We really need to stop calling this kind of thing 'backwards compatibility' because it isn't. There are bespoke PS5 games that you have to purchase on PS5 and can only play on PS5. It's a port. Backwards compatibility means a system is compatible with the same media from an older system, which PS5 is only truly backward compatible with PS4.

This is cool, but this is not the real backwards compatibility because I should be able to put in my PS2 Discs and it should just work.

Being able to flip the controls around is a solid feature I think. Its actually surprising just how many action games on the PS2 have the horizontal camera inverted and there is no way to change it, its weird because I somehow just don't really remember it being a common thing at all, but it's actually borderline the standard camera controls its so ubiquitous. Will definitely make some of those old games a lot more approachable for people who didn't necessarily grow up on them I think

Loved that they went back and added Trophies to Toy Story 2

I'm SO GRATEFUL for sly release. I dont have my old consoles anymore and im sick of paying for Playstations streaming service to play the collection, can't wait for 2&3 🙏

Something about childhood games having trophies that the kid in me feels I have to fully accomplish

Simpsons hit & run we need it we need sly 2 and 3

If it weren't for Valve's Steamdeck I don't think Sony would have taken steps to make PS2 games playable on PS5.

Enhancement is the rewind feature. You can turn it off because it causes some framerate dips on ps4

It would be really cool if xbox added achievements to original xbox games.

I had no issues with the star wars the clone wars emulation; now I need revenge of the sith.. lmao

Tomb raider legend and Sly were really fun. I’m glad they have trophies 🏆

I bought Sly as soon as I saw him. One of the Playstation OGs.

This week Gamestop had a sale where you could get 4 games under $10 for $20, I ended up getting 3 PS4 games as well as a copy of Wild Arms 3 because there was nothing better for me to get. Until this year I've only owned the original PlayStation and didn't buy a PS4 but rather was given one by my manager after she got a PlayStation 5 for Christmas. This really made me want to get a PS2 even more to try it out, as so many great games are still stuck on that system.

When I bought The Clone Wars I was initially dissapointed there wasn't much Jedi combat but it slowly became one of my favorite Star Wars games of the era. Excellent unique combat for sure.

1:43 when I heard Toy Story 2 now has trophy support, I went to go and buy it for my PS5 only to see it was free? I don’t pay for any of the PlayStation subscriptions, but I bought it digitally on the PS3 a few back, so I wonder if that’s why. Can anyone else let me know if it’s free for them?

Just bought Sly today and I love the varied trophy list compared to the ps3 hd collection

The enhancements option turns off the rewind option and all those enhancements, so nothing gameplay or visually related

I recommend everyone use the classic arcade filter, it makes the games look sooo much better. I own Clone Wars on both the series x and ps5 and the performance is poor on both.

2:05 Deathrow! What a game

I platinumed clone wars it was pretty mindless but had a good time with it. The story was actually pretty cool and it was like a prototype for battlefront. As a huge trophy hunter I cant wait to dive into sly and tomb raider and all these other classics getting trophies

TR Legend I loved back on the 360 days. Loved it so much I got 100% of the achievements. I hope to do the same here.

I always wondered why the older titles used inverted controls by default. dont remember it bugging me back in the day but now it drives me a little crazy haha

This is an awesome feature. Even though I have a ps2, I would definitely be getting this if i didn’t have one.

Immediately liking this video just for your shirt (good job as always)

Clone wars makes sense bc they just brought back Phantom Menace earlier this year

I actually wouldn’t mind the original version of Yakuza 2 being added, I always wanted to play that back in 2008, even before Yakuza Kiwami 2 came out but I never got the chance and now that Kiwami 2 is my favourite in the franchise, I really want to play the original version of Yakuza 2

8:52 "Enhancements" is the option to rewind. It's off by default on PS4 (you can still turn it on) since having the rewind function available affects the emulation's framerate. About trophies, it's a big sell for me. It adds something that is not something I can easily get with emulators, which is achievements that are officially tied to my account. It also adds more to do with the game than just playing it.

I think the pricing is about prestige. Tomb Raider Legend is the iconic to the point that regardless people like me will pay $20 for it. You can put ridiculous amount of effort into Clone Wars game but nope, aint no way u can convince me to buy that at $20

It’s ridiculous that it took 30 years for rewind features to become available when games like Tekken, Virtua Fighter and especially Gran Turismo were displaying replay footage on the PS1/Saturn. All this time the framework was there and no one thought to use it for gameplay.

