When the PlayStation came out, it was a huge hit. No doubt it was one of those consoles that were unique and miles ahead of its competition even though some of its competitors had superior hardware. Fans still play it and many have this console just for the glorious memories. However, Sony made sure to continue this fandom in their succeeding consoles (except ps4 – why Sony?) The original PlayStation system (PS1) is one of the most popular products in video game history. The PS1 had some memorable games such as Metal Gear Solid and Crash Bandicoot. It was also the first Sony console to feature a built-in CD player. For those interested, you can play PS1 games on your ps2 and ps3. Today we will see how you can play ps1 games on backwards compatible PlayStation consoles that support backwards compatibility. You might as well be able to play them on ps4 using some hardware add-ons. Playing PS Games on previous consoles All the main consoles support backwards compatibility except for PS4. We don’t know why, but it is what it is. Anyway – we will have to do with what we have. Or you can go with your PS2 remakes that will take all your Sega Dreamcast HDMI. But the agenda here is whether you can play the actual games on newer consoles. PS1 games on Sony portables The PSP and the PS vita can both play all ps1 games by default. As far as other mainstream consoles are concerned, it depends on which version you have. PS vita does not support PS1 games by default as it can’t play discs because it uses cartridges. However, PS vita does support PS1 games if they are downloaded from the store. PS vita is powerful enough to emulate PS1 games by running them through an emulator. PS games on the PS2 The original fat version of the PS2 had the hardware in it to support the PS1 games. It could read disks as well as execute them. It also used the same input-output controller as well as Sony SDKs. Though this feature was only available in some versions. Here is how the PS2 can achieve that. When a game is loaded the bootloader captures the data and offloads it from the EE chip and then uses the GS graphics component (that renders PS2 games) to render PS1 games. The GS component is the replacement for PS1 GPU here. On the newer PS2 however, the same chips are removed as well as the additional ram to support such backwards compatibility for some weird reason. On the newer version, a software emulator is used. Apparently, Sony realized that they don’t need additional hardware to play PS2 games and can do well without it with an emulator. The experience is not entirely the same but it works. As long as the system matches up with the region coding of the game, you should be able to play ps1 games. However, do note that not all the games are compatible. Also, to play multiplayer, you might need a link cable to properly use the online platform. Bottom Line Hope this article has given you some useful insights. If you are a power user, you might want to start experimenting on your consoles to see which ones go well with the PlayStation. We do however recommend checking the game region first to have accurate results for compatibility.
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