Sony announces that “99% of thousands will work” for compatibility with previous versions of PS4 of PlayStation 5 (Japanese version of Engadget)



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Jim Ryan, CEO of SIE, said that “99%” of the thousands of games tested for backward compatibility (PS4) on PlayStation 5 will work.

Sony’s explanation of PS5 (PS4) backward compatibility was initially described as “almost all of the 100 popular PS4 games work” and was later supplemented by “most of the 4000+ PS4 games work.” .. The word “most” has a wide range of interpretations, but even on the condition that it was “tested” rather than all PS4 games, it seems that a near 100% performance guarantee has been confirmed.

Backward compatibility with PS5 was accomplished by installing PS4 and PS4 Pro legacy (compatible) mode on the main processor GPU itself, reflecting PS3 PS2 compatibility “physically mounted PS2 chip.” It was getting done.

However, since the number of processor clocks has improved significantly, it is necessary to check each title one by one, and as of March this year, the target was limited to the “100 popular PS4 games”. It would have expanded to thousands in half a year, and most would have worked.

Regarding backward compatibility of the original PS-PS3, there is a high possibility that it “isn’t” because a third party inadvertently mentioned it. This shouldn’t be a problem because Sony has never made a public promise.

Sony also announced the “PS Plus Collection” at the early morning video event on September 17, along with the release date and price of the PS5. This is a new benefit of PlayStation Plus, a service for paid members, that allows you to download and play handpicked PS4 titles on PS5. “God of War”, “Bloodborne”, “Batman: Arkham Knight” and “Persona 5” are mentioned.

However, the development of the service differs by country or region. Usage and pricing have not been disclosed so I would like to wait for future announcements.

Source: The Washington Post



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