Hope we get a port of the og battlefront 1 and 2 games. Oh wait

There's so many PS2 games I missed and would like to play again. I honestly would not mind just getting them as they were when they released. That's what it would look like if I went and bought it on eBay anyway. The save state and rewind feature is a game changer. No more having to restart at your last save on your memory card. It's like Edge of Tomorrow and Ground Hog Day. Just keeping rewinding until you get it right. Why waste time making a game look slightly better when you could have used that time to release more games. I think the more games the better, at least with legacy titles.

I recently started the Jak & Daxter trilogy on PS5 and was so happy to see trophy support 👏👏👏

I wanna put my PS2 disc in and it play. This is not backwards compatibility.

It’s good that Sony is finally adding any significant number of PS2 titles to their premium tier but I feel like there should be some kind of case for false marketing on their part up until this point. Many people paid for premium when Sony first introduced the new tier system expecting PS2 games they didn’t really get for years (and no, I don’t think PS4 remasters of PS2 games count as much as Sony probably think they do). I also don’t think passing the blame on supposedly foolish early adopters who trusted Sony to give them a robust service should give them a pass. They knew the capabilities and state of their PS2 emulation the entire time. Selling this service the way they have is incredibly scummy.

That mace windu walk got me feeling a certain way

Without disc compatibility what's the point? Sony just want you to rebuy these games at their store, to them it's new money. Corpo trash.

the enhancements tab seems to be more useful on the ps4 versions of the games, It is off by default on those versions and when turned on has noticeable frame drops and other issues from the videos I have seen but have not checked out those versions myself, I've also heard the ps4 has been one of the issues with getting their ps2 emulator up and working consistently with many games running fine on ps5 but having issues on ps4.

Can't wait for all the people who call him an Xbox fanboy to completely ignore this video like they ignore anything and everything positive he's said about PlayStation in the past

Sure would be nice if they'd fix Ape Escape 2 so it doesn't give people a seizure.

We need a Bioshock series video next on here or other channel! 🖤

The main back compat I want is Assassin's Creed 1. So underrated

I finished Rift Apart a few weeks ago and I've been itching to play the original Ratchet PS2 games (never played them back in the day). Really hope they add them all soon!

As many people that like these games, I have the ps3 sly Cooper collection. I have been hoping to play the discs, or import the disc to my ps5, the way ps4 discs, and get a minor upgrade, and add ons. I can play my ps3 console, with the ps5 controller ( I have a video on my channel, playing some).

Found you from your “PS Vita in 2024” video, love your stuff so far! I was on the fence about these ports because of how awful Ape Escape on PS5 was. A few of the already-ported games have really bad texture glitches. The “new” games look more promising though, looking forward to trying them.

Still no X-men legends, I’m glad they added these classics but disappointed with the ones they chose

Was wondering if you'd be down to discuss Final Fantasy Tactics any time soon since there have been lots of talk about that game on Twitter lately because it's been unofficially confirmed to be getting a remaster soon.

We need maximo ghost to glory,maximo vs army of zin,gauntlet dark legacy,ape escape 2&3, legacy of kain games

I am wondering if he knows that you can change the camera controls in the pause menu of Sly 1

Can you do a review for Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit?

The PS2 Tombraiders are awesome and I hope they bring Anniversary over next

If we add Sly 2 and 3 im gonna be hyped

Backward compatibility means that you can play your allready bought old collection of games with your new gen console. Matty should know better. People would rather pay for remakes/remasters than pay again for outdated looking games they already possibly own.

its kind of insane that you cant select 4:3 or widescreen and widescreen is being forced in some games I know that probably some games had an anamorphic option on PS2 and will attempt to scale the hud properly for 16:9 but you should still have the option to play it in 4:3.

Just got the Plat on Sly Cooper, tried playing Tomb Raider Legend it was horrendous… Ill stick to Xbox backcompat for that lol.

Jiggle physics...unneeded hand stands to get on the ledge....classic games at their finest.

They have been putting PS2 games on modern consoles since 2015.

Glad that Tomb Raider came out but really bummed out that it's kinda the worst port of the three and also being the most expensive.😞 Still gonna play it and go for the trophies but sucks it's very meh looking.

I really hope lego star wars 2 won't have the no death trophies. Those flying level trophies were so hard

Don’t forget about ghost hunter also coming to ps plus

It is odd that only Clone Wars seems to be uprendered to 1440p and Sly Racoon and Tomb Raider Legends uprendering is not uprendering.

They are probably going with what publishers are willing to license out and add trophies to. This is not just a Sony initiative since it depends on the devs. It's unlike Xbox where they have no input from devs and pubs besides getting permission

Yeah like the other commentors have said this isn't backwards compatibility, this is merely streaming. And if I'm not mistaken most of the titles you can't even download that are worth a shit.

