The PlayStation 2 isn't
just Sony's best-selling games console. It's still the best-selling console
ever.
Now, it's finally
possible to play PS2 games on the current PlayStation 4 – in theory and, in
three instances, in practise as well.
It's a major
breakthrough, but not one announced by Sony PlayStation itself. Instead,
tech-focused outlets have been picking up on the discovery.
"The arrival of PS2
emulation on the PlayStation 4 is a big deal... [It's] one of the classic
pieces of console hardware, and the ability to access that back catalogue with
enhanced visuals is a tantalizing proposition," wrote Digital Foundry's
Richard Leadbetter.
The community was alert
to the possibility of emulated PS2 games in January 2014. By September 2015, Gematsu had found fresh age ratings for three
classic PlayStation 2 games – Ape
Escape 2, Dark
Cloud 2 and Twisted
Metal: Black – concluding that emulation was nearly here.
But instead of
September's suspects, it's actually a clutch of Star Wars tie-ins
that show the PlayStation 2 back catalogue – or part of it, at least – is
coming to PlayStation 4.
The achievement was
flagged up after 2002's Star
Wars: Racer Revenge, Star
Wars: Jedi Starfighter, and Star
Wars: Bounty Hunter, part of a promotional Star Wars Classics bundle, were this week
released as PlayStation Network downloads.
Each of the older games
start up by showing the PlayStation 2 logo, the PlayStation 4 touchpad subs in
for the PS2's Start and Select buttons, and the PS4 pretends that game data is
stored on PS2 memory cards.
Original, low-resolution
graphics are now not quite High Definition, but are certainly much better
suited to HD displays; there's also support for progress-related Trophies, a
PlayStation Network feature that didn't arrive until 2008.
"You can safely say
that none of this would be happening if this were [remastered for PS4.]" Leadbetter remarked in an explanatory video.
The news comes after the
Xbox One was made compatible with a 104-title roster of old Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Arcade games on
Nov 12.
Those Xbox 360 and XBLA
games could be played at no additional cost, and after completing a digital
download, upon the presentation of a retail disc or relevant Xbox Live
account.
PlayStation confirmed to Wired that it was working on PS2 emulation for the
PS4, but did not outline how that would work in terms of release schedule or
pricing practices. — AFP Relaxnews
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