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PS5 jailbreak proves the console could've been backwards compatible with PS2 discs all along (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] 19 points 2 days ago (6 children)

You don't even need to understand how a console works to know this. It's pretty much a given, because Sony.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (5 children)

    Its all x86 computers no?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (4 children)

    PS2 has a custom MIPS-based RISC CPU

    PS3 is PowerPC

    PS4/PS5 are x86_64

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  • [–] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    PS3 is not really PowerPC. The cell processor has a PowerPC core, but its a different enough custom processor that it needs its own custom coding and tooling to use it to its fullest.

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