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![Here's to hopeing that Sony gives us the Ultimate PlayStation game console that plays PS1,PS2,PS3,PS4 & PS5 games this fall. : r/PS3 Here's to hopeing that Sony gives us the Ultimate PlayStation game console that plays PS1,PS2,PS3,PS4 & PS5 games this fall. : r/PS3](https://preview.redd.it/cp9pjm1nng941.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=b8b5eaec18bd33e4099587d57b75de12402da609)
Here's to hopeing that Sony gives us the Ultimate PlayStation game console that plays PS1,PS2,PS3,PS4 & PS5 games this fall. : r/PS3
![Didn't get a PS5 but I managed to snag a backwards compatible PS3 for a fair price! Seriously makes playing PS2 games (especially 4 player games) a lot more easier! I'm super Didn't get a PS5 but I managed to snag a backwards compatible PS3 for a fair price! Seriously makes playing PS2 games (especially 4 player games) a lot more easier! I'm super](https://preview.redd.it/e1zkur6aqmk61.jpg?auto=webp&s=4cf9624d0e63436f569dd3bd81b80aac0fbe666d)
Didn't get a PS5 but I managed to snag a backwards compatible PS3 for a fair price! Seriously makes playing PS2 games (especially 4 player games) a lot more easier! I'm super
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