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  "research_date": "2026-09-11",
  "scope": "Documentary research snapshot; unknown values remain null. Not live availability or account testing.",
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      "target": "PS5 with working compatible disc drive",
      "answer": "Supported for compatible titles",
      "conditions": "Original disc remains needed; title exceptions apply",
      "source_ids": "N10",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR02",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS4 disc",
      "target": "PS5 with no usable disc drive",
      "answer": "Unsupported in present configuration",
      "conditions": "Eligible newer Digital/Pro models may add the supported drive; original Digital cannot",
      "source_ids": "N10;N12",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/;https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-disc-drive-set-up/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR03",
      "software_or_entitlement": "Owned PS4 digital game",
      "target": "PS5",
      "answer": "Supported for compatible titles",
      "conditions": "Use the entitled account/library; license/edition and title exceptions apply",
      "source_ids": "N10",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR04",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS4 disc → offered native PS5 upgrade",
      "target": "PS5 with disc drive",
      "answer": "Conditional upgrade route",
      "conditions": "Eligible offer; original disc/account region; original disc every use; fee may apply",
      "source_ids": "N11",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/upgrade-ps4-game-to-ps5-version/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR05",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS4 digital → native PS5 upgrade",
      "target": "PS5",
      "answer": "Conditional upgrade route",
      "conditions": "Publisher/title offer; not every PS4 game and not automatic from playing PS4 version",
      "source_ids": "N11",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/upgrade-ps4-game-to-ps5-version/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR06",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS3 disc",
      "target": "PS5",
      "answer": "Unsupported",
      "conditions": "A remaster or streamed edition does not make the original disc playable",
      "source_ids": "N10;N14",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/;https://www.playstation.com/content/dam/global_pdc/en/corporate/support/manuals/ps5-docs/2100ab/CFI-21XX_PS5_Instruction_Manual_Web$en.pdf",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR07",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS1 or PS2 disc",
      "target": "PS5",
      "answer": "Unsupported",
      "conditions": "Current PS5 manual explicitly excludes these disc software formats",
      "source_ids": "N14",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/content/dam/global_pdc/en/corporate/support/manuals/ps5-docs/2100ab/CFI-21XX_PS5_Instruction_Manual_Web$en.pdf",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR08",
      "software_or_entitlement": "Classic rerelease downloaded for PS4/PS5",
      "target": "Supported console for that listing",
      "answer": "Title-specific",
      "conditions": "This is a separate compatible product/license, not arbitrary legacy-disc support",
      "source_ids": "H32;N29",
      "source_urls": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/;https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/ps-plus-usage-terms/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR09",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS3 game streamed through Plus",
      "target": "Supported service/device/country",
      "answer": "Conditional streaming",
      "conditions": "Premium streaming, not a native PS5 download or disc conversion",
      "source_ids": "H32;N26",
      "source_urls": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/;https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/subscriptions/playstation-plus-support/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR10",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS3 or PS4 cloud game",
      "target": "PlayStation Portal",
      "answer": "Unsupported in Portal cloud route",
      "conditions": "Portal cloud source covers selected PS5 games only",
      "source_ids": "N23",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/subscriptions/psportal-cloud-game-streaming/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR11",
      "software_or_entitlement": "Installed compatible PS4/PS5 game",
      "target": "Portal Remote Play from PS5",
      "answer": "Conditional Remote Play",
      "conditions": "Host PS5, same account, network and game/accessory restrictions; distinct from cloud",
      "source_ids": "N24",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/playstation-portal-remote-player/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR12",
      "software_or_entitlement": "Selected owned digital PS5 game",
      "target": "Portal cloud streaming",
      "answer": "Conditional cloud route",
      "conditions": "Adult Premium account, supported country/game and network; no own PS5 required for cloud",
      "source_ids": "N22;N23",
      "source_urls": "https://blog.playstation.com/2025/11/05/cloud-streaming-officially-arrives-on-playstation-portal-today-with-new-support-for-digital-ps5-games-in-your-library/;https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/subscriptions/psportal-cloud-game-streaming/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR13",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS VR game",
      "target": "PS5 using original PS VR",
      "answer": "Conditional accessory route",
      "conditions": "PS4 Camera + adapter and required controllers; PS5 HD Camera is not substitute",
      "source_ids": "N10",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR14",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS VR game",
      "target": "PS VR2",
      "answer": "Unsupported as original PS VR software",
      "conditions": "A separately supplied PS VR2 version/upgrade is a different route",
      "source_ids": "N33",
      "source_urls": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/02/06/playstation-vr2-the-ultimate-faq/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR15",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS2 disc",
