Rumor: PS4 Will Play PS1, PS2 Games Through Emulation

by David Sanchez January 29, 2014 @ 10:15 am

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It’s already been confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will stream PlayStation 3 games, but what about older classics? A new story reported on Eurogamer indicates that both PSOne and PlayStation 2 games will also be playable on Sony’s latest gaming machine, though not through the upcoming PlayStation Now service.

Rather than streaming these games digitally, the PlayStation 4 will rely on emulation to run them. Even though Sony hasn’t used this type of technology actively for some time, the company has become notorious for allowing older titles to be rereleased on its hardware. This is especially evident with the releases of several PSOne Classics over the last few years.

Reports also state that PSOne and PlayStation 2 titles emulated on the PlayStation 4 will sport a clean look that scales smoothly on HD sets. This means players won’t have to deal with ugly blurriness and hideously blown up pixels.

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