The PS5 will be backwards compatible in the long term with the more than 4000 games of the PS4, says Sony in a press release. PlayStation chief system architect Mark Cerny said in the middle of last week that around 100 PS4 games would be available at launch.
In the middle of last week, Sony and Microsoft each held a streaming event around their next console. Sony got the ball rolling with a very technical presentation from the system architect responsible for PlayStation, Mark Cerny. At the turn of this inventory, to say the least, the engineer still revealed some information that may interest the general public. He notably said a little more about the backward compatibility of the console.
And it must be said that it is rather a cold shower: while for several weeks we expected that the PS5 offers a vast backward compatibility to the titles of the PS1, Mark Cerny did not even bother to talk about backward compatibility beyond the PS4. And again, to say that at launch a hundred PS4 games would be compatible on PS5.
A few hours later, during its presentation Xbox Game Live, Microsoft evoked, him, always a vast backward compatibility until the games of Xbox 360. Suddenly Sony published just before the weekend an "update" on this subject, in which we learn that in reality the backward compatibility of the PS5 with PS4 games will ultimately be almost total.
The entire PS4 catalog available, boosted frequency
"With all of these awesome games in the PS4 catalog, we have made significant efforts to ensure that our fans can play their favorite games on PS5," said Sony, adding "We think the overwhelming majority of the 4000+ PS4 titles will be compatible with PS5 ". But Sony doesn't stop there.
In the rest of its press release, the manufacturer explains that backwards compatible titles will run at a boosted frequency on PS5 so that they can benefit from a higher or more stable number of frames per second and potentially with higher definition. " For this to be possible, however, the manufacturer must test each title.
"We are currently evaluating the games individually to identify any problem that requires an adjustment in relation to the original development efforts", we can read in the rest of the press release which concludes by returning to the presentation of Mark Cerny, almost apologizing for having only mentioned a hundred games: “in his presentation, Mark Cerny provided an overview by evoking the top 100 of the most played PS4 games, which demonstrates how our efforts to backward compatibility in the common sense ".
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In the middle of last week, Sony and Microsoft each held a streaming event around their next console. Sony got the ball rolling with a very technical presentation from the system architect responsible for PlayStation, Mark Cerny. At the turn of this inventory, to say the least, the engineer still revealed some information that may interest the general public. He notably said a little more about the backward compatibility of the console.
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A few hours later, during its presentation Xbox Game Live, Microsoft evoked, him, always a vast backward compatibility until the games of Xbox 360. Suddenly Sony published just before the weekend an "update" on this subject, in which we learn that in reality the backward compatibility of the PS5 with PS4 games will ultimately be almost total.
The entire PS4 catalog available, boosted frequency
"With all of these awesome games in the PS4 catalog, we have made significant efforts to ensure that our fans can play their favorite games on PS5," said Sony, adding "We think the overwhelming majority of the 4000+ PS4 titles will be compatible with PS5 ". But Sony doesn't stop there.
In the rest of its press release, the manufacturer explains that backwards compatible titles will run at a boosted frequency on PS5 so that they can benefit from a higher or more stable number of frames per second and potentially with higher definition. " For this to be possible, however, the manufacturer must test each title.
"We are currently evaluating the games individually to identify any problem that requires an adjustment in relation to the original development efforts", we can read in the rest of the press release which concludes by returning to the presentation of Mark Cerny, almost apologizing for having only mentioned a hundred games: “in his presentation, Mark Cerny provided an overview by evoking the top 100 of the most played PS4 games, which demonstrates how our efforts to backward compatibility in the common sense ".
Read also:"We have tested hundreds of titles and are preparing to test thousands more as we approach the launch. We will update you on backward compatibility, as well as many more PS5 news, in the coming months, ”concludes Sony. What do you think of what is looming for the backward compatibility of the PS5? Share your opinion in the comments.
