PS1 and PS2 emulation coming to PS4?

[brendanvb]

PlayStation 4 to get PS1/PS2 emulator - Report

A new report on Digital Foundry has said that the PlayStation 4 will gain the ability to locally emulate PS1 and PS2 titles.

The anonymous source, reported to be working on Sony's PlayStation Now streaming technology, says that the cloud streaming tech is only currently scheduled to support PlayStation 3 titles for now.

Sony's internal emulator is already used on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, but the incarnation in the works for PlayStation 4 is said to be aiming for the ability to run the games in native HD resolutions. This would offer a distinct visual advantage over the current PS1/PS2 upscaling, and open up visual options seen in emulators like PCSX2. Running classic PlayStation games locally on your PS4 would also mean that any of the potential downsides of streaming--such as input lag--would be non-existent.

PlayStation Now is expected to launch in the US this summer, and was announced at the start of 2014. So far the service has been only been shown running PlayStation 3 titles, predominantly Naughty Dog's excellent The Last of Us.

This is the best PS4 news so far (imo) if it turns out to be true!

[Tom]

Little confused here, Does this mean it will play the old game discs or play digital versions? Coz i would expect the digital side...

[qornea]

PS1 and PS2 emulation in the works for PS4

Digital Foundry reports that Sony is working on classic PlayStation game emulation for its PS4 console

[brendanvb]

Little confused here, Does this mean it will play the old game discs or play digital versions? Coz i would expect the digital side...

Hmm yeah they don't seem to mention. Hopefully disc versions as I still have a lot of my old PS1 & PS2 favourites on disc.

[blaaislaai]

PS1 and PS2 emulation in the works for PS4

Digital Foundry reports that Sony is working on classic PlayStation game emulation for its PS4 console

Only digital it seems then, bleh.. If it was possible to play physical discs then it would of been a winner

[Cicero]

Would rather inject hot porridge into my testicles than play a PS1 or PS2 game on my PS4.

[dampi256]

Damn good news indeed for those gamers that still have their old games. I'd rather want them to emulate PS3 games instead of going the online streaming route.

[Tydmors]

Would rather inject hot porridge into my testicles than play a PS1 or PS2 game on my PS4.

I don't think i would go that far but to each his own

[bradbear117]

Mmmm being doing this on PC for a while now.

BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!!

[Vixremento]

Only digital it seems then, bleh.. If it was possible to play physical discs then it would of been a winner

It would be awesome if they at least supported two gens back with emulation on their current console as it gets more powerful (i.e. if the PS4 could support PS1 and PS2 games from the physical media) - that way we'd be guaranteed that we'd never lose our wonderful gaming libraries.

I guess at least I can still use PCSX2 until then...actually more worried that my PS3 library will head the same way eventually.