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Sony has now officially confirmed that the PlayStation 2 had sold 160 million units in total – 5 million more than previous estimates.

One way in which video games are leaked ahead of time can be attributed to games rating boards, who publicly publish their content reports on titles ahead of their release – making such projects visible for all. One of the biggest culprits in this regard is the Korean Games Rating …

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, a classic shooter from the PS2-era, is returning this week. Following on from a series of classic Star Wars game remasters, Bounty Hunter arrives on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Switch. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter was available on the PS2 and GameCube back in the early 2000s. …

There’s been a lot of positive movements within the emulation scene as of late, with the most recent breakthrough seeing the PS4 emulator ShadPS4 being able to boot Bloodborne up to the character creator screen. Looking at much more mature emulation platforms, the popular PS2 emulator PCSX2 has now officially reached version 2.0

The PlayStation 2 has sat at the top of the video game console best-sellers list ever since the system was first introduced, with the decades-old console managing to sell over 155 million units. That said, this figure has remained more of an estimate for years now – with official and …

Everyone has their own favourite Sonic the Hedgehog game. For some, it's the classic 2D titles. For others, it may be Sonic Adventure, Unleashed, or even one of the more modern releases. Arguably one of the best entries in the long running series is 2003’s Sonic Heroes. Initially released for …

With the Steam Deck, many players quickly began searching for emulators to play console games both new and old on the handheld. With the ROG Ally coming up, people are already exploring its emulation capabilities and so far, the results look promising.  ETA Prime has uploaded a new YouTube video …

Video game cheats used to be a highly popular occurrence across games, so much so that entire physical guides were released in the past in order to collate them. The practice is unfortunately no longer commonplace, but that does not mean that new cheats aren’t being discovered. More than 18 …

Over the past many years we have seen the game emulation scene explode in popularity, both in terms of the number of devices capable of emulating older titles, but also thanks to the tireless efforts of the software developers who continuously optimise the emulators to run better and support more …

PCSX2 is one of the most complete and impressive PS2 emulators currently available, allowing you to play over 99% of the console’s library with minimal-to-no issues. As part of the latest update, PCSX2 is now getting achievement support and more. Making the announcement on Twitter, the RetroAchievements team revealed that …

With many older titles stuck permanently on physical discs and compatible only with old and outdated hardware, emulators have become essential to allow for people to play previous-gen titles without needing to hook up an old system to an old TV. The most popular PlayStation 2 emulator – PCSX2 – …

With each new fiscal announcement from Nintendo, it is continually reaffirmed that the company’s latest console – the Switch – is an overwhelming success. Going from strength to strength, it has now been revealed that Nintendo’s console-handheld hybrid is on pace to become the best selling home console of all …

In the past week, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s President and CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that the PS5 will be compatible with 99% of the PS4 games, but the console's compatibility with PS1, PS2, and PS3 titles wasn't mentioned. It is now known that despite having backwards compatibility with older titles, it won't …

Back when the PS4 and Xbox One were announced as x86 consoles, the internet became rife with speculation over potential hacks and swifter emulation. So far, not much has surfaced on that front, but this week console modders did manage to put a dent in the PS4's armor, paving the …

Microsoft surprised us all at E3 this year with the announcement that it had managed to get backwards compatibility working for Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One. This was a great step for the company, especially since Sony had seemingly abandoned backwards compatibility in favour of starting up a …

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has announced that it will bring games for its PlayStation and PlayStation 2 platforms to its PlayStation Now streaming service in the longer-term future. While a nice thing is that it will be possible to enjoy good-old titles on PlayStation Now-supporting hardware eventually, it is completely unclear …

The Playstation 4 might get some local backwards compatibility after all, according to Eurogamer, someone working on Sony's upcoming streaming service, Playstation Now, has revealed that while Playstation 3 games will still only work via streaming, Playstation 1 and 2 games are going to be emulated locally on the console. …

The PS4 is coming out next month but thats not to say the Playstation 3 doesn't have life left in it, although it might not be as long as you think. Worldwide Studios president, Shuhei Yoshida, in an interview with Games Industry, said that while the PS3 won't get the 5 …

KitGuru reported last week that the Playstation 3 was a victim of custom seizures. This was due to LG accusing Sony of using BluRay technology that LG had developed. They attempted to get Sony to pay for the technology by forcing a preliminary injunction against the import and sale of …