Veteran gamers are rejoicing at the news Sony is working on a way to play PlayStation 2 games on PlayStation 4 consoles. "We are working on utilising PS2 emulation technology to bring PS2 games forward to the current generation. We have nothing further to comment at this point in time," Sony said. An emulator recreates the digital environment in which a program is read, in this case a PlayStation 4 console will render a PS2 game playable on the PS4. The blunt and long-called for announcement from Sony has inspired more questions than answers. How will the emulator go live? Will it be only available on a new released PlayStation 4? Will gamers need to download PlayStation 2 games from the online PlayStation Store, or will they be able to play original disks on their PS4? And will the games be played in HD or in their original quality? Further details about the emulator are sketchy, but the idea of having access to the entire PlayStation 2 back catalogue will make any gamer's eyes water. But what about the PS1 and PS3? Will their games be coming to the PS4 anytime soon? And will this be offered for PS1-4 games on the PlayStation 5 if and when that one is launched?
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