Sony revealed in a post today that the PS5 will be backward compatible with "the overwhelming majority" of PS4 games; meaning over 4000 titles. Some of these will benefit from the PS5's Game Boost feature which could improve the original game with higher or smoother frame rate. The company also confirmed the compatibility of the PlayStation VR headset and PS VR games which will require, in addition to the headset, a PS camera (sold separately from PS5 console) and a PS camera adaptor (no purchase required).

However, the console maker also mentioned limitations regarding this backward compatibility. For one, the post mentions that some functionalities available on the PS4 might not be available on the PS5. Additionally, Sony writes that some PS4 games "may exhibit errors or unexpected behavior when played on PS5 consoles". The company did not clarify which games will be affected by those issues nor what these issues are specifically.

Moreover, Sony did list 10 games which will only be playable on the PS4 and not on its next-gen console. These games will feature a ‘Playable on: PS4 only’ tag on the PlayStation Store. You can find a list of those PS4-only games below:

• DWVR
• Afro Samurai 2 Revenge of Kuma Volume One
• TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge 2
• Just Deal With It!
• Shadow Complex Remastered
• Robinson: The Journey
• We Sing
• Hitman Go: Definitive Edition
• Shadwen
• Joe's Diner

You can find more details regarding transferring digital games from a PS4 console to a PS5 console and installing PS4 games on the upcoming console in the official post linked in the source below.

SOURCE

 

[limpbiz411]

they lost me at 70$ a game, I'm good.

 

[jt_1258]

so they got just to within barely a hair away from crossing the finish line with full compat and said..."nah, I give up"
you gotta be kidding me...I don't care if it's only a couple lost it's the fact that it's so few and that they aren't wrapping up the last few to get rid of the asterisk next to ps4 backwards compatibility that feels like bullshit to me. if it where accessory issues I could sort of understand but this just feels a little lazy. go big or go home

 

[Axido]

What a funny coincidence that one of the titles that won't be backwards-compatible is named "Just deal with it".
It might work, but Sony included it to send a message.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

It's as if some of you for some odd reason, think that EVERY single Xbox, 360, XB1 title is going to be backwards compatible with the Series X. BC wasn't 100% with 360 or XB1 either. So I'm not quite sure what some people are crying over. That list of games is nothing anyway. It's like complaining that Soda Drinker Pro and Professional Farmer 2017 won't play on the Series X.

 

[the_randomizer]

What a funny coincidence that one of the titles that won't be backwards-compatible is named "Just deal with it".
It might work, but Sony included it to send a message.

All games that no one cares about lol

 

[DerpDingus]

I suspect there are WAY more ps4 games that are technically playable but have major issues when played on the ps5 but as usual Sony will downplay that part so consumers will find that out for themselves

 

[the_randomizer]

What do people expect them to do, emulate the PS4? It's almost as if the PS4 is very hard to emulate or something

 

[Jayro]

Sounds like Sony is too lazy to release a few compatibility patches, like the 360 and Xbone did. They could easily reboot the PS5 into a PS4_FIRM and run the PS4 in a sort of "PS4 Mode" like the 3DS does with GBA injects and DS games.

 

[Rail Fighter]

Gotta secure more PS4 sales with Joe's Diner.

 

[Ryab]

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Sony revealed in a post today that the PS5 will be backward compatible with "the overwhelming majority" of PS4 games; meaning over 4000 titles. Some of these will benefit from the PS5's Game Boost feature which could improve the original game with higher or smoother frame rate. The company also confirmed the compatibility of the PlayStation VR headset and PS VR games which will require, in addition to the headset, a PS camera (sold separately from PS5 console) and a PS camera adaptor (no purchase required).

However, the console maker also mentioned limitations regarding this backward compatibility. For one, the post mentions that some functionalities available on the PS4 might not be available on the PS5. Additionally, Sony writes that some PS4 games "may exhibit errors or unexpected behavior when played on PS5 consoles". The company did not clarify which games will be affected by those issues nor what these issues are specifically.

Moreover, Sony did list 10 games which will only be playable on the PS4 and not on its next-gen console. These games will feature a ‘Playable on: PS4 only’ tag on the PlayStation Store. You can find a list of those PS4-only games below:

• DWVR
• Afro Samurai 2 Revenge of Kuma Volume One
• TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge 2
• Just Deal With It!
• Shadow Complex Remastered
• Robinson: The Journey
• We Sing
• Hitman Go: Definitive Edition
• Shadwen
• Joe's Diner

You can find more details regarding transferring digital games from a PS4 console to a PS5 console and installing PS4 games on the upcoming console in the official post linked in the source below.

