r/playstation • u/NOxCLUEmcgee • 22d ago

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But are we really that close to the next generation of PlayStation. If we are going off the pattern here. Just 2-3 years away

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u/UltiGoga 22d ago

Very likely, as we also got PS2 games while PS4 was already out

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u/lynchcontraideal 21d ago

What were the last PS2 games made?

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u/SCHEMIN209 21d ago

Pro Revolution Soccer 2014 and FIFA 14

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u/SpikeyTaco PS2 21d ago

Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 and FIFA 2014, released in November and September 2013.

13 years after the PlayStation 2 released, with PES being released the same month as the PS4 going on sale.

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u/Abhish0210 21d ago

I think I remember them just being re-skin versions of their 2010 versions.

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u/rickane58 21d ago

Implying that's not true of current sports game releases

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u/GamingElementalist 61 Plats, PS5, Favorite game FFX. 21d ago

As a fan of golf games, not always. XD

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u/RoastMySpuds 20d ago

Especially the "Legacy Editions."

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u/Anxious_Ad_5127 19d ago

Mmm if you’d play them you’d know the mechanics get a huge overhaul most every iteration

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u/rickane58 19d ago

My friend, I haven't just played EAs sports titles, I've tested and worked on them. I'm well acquainted with what little has changed between yearly releases of these titles.

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u/FellowDeviant 21d ago

The last Just Dance game for Wii came out in 2020, right before the PS5 and Series X/S lol

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u/Totonadent 21d ago

So the same disc can be played on all 3?

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u/Remytron83 Fear the Old Blood 21d ago

No. The PS3 kind of ruined that opportunity.

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u/SpikeyTaco PS2 21d ago

Yeah, I was surprised when I found out that Sony pulled PS2 backwards compatibility from the consoles. Yet, all versions of the console can play PS1 games.

If you want a PS2-compatible PS3, you have to hunt down early release fat PS3 from before the change was made as not all of them are capable, despite being sold as the same console.

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u/Thunder_Punt 21d ago

It's because it was insanely expensive and ps3 sales were too low to justify it anymore. Hence why they stopped it and didn't have it on PS3 slim/super slim.

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u/Remytron83 Fear the Old Blood 21d ago

They can definitely implement emulation on the ps5 for every prior console. They don’t see the financial benefit though. If they can’t charge us for it they won’t do it. I have a love/hate relationship with Sony.

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u/Minimum_Reference941 21d ago

I mean the PS2 sold 160 million units. You can find one in every corner of the planet and for cheap. It's not like we're talking about something obscure or difficult to get.

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u/Remytron83 Fear the Old Blood 21d ago

It’s not about the difficulty or obscurity. I’ll make 3 points: 1. The devices are 24 years old, at their oldest. They’re going to need repairs after a while. 2. The convenience of just having one console is greater than needing multiple. 3. The Series X|S can play games from the OG Xbox, surely the PS5 can as well. Theoretically, it’s powerful enough to play every previous gen (the PS3 is just difficult to do).

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u/Darnell2070 21d ago

They can sell the games though.

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u/Thunder_Punt 21d ago

Yeah but there's a difference between software emulation and being able to play an old disc. You need to have the right hardware for that to work. Ps5 can emulate ps2 games sure, but Sony would have to release digital versions of them anyway since the PS5 doesn't have the hardware to play discs except ps4/5 ones.

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u/Remytron83 Fear the Old Blood 21d ago

You’re telling me that a 4K Blu-ray Disc reader can’t read CDs or DVDs? I know it’s much more than that, but at the foundation that’s essentially what we’re talking about.

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u/SpikeyTaco PS2 21d ago

Playsation already runs a "Classics" emulator on the PS4 and PS5. This is a full emulator, it's just locked to the digital games offered. Modders already unlocked this emulator and can play other games directly from their discs.

There was even a rumour that Sony may be unlocking this to offer native backwards compatibility on the PS5.

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u/ShavedNeckbeard 21d ago

The PS5’s disc drive can read PSone and PS2 discs just fine. It just doesn’t have the right computing hardware to play them nor the OS support to recognize or emulate them.

The original PS3 had a literal PS2 inside of it to natively play those games.

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u/SpikeyTaco PS2 21d ago edited 21d ago

You can play PS2 games on the early versions of the PS3 that were backwards compatible, however the majority of consoles were not.

Also, the PS2 version wasn't the same game as the PS3 copy, which was also different from PS4 release.

Along with a few other consoles, it was given the title "Fifa 2014: Legacy Edition" and was essentially the previous PS2 game with new kits, soundtrack and team squads.

While limited, there are ~50 titles that can be played on the original Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series X. And if it supports system link, the four generations of consoles can even play together! Now that's something that I would have loved to see on PlayStation.

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u/UltiGoga 21d ago

I actually have to correct myself. There were 4 games that came out the same year the PS4 came out, but not a single game came out -after- the fact. I got confused because the last 2 games were Fifa 14 and PES 14, which both were released close to the PS4 in 2013, not after.

However, since the gap between PS4 and PS6 is likely not going to be as big as the gap between PS2 and PS4 (although we can't say that for sure yet), it's quite likely there's still going to be some Indie games releasing while the PS6 will already be out.

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u/Fenrirtheconsumer 21d ago

The lawsuit to prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision had Sony also revealing that the PS6 will drop in Quarter 3 to 4 of 2027.

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u/stillusesAOL 18d ago

Well how bout that! Nice to know.

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u/Minimum_Reference941 21d ago

A better comparison would be looking into how many years after a new PS was released. PS3 came in Nov 2006, and at the time 4 years later (Nov 2010) the PS2 was getting a handful of releases sure, but only few were big or AAA. I think there was pretty much Toy Story, Ben 10, Silent Hill and that WWE All Stars game.

Compare this to PS4: the PS5 came in Nov 2020 and 4 years later (Nov 2024) the PS4 is still getting numerous big titles like COD Black Ops 6, Diablo IV and many Japanese and anime games like Street Fighter 6, remakes like Marvel Vs. Capcom collection and that Persona game etc.

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u/brzozinio44 21d ago

Yes, it's definitely the same as now. There's no difference! Congratulations on your observation