PlayStation Backward Compatibility Rumor Intensifies, PS Japan Tweet Confusion
News of a revised patent submitted by Mark Cerny, who created the PS5 and PS4, has sparked excitement among gamers. It’s essentially a prototype of backward compatibility that lets the latest PlayStation consoles run games from the PS1, PS2, and PS3 generations. Yesterday, a tweet from PlayStation JP seemingly corroborated this rumor.
An intriguing post has fueled buzzes that PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 backward compatibility is really materializing, most likely through PS5 but also perhaps via the PS4.
米津玄師さんが、
PlayStation®の新CMに出演決定。1・2・3は、PlayStationの合言葉。
1月23日に、起動。#PlayHasNoLimits pic.twitter.com/AuRK01ZYJ3— プレイステーション公式 (@PlayStation_jp) January 22, 2022
It’s not what it looks like..
Kenshi Yonezu’s new commercial featuring a new song, Pop Song, premiered on PlayStation Japan’s blog at midnight on January 23 in Japan. However, some lucky gamers were able to see it right away via their PS4 and PlayStation 5. Those who have a Japanese PSN account got a message saying “123 Early Access”. Sadly, it did not contain any information about the rumored compatibility feature.
It's not related to Backwards Compatibility on PS5 but the new ad on Jan 23 with the title "1-2-3" just before the debut of song "Pop Song" by Kenshi Yonezu on PlayStation consoles and YouTube channel (https://t.co/DwyzFopW4l) on Jan 24
> https://t.co/WoeD8oulHU#KenshiYonezu pic.twitter.com/McVXFFwjdB
— Roberto Serrano' 🇮🇹☮️🙏🏻 | 📊🎮🍿 (@geronimo_73_) January 22, 2022
Backward Compatibility Rumors
The backward compatibility rumors have been circulating for some time now, with some claiming that it might be sooner than expected. Rumors that PlayStation Spartacus, a suspected PlayStation membership service, will have complete PlayStation legacy backward capability have fueled most of this assumption, but some of it is also based on a prior PlayStation patent.
On January 6, 2022, it was re-registered and now cruises on Twitter. Obviously, the coincidence leads fans to believe it might have to do with the long-rumored PS Plus makeover. This could feature a special tier that lets users play PS1, PS2, and PS3 games on PS5.
The patent, first seen by Twitter user shaunmcilroy, is also labeled as “backward compatibility through the use of spoof clock and fine grain frequency control” on the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) webpage.
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