Matthew is a journalist in the news department at GameRant. He holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism from Kent State University and has been an avid gamer since 1985. Matthew formerly served as a ...

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Sony's new PlayStation VR2 headset will not play PSVR1 games, which is a pretty big deal for existing VR adopters as well as Sony. Unlike the PS5, which plays mostly all PS4 games, the new PSVR2 ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 started making news even before its official release, as Nintendo was quick to confirm that the console would include backwards compatibility with the original console’s games.

According to Reuters, back in 2022, Intel lost a major PS6 chip manufacturing contract to AMD for a number of reasons, one of which is backwards compatibility. Sony‘s executives and engineers ...

Since it was launched in 2015, Microsoft's Xbox's backward compatibility program has proven that even an ancient console like the Xbox 360 and the first Xbox still has a lot to offer. Still, many ...

Back in 2019, I said that backwards compatibility is the most important feature for new consoles like the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The same is true for Nintendo's rumored Switch 4K model. In ...

Switch 2 backwards compatibility is pretty comprehensive across console generations, but there are still some original Switch games that don’t work on Switch 2. Below, we’ll explain how backwards ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 on Thursday, posting a video showing off the new ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. A prominent gaming executive has commented on the potential impact of a console that does not have backwards compatibility, saying it breaks a ...

The Nintendo Switch 2 has five more games that have been added to the list of its fully functional backwards-compatible catalog following a system update from last week. Backwards compatibility has ...