{"id":83673,"date":"2015-11-20T15:30:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=83673"},"modified":"2015-11-20T16:01:06","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T14:01:06","slug":"why-hasnt-sony-told-anyone-that-the-ps4-now-supports-ps2-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/83673-why-hasnt-sony-told-anyone-that-the-ps4-now-supports-ps2-games","title":{"rendered":"Why hasn’t Sony told anyone that the PS4 now supports PS2 games?"},"content":{"rendered":"

With little to no fanfare and lacking any sort of announcement by Sony Computer Entertainment, Digital Foundry<\/a> has stumbled upon the PlayStation 4\u2019s newly added support for PlayStation 2 games, but is it really worth getting excited about?<\/p>\n

And why has Sony remained so tight-lipped about PS2 support? After all, neither the PS Vita and PS TV nor PlayStation Now supports PS2 games, so it\u2019s a new avenue to sell games we\u2019ve owned back to us \u2013 it\u2019s something Sony is particularly fond of, with good reason.<\/p>\n

It rather resembles their behaviour with the original launch of PS Now, a service Sony originally promised would have support for PS1 and PS2 games, but that for the moment only supports PS3 games.<\/p>\n

So while we\u2019re usually an optimistic bunch, Sony\u2019s seeming lack of enthusiasm echoes our feelings on PS2 emulation for the PS4, \u201cmeh\u201d.<\/p>\n

Perhaps it\u2019s because while many of us are still holding onto our library of PS3 titles, we\u2019re willing to bet that there are very few holding onto your PS2 games. And we very much doubt Sony is going to be giving away free access to PS2 titles without us first purchasing something?<\/p>\n

Remember, the PS2 was around before the era of digital distribution and gaming, meaning that Sony has no register for who owned what, and there\u2019s no way they\u2019re going to go on our word alone.<\/p>\n

We think it\u2019s because this new emulation support is going to undercut the PS2 support they\u2019d love to implement into PlayStation Now, if they could be bothered. It\u2019d likely improve subscriptions to the service, something that a free and valued added function implemented into the PS4 would challenge.<\/p>\n

Why would you subscribe to PS Now if your PS4 plays PS2 games and you still own your PS3? You wouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a right shame because by the looks of things, at least for the games tested by Digital Foundry (Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter<\/em>, Star Wars: Racer Revenge<\/em> and Star Wars: Bounty Hunter<\/em>), the emulated environment runs really well.<\/p>\n

It offers both a solid frame rate as well as a near 200% increase in resolution, and there\u2019s definitely a filter in play, improving visuals even further.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t do as good a job as something like PCSX2<\/a> not all that long ago, but those guys have been cooking up that fine crafted PS2 emulator for a long time now.<\/p>\n