      "target": "CECHE01 PS3",
      "answer": "Limited compatibility documented",
      "conditions": "Exact archived manual; not every PS2 title, disc region matters",
      "source_ids": "N15",
      "source_urls": "https://web.archive.org/web/20080216091247if_/http://www.playstation.com/manual/pdf/PS3-01-1.6_1.pdf",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR16",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS2 disc",
      "target": "Unidentified 80GB PS3",
      "answer": "Unknown model",
      "conditions": "Capacity alone is insufficient; do not return a universal yes",
      "source_ids": "N15;N16",
      "source_urls": "https://web.archive.org/web/20080216091247if_/http://www.playstation.com/manual/pdf/PS3-01-1.6_1.pdf;https://web.archive.org/web/20080213150843/http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/Comparison",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR17",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS4/PS5 console purchase",
      "target": "PC edition",
      "answer": "Separate purchase normally required",
      "conditions": "Publisher’s current PC FAQ treats PC/console as different products",
      "source_ids": "N39",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/pc/pc-games/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    },
    {
      "record_id": "CR18",
      "software_or_entitlement": "PS4 save",
      "target": "Native PS5 upgrade",
      "answer": "Title-specific, not implied",
      "conditions": "Publisher save-transfer/import rules must be checked separately",
      "source_ids": "N11;N37;N34",
      "source_urls": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/upgrade-ps4-game-to-ps5-version/;https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/;https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/the-last-of-us-part-i/",
      "last_checked": "2026-09-11",
      "testing": "Documentary research; no hands-on test"
    }
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      "source_id": "N10",
      "title": "Backward compatibility: PS4 games playable on PS5 consoles",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/ps5-backward-compatibility-games/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "PS4 support; six PS4-only exclusions; discs; controllers; PS VR conditions; PS3 discs unsupported",
      "limitations": "Does not certify every title/edition, performance mode, save path or offline completeness. Exceptions list excludes non-game apps/demos.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N12": {
      "source_id": "N12",
      "title": "Set up a disc drive on your PS5 console",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-disc-drive-set-up/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5-disc-drive-set-up/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "CFI-2000/7000 model-group eligibility; internet pairing; installation route",
      "limitations": "Scope is limited to the cited section, product, region and date. Retrieval does not establish implementation or independent testing.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N11": {
      "source_id": "N11",
      "title": "Upgrade an eligible PS4 game to the digital PS5 version",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/upgrade-ps4-game-to-ps5-version/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/games/upgrade-ps4-game-to-ps5-version/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "Upgrade offer eligibility; disc insertion; drive; account/disc country; free/paid/time-limited offers; Plus exceptions",
      "limitations": "Scope is limited to the cited section, product, region and date. Retrieval does not establish implementation or independent testing.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N14": {
      "source_id": "N14",
      "title": "PS5 Instruction Manual, CFI-21XX / CFI-2115",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/content/dam/global_pdc/en/corporate/support/manuals/ps5-docs/2100ab/CFI-21XX_PS5_Instruction_Manual_Web$en.pdf",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/content/dam/global_pdc/en/corporate/support/manuals/ps5-docs/2100ab/CFI-21XX_PS5_Instruction_Manual_Web$en.pdf",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "Printed p14 specifications: disc 1TB, Digital 825GB; p14 disc formats; p11 attachable drive",
      "limitations": "US/Canada CFI-2115 manual, not every global Slim revision. No release date inferred from model number. Relevant PDF pages visually inspected.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "H32": {
      "source_id": "H32",
      "title": "All-new PlayStation Plus Launches in June with 700+ Games and More Value Than Ever",
      "publisher": "PlayStation.Blog",
      "publication_date": "2022-03-29; updated 2022-05-16",
      "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Corporate primary / retrospective",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research; historical source scope retained",
      "claims_supported": "2022 tier transition, regional Deluxe alternative and streaming distinction",
      "limitations": "Corporate retrospectives and announcements are not independent evidence of motives or outcomes. Historical offers are not automatically current rules.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N29": {
      "source_id": "N29",
      "title": "PlayStation Plus usage terms",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/ps-plus-usage-terms/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/ps-plus-usage-terms/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "Membership/tier/title availability; regions; add-on/base-game dependency",
      "limitations": "Legal text used to explain the product’s stated rules, not personalized legal advice.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N26": {
      "source_id": "N26",
      "title": "PlayStation Plus support",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/subscriptions/playstation-plus-support/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/subscriptions/playstation-plus-support/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "US tier benefits and support routes; multiplayer and sharing boundaries",
      "limitations": "Scope is limited to the cited section, product, region and date. Retrieval does not establish implementation or independent testing.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N23": {
      "source_id": "N23",
