{"id":450474,"date":"2024-01-16T16:22:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T22:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=450474"},"modified":"2024-01-17T07:50:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T13:50:20","slug":"can-i-play-ps2-games-on-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/can-i-play-ps2-games-on-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I play PS2 games on PS4?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PS2 games on PS4 would be amazing for retro fans of past PlayStation titles. Being able to check out <em>Jak &amp; Daxter: The Precursor Trilogy, Ratchet &amp; Clank, <\/em>and <em>Tekken 5 <\/em>on PS4 sounds wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/There-are-a-limited-number-of-PS2-games-on-PS4-like-Dark-Cloud-2.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"There are a limited number of PS2 games on PS4 like Dark Cloud 2.\" class=\"wp-image-450501\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot by Destructoid<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-there-is-a-limited-number-of-compatible-ps2-games-on-ps4\">There is a limited number of compatible PS2 games on PS4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, you can&#8217;t simply put in a PS2 disc and play the game on a PS4, as there&#8217;s a limited number of digital PS2 games you can check out. Thankfully, they&#8217;re from a variety of different genres. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em>Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADK Damashii<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ape Escape 2<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Art of Fighting Anthology<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Bully<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dark Cloud<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Dark Cloud 2 (Dark Chronicle)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Destroy All Humans!<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Destroy All Humans! 2<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eternal Ring<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Everybody\u2019s Tennis<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Fahrenheit<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>FantaVision<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Fatal Fury Battle Archives: Volume 2<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Fu\u2019un Super Combo<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Grand Theft Auto III<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Grand Theft Auto: Vice City<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Special Edition<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/reviews\/review-jak-and-daxter-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Jak II<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Jak 3<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Jak X: Combat Racing<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Kinetica<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Manhunt<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Max Payne<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Metal Slug Anthology<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Okage: Shadow King<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>PaRappa the Rapper 2<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Primal<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Psychonauts<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Red Dead Revolver<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Red Faction<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Red Faction II<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Resident Evil \u2013 Code: Veronica X<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Rise of the Kasai<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Rogue Galaxy<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Samurai Shodown VI<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Siren<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Star Ocean: Till the End of Time<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Star Wars: Bounty Hunter<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Star Wars: Racer Revenge<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The King of Fighters \u201998: Ultimate Match<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The King of Fighters 2000<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Mark of Kri<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Warriors<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Twisted Metal: Black<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>War of the Monsters<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Wild Arms 3<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-there-are-hd-collections-and-the-playstation-plus-premium-library-as-well\">There are HD collections and the PlayStation Plus Premium library as well<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many different PS2 HD collections available on the PS4. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/reviews\/review-kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-remix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kingdom Hearts<\/a>, Devil May Cry, <\/em>and the <em>Final Fantasy <\/em>series, among other PS2 games, are available through PS4 HD remasters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, there are some PS3 HD collections like the <em>Ratchet &amp; Clank <\/em>series and <em>Sly Cooper <\/em>franchise that can be streamed through PlayStation Plus Premium. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/playstation-plus-premium-ps1-ps2-psp-classics-playable-on-ps4-ps5-game-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS1 and PSP games<\/a> are available through PlayStation Plus Premium as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can the PS4 go retro?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":852,"featured_media":450479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[21983],"tags":[232,21956,2186,19354,19114],"internal-label":[22869,22870,24255],"invoiceable_action":[23725],"article_type":[23118],"coauthors":[{"id":852,"display_name":"Chris Penwell","user_nicename":"chris-penwell"}],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Can-I-play-PS2-games-on-PS4.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","author_info":{"display_name":"Chris Penwell","author_link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/author\/chris-penwell\/"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Can-I-play-PS2-games-on-PS4.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450474"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/852"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=450474"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":450788,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/450474\/revisions\/450788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/450479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=450474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=450474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=450474"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=450474"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=450474"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=450474"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=450474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}