Hey Matty, have you ever dove in to Retro Achievements?

This would all be cool if I can go ahead and put my ps1, 2, and 3 discs in my ps5. So annoying that we can’t do that

The stretched UI on the Clone Wars really bothers me.

Tomb Raider isn't stretched, the PS2 version was already supporting 16:9. Look at the button prompts, they're perfect circles.

I'm gonna need Def Jam FFNY, Scarface, Godfather, True Crime, GTA LCS and GTA VCS. The Getaway and The Getaway black monday. Need for Speed Underground 2, Most Wanted, and Carbon. Sony better find a way to get them all playable.

@retrorebound8887 LEGO Star Wars didn't get trophies. Are they coming later? Or do you know something I dont?

I like these versions they are pretty great but sly specifically doesn’t have a widescreen mode? That’s weird

They're not done yet they're going to do more

I just wanna be able to play any old games I want . there is no reason that cant happen with todays technology. NFL Street, SSX Tricky , the ATV Offroad Fury games etc

Can I restore ps2 games in my ps5 from my old ps3 purchases? Or have to buy same games again

lol@ $20 for Tomb Raider

Hopefully they’ll release Sly2 and Sly3 too.

It would be a lot better if we can just use our physical discs into the PS5. That's REAL backwards compatibility

I really want the original crisis core to be purchasable on ps4/ps5... I know they have the remake but I want the original too.

But wasnt there already ps2 games on the psplus extra tier??? And available to purchase ?

Hi ya Matty, i think we should eventually stop calling this and what xbox does backwards compatibilty because it's not. They are emulations and for xbox, they are legitimate ports. They all through recertification which objectively makes them not "backwards compatible"

I hope they add more games like Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven or Bloody Roar 3

Hm... as long as I can't just put a PS2 disc into the PS5 and it works, I don't really see the point. I'd love true backwards compatibility or atleast something like on Xbox where you can put the old disc in and it'll download the digital version.

i used to have an ps2 and i have jak and daxter my fav

Now if only I could change the inputs on Star wars bounty Hunter. It's unplayable for me without it.

So, does putting in the disk count as having the game?

I need the ps3 back compat that and 360 era are my gaming awakening but ps2 and og Xbox too more of all those games

WE NEED SOCOM

Really wish they would fix the limited input controls for the anolog stick. Only 8 directions really sucks and ruins these games.

I’m loving the classics but, my trophies don’t always pop on PS4. Replaying on PS5 usually works fine.

Can these be played on the portal?

LEGO Star Wars 2 on PSP was an interesting decision. But how about LEGO Star Wars 1 & 2 on PS2? Also, out of all of these announced games, I'm the most excited for Sly Cooper and Daxter. Would be great if we also saw the original Ratchet & Clank and Jak & Daxter on PS2 as well, since the reboot of Ratchet & Clank is a completely different experience and the PS4 remasters of the Jak & Daxter series suck!

Man, I wish we could get Trophy Support for The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion! I’d 100% that game again

Now if only i could use my original discs

Legends is my personal favorite Tomb Raider game, so even if the port isn't great I'll still get it just for the trophies and to simply have it And if they ever did do a Limited Run physical release I would be all over that shit no matter what it cost

Tomb raider is more expensive because it’s a better game…it’s really that simple. Being an OG tomb raider fan from the very first game in 1996, the reboot trilogy was an absolute masterpiece. If they released anniversary and underworld for the same price as legend, and don’t do anything to the graphics ill still gladly pay that small price of $20-$30 per game, simply to experience the beauty that is those games. I actually was contemplating investing in a backwards compatible ps3 simply to play the reboot trilogy of TR. imagine what the fans would willingly pay to just have those classics available on our newer systems, If we’d be willing to shell out for a ps3 just for them.

I'll be buying Sly 1 instantly because its just so much easier than having to set up my ps3 again and play the Sly Collection 😂 Here's to hoping that they port the rest of the franchise soon 🙌

Games I'd love LOVE LOVE to see get in on this trend. -Tony Hawk's Underground 1+2 -Nicktoons Unite and it's sequels and while we're at it the original version of Battle For Bikini Bottom -All the classic Lego Games but specifically Indiana Jones -Bringing back the GTA PS2 games would be a real consumer friendly move after the dogshit replacement failed

I wonder if they will do the same for ps3

I have a few PS2 disks! Can I get them to work on my PS5 some how?

Tomb Raider Legends are now trophies????

July 4 here and they havent anounced anything ps2 for this month guess they already got tired of the project i hope im just impatient