      "title": "Cloud streaming on PS Portal",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/subscriptions/psportal-cloud-game-streaming/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/subscriptions/psportal-cloud-game-streaming/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "Adult Premium account; selected owned/catalog PS5 titles; supported-country list; 5/7/13 Mbps thresholds; excluded PS3/PS4",
      "limitations": "Living eligibility page; no entitlement, network-quality or worldwide-availability guarantee.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N24": {
      "source_id": "N24",
      "title": "PlayStation Portal remote player",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/playstation-portal-remote-player/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/playstation-portal-remote-player/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "Remote Play host requirements; installed PS4/PS5 games; 5 Mbps minimum/15 recommended; restrictions and cloud distinction",
      "limitations": "Product page is not an independent latency/battery/ergonomic test. No prices promoted from transient banners.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N22": {
      "source_id": "N22",
      "title": "Cloud streaming arrives on PlayStation Portal with owned digital PS5 games",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog",
      "publication_date": "2025-11-05",
      "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2025/11/05/cloud-streaming-officially-arrives-on-playstation-portal-today-with-new-support-for-digital-ps5-games-in-your-library/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2025/11/05/cloud-streaming-officially-arrives-on-playstation-portal-today-with-new-support-for-digital-ps5-games-in-your-library/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "November 5 18:00 PT / November 6 02:00 GMT rollout; selected owned PS5 games; Premium; independent of own PS5",
      "limitations": "Selected games and country/account conditions; does not make PS4 or PS3 cloud-playable on Portal.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N33": {
      "source_id": "N33",
      "title": "PlayStation VR2: The ultimate FAQ",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment / PlayStation.Blog",
      "publication_date": "2023-02-06",
      "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/02/06/playstation-vr2-the-ultimate-faq/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/02/06/playstation-vr2-the-ultimate-faq/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "PS VR versus PS VR2 software/accessory boundaries; launch features",
      "limitations": "Launch FAQ not a universal current-state authority; PC route added later.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N15": {
      "source_id": "N15",
      "title": "PS3 Safety and Support manual, CECHE01",
      "publisher": "Sony Computer Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "http://www.playstation.com/manual/pdf/PS3-01-1.6_1.pdf",
      "retrieved_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20080216091247if_/http://www.playstation.com/manual/pdf/PS3-01-1.6_1.pdf",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Archived original read; live original unavailable",
      "claims_supported": "Printed p3 exact CECHE01; p20 80GB/4 USB; p22 PS2 formats with limited compatibility; p23 region markings",
      "limitations": "Original URL failed; archived Sony PDF read and pages visually checked. Supports CECHE01, not all 80GB consoles or every title.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N16": {
      "source_id": "N16",
      "title": "Archived PS3 system comparison",
      "publisher": "Sony Computer Entertainment America",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/Comparison",
      "retrieved_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20080213150843/http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/Comparison",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Archived original read",
      "claims_supported": "Contemporaneous 40GB Spider-Man 3 and 80GB MotorStorm bundles differ; most PS2/PSone statement on 80GB bundle",
      "limitations": "Archive capture February 13 2008 is not page publication date; bundles must not be generalized to every capacity-equivalent PS3.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N39": {
      "source_id": "N39",
      "title": "PlayStation Games for PC",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/pc/pc-games/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/pc/pc-games/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "Console/PC products purchased separately; account features/title differences; current publisher FAQ",
      "limitations": "Cross-save statement is publisher-wide wording, not a tested universal title matrix; use exact publisher policies for exceptions.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N37": {
      "source_id": "N37",
      "title": "The Last of Us Part II Remastered coming to PS5 on January 19, 2024",
      "publisher": "Naughty Dog / PlayStation.Blog",
      "publication_date": "2023-11-17; updated 2023-11-20",
      "original_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/17/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-coming-to-ps5-on-january-19-2024/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "Save import; historical US $10 upgrade; No Return/Lost Levels; disc requirement",
      "limitations": "Historical price not a current checkout quotation; unfinished Lost Levels are not a separate complete campaign.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    },
    "N34": {
      "source_id": "N34",
      "title": "The Last of Us Part I",
      "publisher": "Sony Interactive Entertainment",
      "publication_date": null,
      "original_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/the-last-of-us-part-i/",
      "retrieved_url": "https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/the-last-of-us-part-i/",
      "accessed_at": "2026-09-11",
      "type": "Official primary",
      "retrieval_status": "Read in this research",
      "claims_supported": "First-story remake; Left Behind; PS5 release; no PS3/PS4 upgrade or save/trophy import; no Factions; Complete bundle distinction",
      "limitations": "FAQ still refers to a future multiplayer project; that statement is superseded by N38. Other clauses separately scoped.",
      "last_attempt_at": "2026-09-11"
    }
  }
}