PS5 to be backward compatible with over 4000 PS4 games but some "may exhibit errors"

DAZA · Oct 9, 2020

Reading this news now makes me wonder if they were sat on the fence waiting for microsoft to show their hand and sony shitting bricks enough to rush to make this work leading to "bugs and unexpected errors" :rofl2:

dont worry for anyone who gets a ps5 give them a year or two to patch any issues to make it flawless, failing that just stick with your ps4

the_randomizer · Oct 9, 2020

Xzi said:
There were already very few games worth buying at a full $60, so it really doesn't change much in terms of needing to wait for discounts to get the most value out of your purchases.

Yeaaaaaaaaah I'll pass

Xzi · Oct 9, 2020

the_randomizer said:
Yeaaaaaaaaah I'll pass

You'll pass on buying AAA games in general? I'm not touching anything at $70, but $35 a few months after release isn't much worse than $30 was. When I do get around to buying a PS5, I'm sure my physical library won't grow larger than 10-12 games anyway.

the_randomizer · Oct 9, 2020

Xzi said:
You'll pass on buying AAA games in general? I'm not touching anything at $70, but $35 a few months after release isn't much worse than $30 was. When I do get around to buying a PS5, I'm sure my physical library won't grow larger than 10-12 games anyway.

Or incomplete games that require DLC or microtransaction bullshit, no. Release complete games, you dumbass developers, is what I say.

Xzi · Oct 9, 2020

the_randomizer said:
Or incomplete games that require DLC or microtransaction bullshit, no. Release complete games, you dumbass developers, is what I say.

That's fair, but it's on a case-by-case basis I think. Obviously some developers/publishers are better about releasing "complete" and worthwhile games than others.

raxadian · Oct 9, 2020

Advice, keep your PS4 if you can.

the_randomizer · Oct 9, 2020

Xzi said:
That's fair, but it's on a case-by-case basis I think. Obviously some developers/publishers are better about releasing "complete" and worthwhile games than others.

Yeah, no kidding. But I can't even preorder a PS5 no thanks to stupid scalpers. So what did I do? I said "eff it" and I'm swapping my PS4 HDD with an SSD.

Deleted User · Oct 9, 2020

D34DL1N3R said:
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.

You're missing the point.

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Xzi · Oct 9, 2020

the_randomizer said:
Yeah, no kidding. But I can't even preorder a PS5 no thanks to stupid scalpers. So what did I do? I said "eff it" and I'm swapping my PS4 HDD with an SSD.

In the same boat, no pre-order and no Demon's Souls on release for me. Might be for the best though, save us maybe $100 in a year or two.

PROTOBOY · Oct 9, 2020

That's to expect from a budge low performance system..

Silent_Gunner · Oct 9, 2020

Something tells me this is going to be a PS2-esque situation when it comes to BC; that is, without using something like Game Boost, many of these "problematic" games will be fine, but you're going to have those situations where Game Boost will break games...kind of like running some games in those OC'ed OG Xboxes and encountering errors.

At least they're being upfront about this. If the console maker was EA, they'd keep beating their drum of lies until the system releases!

the_randomizer · Oct 9, 2020

Xzi said:
In the same boat, no pre-order and no Demon's Souls on release for me. Might be for the best though, save us maybe $100 in a year or two.

Maybe around the holidays perhaps

PROTOBOY said:
That's to expect from a budge low performance system..

Gee, what did you expect, high end consoles with an RTX 3090 and 16 core CPU? :rolleyes:

Silent_Gunner · Oct 9, 2020

the_randomizer said:
Maybe around the holidays perhaps

Gee, what did you expect, high end consoles with an RTX 3090 and 16 core CPU?

I doubt the supply situation's gonna be that much better a month from launch.

depaul · Oct 10, 2020

4000 is a lot... really alot. Almost all the PS4 library will be backward compatible.

Can't wait to buy PS5 and not touch it for ages... just like what happened with my PS4

tabzer · Oct 10, 2020

Bladexdsl said:
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!

Then you haven't been paying attention to all of the reports, from SONY directly, about how the PS5 will be BC with 99% of PS4 titles. If it's only this list of 10 games that won't be compatible, then we are sitting at 99.75% BC--which would be an improvement. How is this clarification bad news at all?? Do you "waah waah" at the clouds in the sky, too?

This article just offers a little more clarity--it's not a departure from anything Sony has previously said about PS5 capabilities.

Memoir said:
Xbox/Microsoft is over here trying to make the experience as grand as possible... Sony is like "ssd go brrrrr"

Oh yeah, Sony isn't compatible with Fable II. Looks like they've already lost.

Dominator211 · Oct 10, 2020

Bladexdsl said:
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!

Errors? ok, what? ITS THE SAME DAMN ARCHITECTURE X86 and X86!!! There should be None of this error stuff

Arras · Oct 10, 2020

Jayro said:
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.

Probably just a business decision. Whatever weird quirk these games have in common would be far more expensive to fix and test(!) a ton of games again than it is to just cut their losses and say they don't work, especially since none of them are particularly noteworthy.

Dominator211 said:
Errors? ok, what? ITS THE SAME DAMN ARCHITECTURE X86 and X86!!! There should be None of this error stuff

Different hardware introduces different bugs. Just look at all the pc games that break on specific cpus or graphic cards.

medoli900 · Oct 10, 2020

Dominator211 said:
Errors? ok, what? ITS THE SAME DAMN ARCHITECTURE X86 and X86!!! There should be None of this error stuff

What? I can't play my Wii game on my Switch? It'S tHE sAMe daMn ArCHitEcHTurE ARM aND ARM!1!

Dominator211 · Oct 10, 2020

medoli900 said:
What? I can't play my Wii game on my Switch? It'S tHE sAMe daMn ArCHitEcHTurE ARM aND ARM!1!

Your Wrong , The Wii was POWERPC

Goku1992A · Oct 10, 2020

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I agree and I also disagree with you. It would be nice to have BC but it isn't a pressing issue like it was in the past. PS5/Series-X I would mainly be playing those next gen games PS4/XB1 is more of icing on the cake since next gen will support last gen. It also saves you the time of buying those games again. The part I will disagree with you is they should include a premium model that takes out the time and support BC. It should be on a limited edition bases where they can sell a certain amount of units.

Take PS3 for example Sony should have released base model 40gb no BC for $400 and made the 60gb model limited edition for $600 kinda similar how they do iPhone 11 and then you have the iPhone 11 Pro. It would atleast give the users a chance to pick and choose if they want full BC support they will pay premium for it. If they just want to play only next gen they will buy the base model therefore evreyone is happy. This is why I like about Series-X they may not support all games from Xbox and 360 but they are making an effort. It boils down to personal taste. The PS5 diskless model was a waste of a model they should have just made a BC PS5 limited edition and sold it for $800 (trust me it would have sold) They could have take the time to make it but with how successful PS Now is doing they rather not mess up their subscription sales but sometimes you don't want to be tied down to always paying. I love Xbox Gamepass but half of the games are dirt cheap I can buy them versus paying $200 a year for gamepass ultimate.

BC isn't a deal breaker for me but I am atleast happy that the PS4 and Xbox One is BC with next gen because my PS4 is 6 years old and it is giving me problems. Idk how much longer will my PS3 or my PS2 last but hopefully emulation improve on the PS3. For my PS2 I just use the emulator it isn't worth me connecting my PS2 to the television it would be a waste of time the same thing apply for my wii I just use dolphin and I get a better resolution anyway

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