both the PS3 and an unnamed next-gen console. Next-gen console, huh? Unless Sony has changed their naming scheme, this would probably be the PlayStation 4. Don't quote us on that, though.

It is said that they're looking for an engineer to implement and optimize emulation software for not only the  PS1 and PS2,  but the PSP and PS3 on both formats as well.

Although nothing is confirmed, it's interesting to think that Sony is far enough along on something new to be thinking about backwards compatibility. And (some) PS3s have it already, so what else could they be working on? PSP games on PS3? 

It seems kind of odd that Sony would pursue backwards compatibility in the next generation when they've been so iffy about it in the current one.

Sony, while you're at it, why don't you get someone on PS2 Remote Play functionality for PSP. I need that more than a PS4 right now.

It's too early to be talking about PS4s now, right? What about the "10 year plan?" 


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CelicaCrazed's Avatar
CelicaCrazed at 01/17/2008 12:19
So does that mean we can stop referring to the current consoles as next-gen then??
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brainderailment at 01/17/2008 12:20
They wouldn't call the PSP2 a "next gen console" would they?
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brainderailment at 01/17/2008 12:22
@michiyoyoshiku: wow, trolling for the lose.
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RoMeRtHeGaMe at 01/17/2008 12:23
Hmmm... I swear if Sony comes out with one more thing I have to buy within the next year.....
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Corak at 01/17/2008 12:23
R&D never stops people. You always think about new stuff even after you release a brand new console. Its just how technology works. Don't for a second think that Microsoft is not working on their next console or Nintendo either.
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Quest at 01/17/2008 12:23
PS3 a flop ... you must be kidding ... they had a slow start ... but it's getting better every month and with the BR format ... it will boost the sales of the PS3
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michiyoyoshiku at 01/17/2008 12:23
if they are working on a PS4 then yes sony knows the PS3 is a flop.
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Sam Spectre at 01/17/2008 12:24
Damn I don't even want to think about the PS4 yet, it just makes me think about all that money I'll have to spend.
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Quest at 01/17/2008 12:25
michiyoyoshiku says:
01/17/2008 12:23
if they are working on a PS4 then yes sony knows the PS3 is a flop.


and you don't think M$ is working and their next console too ? you must be living under a rock
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mix at 01/17/2008 12:25
@michiyoyoshiku

Wow, so I guess the 360 is a flop as well as about 1 or 2 weeks ago there was a front page article about MS and the stuff behind a new console. (I own a PS3, not a 360)

You sir, or m'am, are flop.
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Usedtabe at 01/17/2008 12:36
@Michiyoyoshiku:

Actually, just the opposite. It's obvious that the console must be profitable(or will be), or there would be no future endeavors into the field. Same for MS and Nintendo, as if they had "failed" there would be hesitation to go ahead and fund another venture. Besides, what do you think the R&D department does after a console is released, just sit around collecting a paycheck doing nothing? Some business sense would help you for future commenting.

P.S. I do not own a PS3
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Eschatos at 01/17/2008 12:36
It would be nice if they admitted their mistakes with the PS3 and just started on a new one.
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Professor Pew at 01/17/2008 12:38
$600 for a ps4 with ps3 backwards compatibility, $400 for a ps4 without it.

Oh and it will be next-gen because it will come with huge hdd's for the downloadable HD movies! ;)
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0bshaky at 01/17/2008 12:41
So I guess Ill buy a PS4 if I can play all PS1/2/3 titles there. That means if they stick to the plan we can see PS4 by year 2016... By that time I'll be 36 years old...

Do you think you will still be playing video games by that age?
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loki d20 at 01/17/2008 12:45
I'm thinking it's probably more of a digital recorder media center device that will be able to play blu-ray, dvd, and all the PS games.
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Trev at 01/17/2008 12:56
@Obshaky
It's not a question of whether I will be playing video games then, but a question of how bad my children will be getting their asses kicked at whatever Soul Calibur iteration is out at the time.
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mix at 01/17/2008 13:01
@Trev
I'll be gaming till I die and I plan on owning my kids as well, train them at a young age for early eliteness.
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JonDarkwood at 01/17/2008 13:10
You know who you're talking about right? They're going to need ten years to get their plan straight.
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CaffeinePowered at 01/17/2008 13:28
They'll give the first one backwards compatibility then promptly remove it for no good reason in a later edition of the hardware.
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Cheeburga at 01/17/2008 13:38
CAN IT PLAY PS1 GAMEZ?
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harvey kartell at 01/17/2008 13:42
Some PS3/Xbox360 games will possibly not be emulatable like PS2/Xbox games are, because of the multi-core hardware they run on. Hidden threading bugs will creep up eventually, which are very hard to fix.
For the technically versed.
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Im OK at 01/17/2008 14:10
It's too early to be talking about PS4s now, right? What about the "10 year plan?"

QFE.
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method47 at 01/17/2008 14:35
If they announce PS4 at the end of next year, it wont be out till 2011 or 2012 anyways.

Is it not probable Sony is thinking about their next console? The key term is thinking, just because they may be starting to get ideas out, doesn't mean its coming out next week.
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Bob Arctor at 01/17/2008 15:09
UM? The psp 2? Maybe i agree with electro
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Sharpless at 01/17/2008 15:24
They'd better pull their shit together, this time. I'm sick of all their corporate bullshitting and half-assedness. The focus on backwards compatibility is a definite step in the right direction.
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DrXym at 01/17/2008 15:28
This is a stupid story. Sony aren't going to release a PS4 for years to come.
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Doomtrain at 01/17/2008 15:39
They see me trollin'.
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T24 at 01/17/2008 15:54
This isn't much of a surprise. It doesn't show that Sony think the PS3 is a flop, it's just the next step. They began work on the PS3 immediately after the PS2 launched, and I don't think they considered the PS2 a flop, if you know what I mean *cough* over 120 million sold *cough*
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Samit Sarkar at 01/17/2008 16:02
@Eschatos: Thanks, Gabe Newell.
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Fading Star at 01/17/2008 16:12
Backwards compatibility! PSP on PS3? That would be awesome.
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Dennen at 01/17/2008 17:19
Sounds to me more like they may be considering some other device. Handheld is the most likely in this consideration. Unless they plan on doing some sort of virtual console of their own. Personally, I hope these new programmers are able to put in an upscale effect on PSOne games.

But yes, it's pointless to stop development on whats next, regardless of how recently the previous has come. I certainly hope it is understood that Microsoft has likely been developing the Xbox 360's Successor since a year after launch or perhaps even from launch.. A "console" can mean so many different things these days.
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vp360 at 01/17/2008 17:21
woot!
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Syn at 01/17/2008 17:48
I imagine if they start working on it early (as they obviously are) they will be able to make sure everything is working the way they want it, and the earlier they start the less they're going to have to use brand new technology later and maybe keep the costs down.
I'm not so much concerned about backwards compatibility, mainly because we will probably be able to emulate the newer systems with our PCs by then.
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Quest at 01/17/2008 20:32
BrOnXbOmBr21 says:
01/17/2008 16:02
@Eschatos: Thanks, Gabe Newell.


please not jaba the hunt again lolll
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Necros at 01/18/2008 01:27
Man, I just wish they'd fix PS2 backwards compatibility. Hunting down a 60GB unit once I can afford it is gonna be a pain in the ass.
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Necros at 01/18/2008 01:27
Man, I just wish they'd fix PS2 backwards compatibility. Hunting down a 60GB unit once I can afford it is gonna be a pain in the ass.
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DND at 01/19/2008 16:22
10 YEAR PLAN WENT OUT THE WINDOW WHEN THE PS3 LAUNCHED
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