Will the PS4 be backwards compatible?

[Serious_frusting]

twesterm said:

Jdevil3 said:

LOL, I was thinking of making the same thread :P

Unfortunately, I think the PS4 will not be backwards compatible because the keys are pretty much public and that would allow everyone to at least play pirated PS3 games on the PS4 from day one (I think)... and the only way to avoid that would be removing backwards compatibility :(

But I don't think that means they can also get the PS4 keys since it would be using a different hardware and a different security system and a different processor... right? or am I wrong? :S

 

OK, I'm starting to think this kind of sucks... if future PlayStations won't allow me to play PS3 games anymore then this is crap. T_T

I don't believe it would allow you to run PS4 games since I believe you're right that the PS4 would have a different key, but by allowing PS3 apps to run you would essentially be allowing an easy way into the PS4 security.  You would be running something that the hardware thinks is official so who knows what that would open up.

i only just heqrd about this root key from this thread. gonna reaserach it now but the PS2 is BC to the ps1.