SOURCE

Theres a reason I tend to never buy a console towards the beginning of the generation

 

[isoboy]

Gotta secure more PS4 sales with Joe's Diner.

Do the doritos competiton - hike around Europe and buy bags of chips.

 

[scroeffie1984]

70 dollars for a game is not expensive ,games back in the day cost 200 gulden dutch money ! or sometimes even more
backwards compatible via disc ?

 

[YuseiFD]

The error is probably "sorry, this title does not support backwards compatibility" lmao

 

[Spider_Man]

what fucking errors? my decision to get a ps5 continues to drift further and further away. first they are releasing all their so called exclusives on pc and continue to censorship the shit out of everything and now BC might not even work properly!

Ohh stfu you moaning little girl.

Like pc games, you can get issues as the hardware used was not what it was built for.

And whqt sony exclusives have sony released on pc.

I couldnt give a toss if the ps5 didnt play ps4 games, its not like i dont have 3 ps4 consoles to play games on.

 

[pedro702]

It's probably not so much a matter of "giving the PS5 trouble" as it is the game being coded in such a way that it's incompatible with the way they've setup backwards compatibility.

Presumably they're not just running an emulator (that would be silly), I expect it's similar to the approach MS does with their 360 BC on the Xboner, the game is recompiled to run on the PS5 natively. There's probably some kind of module or library or something that's not supported on the PS5, so a few games just might not work properly when it's being recompiled.

or it could simply be some games that take advantage of hardware bugs to execute code, there are alot of games that did this back then and those bugs arent present on newer hardware.

 

[ChibiMofo]

At some point in 2006, or maybe it was 2007, it became clear that in spite of the weird name and the last-gen power, the Wii was going to win that generation and that Sony had failed to live up to its E3 hype on the PS3.

This is that moment for this generation when it should become clear that the Xbox is going to win this generation and that it won't be particularly close. Sony is still sending out half-truths just ahead of the launch while MSFT continues to be completely transparent. Xbox Live is a much better deal than $70 PS5 (temporary) exclusives. And Sony isn't even capable of competing with it.

 

[the_randomizer]

70 dollars for a game is not expensive ,games back in the day cost 200 gulden dutch money ! or sometimes even more
backwards compatible via disc ?

That's easy for you to say

 

[pedro702]

i dont get why americans are beinging in the 70$ a game thing into this, in europe every ps4/xbox1 game was 70 euros full price already and i didnt see anyone climbing trees lol even with 70dollars we still pay more for each game from even the ps3/xbox360 ownward(ps3/xbox360 games were 65 euros if i recall)

seriously and yet they complain, i dont fell sorry at all for you guys haveing to now still pay less than we do at all.

At some point in 2006, or maybe it was 2007, it became clear that in spite of the weird name and the last-gen power, the Wii was going to win that generation and that Sony had failed to live up to its E3 hype on the PS3.

This is that moment for this generation when it should become clear that the Xbox is going to win this generation and that it won't be particularly close. Sony is still sending out half-truths just ahead of the launch while MSFT continues to be completely transparent. Xbox Live is a much better deal than $70 PS5 (temporary) exclusives. And Sony isn't even capable of competing with it.

tbh i dont beleive this, if there is a switch 2 and a good marketing for it, nintendo will win hands down imo.

also xbox has basicaly no market in asian countrys and even on europe playstation wins by a landslide over xbox sales, so yeah xbox might win usa sales but will loose on everywhere else easily, most people who buy consoles dont read the news wenbsites at all, they just go for their favorite brand.

 

[libbyfishandchips]

really?

 

[AlexMCS]

At some point in 2006, or maybe it was 2007, it became clear that in spite of the weird name and the last-gen power, the Wii was going to win that generation and that Sony had failed to live up to its E3 hype on the PS3.

This is that moment for this generation when it should become clear that the Xbox is going to win this generation and that it won't be particularly close. Sony is still sending out half-truths just ahead of the launch while MSFT continues to be completely transparent. Xbox Live is a much better deal than $70 PS5 (temporary) exclusives. And Sony isn't even capable of competing with it.

Considering the box has 0 exclusives, timed or not, I'd say Sony will still win if they play their cards right.
Like I say all the freaking time, what makes people buy consoles are the exclusive games in the first place.
If there is no exclusivity, the hardware with the better cost/benefit ratio (almost always the PC) wins the race.