Backwards Compatibility articles

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  Sony confirms that the PlayStation 4 won't play PS3 games natively

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 20, 2013 06:43 pm + 115 comments

  Unfortunately, Sony just announced that the PlayStation 4 won't play PS3 games natively Continue reading…

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  PlayStation 4 will stream PS3 games, reports WSJ

  By Sean Hollister on February 15, 2013 07:38 pm + 294 comments

  Last June, Sony purchased Gaikai, a company that can stream games — delivering them over the Continue reading…

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  PlayStation Vita won't get UMD Passport in US — PSP support is digital-only

  By Sam Byford on February 7, 2012 10:43 pm + 28 comments

  Sony has confirmed that there will be no UMD Passport program for the PlayStation Vita when it Continue reading…

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  PS Vita launch limitations grow: account switching, multitasking, and backwards compatibility

  By Joseph Parish on December 5, 2011 11:18 pm + 49 comments

  An AV Watch interview with Sony yesterday revealed efforts to get Flash support for the PlayStation Continue reading…

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  PlayStation Vita UMD Passport not supported by Capcom, Konami, others

  By Sam Byford on December 1, 2011 10:28 pm + 5 comments

  The PlayStation Vita launches in Japan in just over a couple of weeks, but gamers might want to keep Continue reading…

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  PS Vita will use UMD Passport app to provide discounted downloads of UMD games you own

  By Vlad Savov on November 11, 2011 04:38 am + 42 comments

  Sony has just revealed its solution to the thorny issue of backwards compatibility between its two Continue reading…

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  Sony: PlayStation Vita won't play PS One downloads at launch

  By Ross Miller on October 13, 2011 03:21 pm

  Sony's relationship with backwards compatibility has always been best described as "transitory Continue reading…

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  Sony adds classic PS2 titles to PSN, hopes we'll forget a backwards-incompatible past

  By T.C. Sottek on October 4, 2011 09:59 pm

  In a reversal of its trend towards squashing PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility, Sony has Continue reading…

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  Nintendo Wii price cut and slimmer design coming to Europe by Christmas, GameCube compatibility nixed

  By Vlad Savov on August 17, 2011 06:45 am + 34 comments

  Word out of the UK this morning is that Nintendo's Wii is set for a redesign and a lower price just Continue reading…