Backwards Compatibility
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There are no backwards compatible hardware parts inside the PS4
Backwards compatibility
Hardware
- Does not support Super Audio CD (SACD)
- Does not support PS3 DualShock 3 or PS3 Sixaxis
- Supports PS Move
Software
- PS3 disc/media will not work directly.
- PS1/PSone, PS2/PStwo, PS3 game support via cloud service.
Comparison Table
- "you can emulate with a PC, 90% of the things that the PS4 will never do, by just turning it off."
| Controllers | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Function \ Platform | PC | PS1 | PS2 | PS3 | PS4 | Wii | WiiU | Xbox | Xbox360 | Xbox One | Remarks |
| Dualshock 1 | Yes (with par.port or USB adaptor) |
Yes | Partial (not all games) |
Partial (not all games, only with USB converter) |
No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Dualshock 2 | Yes (with par.port or USB adaptor) |
No | Yes | Yes (only with USB converter) |
No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| SixAxis | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Dualshock 3 | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Arcadestick (PS3) | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Dualshock 4 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| EyeToy | Yes | No | Yes | Partial (as Chatcamera) |
? | No | No | No | No | No | |
| PS3 Eye | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | |
| PS3 Move | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | |
| PS4 Move | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Wii Remote / Wii Remote Plus | Yes | No | No | Partial (not all games, only with USB converter) |
No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Wii Nunchuk attachement | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Wii Classic Controller attachement | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Wii Balance Board | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| WiiU Game Pad | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| WiiU Pro Controller | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Xbox Controller / Xbox Controller S | Yes | No | No | Partial (not all games, only with USB converter) |
No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Xbox 360 Controller | Yes | No | No | Partial (not all games, only with USB converter) |
No | No | No | Yes (but only a few titles and you'll need Xbox Live to download emulation profiles) |
Yes | No | |
| Xbox One Controller | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Disc Media | |||||||||||
| Function \ Platform | PC | PS1 | PS2 | PS3 | PS4 | Wii | WiiU | Xbox | Xbox360 | Xbox One | Remarks |
| PS/PSone discs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| PS2/PStwo discs | Yes | No | Yes | Partial (only older models) |
No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| PS3 discs | Partial (Dump only, Theoretical) |
No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| PS4 discs | Partial (Dump only. Theoretical) |
No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Wii discs | Partial | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | |
| WiiU discs | Partial (Dump only, Theoretical) |
No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Xbox discs | Partial (Theoretical) |
No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Xbox 360 discs | Partial (Dump only, Theoretical) |
No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Xbox one discs | Partial (Dump only, Theoretical) |
No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Used Game discs without repay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Lending games to friend/brother without repay | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Games continue to work beyond lifetime | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| MultiMedia | |||||||||||
| Function \ Platform | PC | PS1 | PS2 | PS3 | PS4 | Wii | WiiU | Xbox | Xbox360 | Xbox One | Remarks |
| AudioCD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | |
| Compressed Audio (MP3/AAC) | Yes | Partial with MP3 addon on older models |
Yes with homebrew |
Yes | ? | Yes with homebrew |
Yes with homebrew |
Yes with homebrew |
Yes | ? | |
| Super Audio CD (SACD) | Yes | No | No | Partial (only older models) |
No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| DVD-A | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | ? | |
| VideoCD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No | No | No | No | No | |
| DVD Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | No (only with oldest patchable drive and added homebrew) |
No | Yes (add-on required) |
Yes | ? | |
| HD-DVD Video | Yes | No | No | Yes with 360 HD-DVD addon and homebrew software + firmware modifications |
? | No | No | No | Yes with 360 HD-DVD addon |
No | |
| BD-Video | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | |
| Compressed A/V (AVCHD/H.264/MP4/DivX/WMV) | Yes | No | Yes with homebrew |
Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Homebrew / Linux / Community changes | |||||||||||
| Function \ Platform | PC | PS1 | PS2 | PS3 | PS4 | Wii | WiiU | Xbox | Xbox360 | Xbox One | Remarks |
| Homebrew | Yes | Yes Caetla (or when modified) |
Yes PS2 Linux kit (or when modified) |
Yes OtherOS (or when modified) |
No | Yes Only when modified |
Yes Only when modified |
Yes Only when modified |
Yes Only when modified |
No | |
| Linux | Yes | Partial (bare kernel, only 2MB useable) |
Yes PS2 Linux kit (or when modified) |
Yes OtherOS (or when modified) |
No | Yes with homebrew |
Yes with homebrew |
Yes with homebrew |
Yes with homebrew |
No | |
| Drivepatches | Yes | Yes modchips, swapmagic |
Yes modchips, swapmagic, softmods and isoloaders |
Yes swapmagic, softmods and isoloaders |
No | Yes drivechips, softmods and isoloaders |
Yes drivechips, softmods and isoloaders |
Yes drivechips, softmods and isoloaders |
Yes drivechips, softmods and isoloaders |
No | |
| Peripherals | |||||||||||
| Function \ Platform | PC | PS1 | PS2 | PS3 | PS4 | Wii | WiiU | Xbox | Xbox360 | Xbox One | Remarks |
| Mouse | Yes | Yes (proprietary) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Keyboard | Yes | Yes (proprietary) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Harddrive (Internal) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Harddrive (External) | Yes | No | Yes (when modified) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Printer | Yes | No | Yes (with Linux) |
Yes (some Canon, Epson and HP) |
? | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Storage | |||||||||||
| Function \ Platform | PC | PS1 | PS2 | PS3 | PS4 | Wii | WiiU | Xbox | Xbox360 | Xbox One | Remarks |
| Memory | Only limited by userchosen hardware | 3.5 MB | 26 MB | 512 MB | 8 GB | 91 MB | 2 GB | 64 MB | 512 MB | 8 GB | |
| Disc Storage (max) | Only limited by userchosen hardware | 650 MB | 8.54 GB | 50 GB | 50 GB | 8.54 GB | 25 GB | 8.54 GB | 8.54 GB (15-30 GB HD-DVD) |
50 GB | |
| Audio + Video Output | |||||||||||
| Function \ Platform | PC | PS1 | PS2 | PS3 | PS4 | Wii | WiiU | Xbox | Xbox360 | Xbox One | Remarks |
| Video Resolution | Only limited by userchosen hardware | 256×224 to 640×480 | 256×224 to 1920×1080 | 480i/576i SD up to 1080p HD | up to 1080p HD (games) / up to 3840×2160 (Video/Photo) | up to 480i/480p/576i | up to 1080p | up to 1080i | up to 1080p | up to 3840×2160 (unsure which content) | |
| Audio | Only limited by userchosen hardware | analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic | analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS | analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS | analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS, LPCM 1.0, 2.0 and 5.1 over HDMI | analog stereo | analog stereo, LPCM 1.0, 2.0 and 5.1 over HDMI | analog stereo (optical with added Xbox Advanced AV Pack or Xbox High Definition AV Pack for optical Dolby Digitial/DTS) |
analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS, on models with HDMI: LPCM 1.0, 2.0 and 5.1 over HDMI | analog stereo + Dolby Surround/Dolby Pro Logic, optical Dolby Digitial/DTS, LPCM 1.0, 2.0 and 5.1 over HDMI | |
Note:
- The GameStick, NVIDIA Shield, Ouya, and Steam Box are attempting to compete in this market; however these are seldom referred to as "eighth generation consoles".
- There are legitimate ways to enjoy media using XBMC/OpenELEC on many devices (e.g. Ouya, Raspberry Pi, PC etc.). You can watch virtually anything anywhere anyhow, without needing a subscription, signup, online connection or any other means that lock you out of your rights or trying to steal your money with monthly fees.
Non PS4 disc errors
inserting non-PS4 discs gives you a various errors.
(What happens When You stick This Type Of Disc In Your PS4)
| Disc | Icon | Result | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS1-CD | "Unsupported Disc" | "This disc is not supported by the PS4" | 0:37 |
| PS2-CD | "Unsupported Disc" | "This disc is not supported by the PS4" | N.A. |
| PS2-DVD | "Unsupported Disc" | "This disc is not supported by the PS4" | 1:14 |
| PS3-BD | "Unsupported Disc" | "Cannot play Playstation®3 format disc" | 2:41 |
| DVD-movie | "DVD" | "Button Guide" and plays fine | 3:17 |
| Blu-Ray movie | "Blu-Ray Disc™" | "Do you want to allow Blu-Ray Disc™ videos to connect to the Internet while they are playing?" and plays fine | 6:31 |
| X360 | "DVD" | plays the DVD movie track "To play this disc, put it in an Xbox 360 console" | 10:00 |
| Wii | "Corrupted Data" | "The data is corrupted" | 11:03 |
| Swap Magic DVD | "Unsupported Disc" | "This disc is not supported by the PS4" | 11:48 |
| Swap Magic CD | "Unrecognised Disc" | "Cannot recognise the disc" | 12:32 |
| PS4-BD | TitleID and param.sfo set images | (KillZone™ Shadow Fall) | 13:11 |
Upgrade to PS4 instead of PS3 Backwards Compatibility
- http://us.playstation.com/digitalupgrade/ (only a select number of titles, for $9.99)
In-browser emulation
please report back if they worked or not
