Whether Leon’s in the Game or Not, Resident Evil Requiem Is More Than Just a ‘Backwards Looking’ Nostalgia Fest, Capcom Says — and It Wasn’t Originally Planned as a 30th Anniversary Release at All
Regardless of what's been said about the game to date, Resident Evil: Requiem's director and producer want you to know that the title — scheduled for release in 2026, the…
Nintendo Reportedly ‘Almost Discouraging’ Switch 2 Development as Studios Told to Launch Games on Switch 1 and Rely on Backwards Compatibility Instead
A fresh report has detailed the difficulties faced by some developers keen to launch games for Switch 2 — but who remain unable to do so due to a lack…
Publisher Tells Nintendo To Pull Its Own Game From Switch 2 eShop while it waits for backwards compatibility patch to go live
Limited Run Games has asked Nintendo to remove Gex Trilogy from sale via the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop, until there's "clarity" on when a patch will be deployed to address…
PlayStation Handheld PS5 Backwards Compatible at Launch – Rumor
Rumor has it that the next-gen PlayStation handheld will be backwards compatible with the PS5 right out of the box. A known AMD insider has claimed that the portable console…
Is Switch 2 Backwards Compatible? Here’s Which Games Have Issues Or Don’t Work
Nintendo shared more details about the nature of Switch 2 backward compatibility during the dedicated Switch 2 Direct. Subsequently, it published a list of games for the original Switch that…
Is The Nintendo Switch 2 Backwards Compatible? Here’s What We Know
The Switch 2 is coming and it'll be backwards-compatible, meaning it will be able to play Nintendo Switch games. In this post, we're rounding up everything we know, and don't…
Sony Admits Backwards Compatibility Was Welcomed Before PS4 Dropped It
Sony has acknowledged that backwards compatibility was a unique and much-welcomed feature before it was dropped in the PS4 generation. It has long been assumed that a shift in console…
Nintendo President Furukawa confirms Switch 2 backwards compatibility and Switch Online support
The Nintendo Switch successor will have backwards compatibility with Switch software and Nintendo Switch Online.
PS6 in Development With Focus on Backwards Compatibility – Report
The PS6 is in development with an emphasis on backwards compatibility, according to a fresh report by Reuters. We certainly weren’t expecting to see an unofficial announcement this morning, complete…
PS3 Backwards Compatibility Rumors Catch Steam as Sony’s Mark Cerny Files Patent
PlayStation architect Mark Cerny has filed a fresh patent for backwards compatibility, giving rise to speculations that Sony is working on bringing PS3 games to PS5 natively. However, Cerny’s history…