PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that while the PlayStation 5 will have a 99 percent compatibility with all PlayStation 4 games, the company's next-gen console won't support PS1, PS2, or PS3 titles.

In an interview with Famitsu (via Siliconera), Ryan said the PlayStation 5 development team didn't have enough time to implement backwards compatibility for the company's older systems.

"We keep in mind the engineering specialized for the PS5, as we produced the device," Ryan said. "In the midst of that, the PS4 already has 100 million players; we thought they ought to want to play PS4 titles on the PS5 as well indeed, so we included compatibility with the PS4. While implementing that, we also focused our efforts on taking in the high-speed SSD and the new controller DualSense at the same time. So, unfortunately, we couldn't reach the implementation of such compatibilities."

PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that while the PlayStation 5 will have a 99 percent compatibility with all PlayStation 4 games, the company's next-gen console won't support PS1, PS2, or PS3 titles.

In an interview with Famitsu (via Siliconera), Ryan said the PlayStation 5 development team didn't have enough time to implement backwards compatibility for the company's older systems.

"We keep in mind the engineering specialized for the PS5, as we produced the device," Ryan said. "In the midst of that, the PS4 already has 100 million players; we thought they ought to want to play PS4 titles on the PS5 as well indeed, so we included compatibility with the PS4. While implementing that, we also focused our efforts on taking in the high-speed SSD and the new controller DualSense at the same time. So, unfortunately, we couldn't reach the implementation of such compatibilities."