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Never is a strong word. The initial version of the PS2 had dedicated hardware to be fully compatible with PS1 games.
by ethbro 7y ago
Never is a strong word.
The initial version of the PS2 had dedicated hardware to be fully compatible with PS1 games.
- Macha 7y agoSee also * GameCube to Wii * Game Boy to Game Boy Color to Game Boy Advance * Also features a case of backwards compatibility on behalf of games too. A lot of GBC games would run in a Gameboy in black and white * Nintendo DS to 3DS * PS2 to launch PS3 * (Announced) Xbox one to Xbox Series X
- mrguyorama 7y ago* Wii to Wii U * Limited original Xbox to Xbox 360 * Less limited Xbox 360 to Xbox one * Early sega consoles
- rchaud 7y agoThe first PS2 model came out ~20 years ago, and likely offered backwards compatibility only because very few developers then were building games to maximize the capabilities of DVD storage.
- pandaman 7y agoAll versions of PS2 have the PS1 hardware since it does I/O on the PS2. You are probably confusing with PS3, which had the PS2 hardware in the first versions specifically for backwards compatibility.