Since last year Sony Interactive Entertainment has been trickling fans some details about its next generation gaming console, the PS5. But, it was only recently when the Japanese gaming console maker formally revealed the full specs of the upcoming console at an online event titled "Road to PS5." But, despite the full specs reveal, many are still confused of the backward compatibility feature of the PS5. Thankfully, Sony released more details about this feature that would surely make gamers happy.
PS5's Backwards Compatibility Feature
Fans are wondering how extensive the backwards compatibility feature of the PS5 as compared to the current generation gaming console PS4. During the Road to PS5 event, Sony Interactive Entertainment Lead Architect Mark Cerny said that it "recently took a look at the top 100 PS4 titles as ranked by play time, and we're expecting almost all of them to be playable at launch on PS5." The executive also revealed that "more than 4,000 games published on PS4," adding that the company would continue testing to expand backwards compatibility moving forward.
Other Backwards Compatibility Details
There appears to be some confusion because 100 is a minute fraction of the 4000 plus, and it is relatively dependent on the exact number of the video titles of the PS4 available now. In its official blog post, Sony Interactive Entertainment clarified this confusion, stating that "the overwhelming majority of 4,000+ PS4 titles will be playable on PS5."
"In his presentation, Mark Cerny provided a snapshot into the top 100 most-played PS4 titles, demonstrating how well our backward compatibility efforts are going. We have already tested hundreds of titles and are preparing to test thousands more as we move toward launch. We will provide updates on backward compatibility, along with much more PS5 news, in the months ahead. Stay tuned!," Sony Interactive Entertainment explains.
The company also says that "We're expecting backward compatible titles will run at a boosted frequency on PS5 so that they can benefit from higher or more stable frame rates and potentially higher resolutions. We're currently evaluating games on a title-by-title basis to spot any issues that need adjustment from the original software developers."
The PS5 is still a few months away from its official release window, and Sony has ample time to get its PS4 ducks in a row. Sony's next generation gaming console houses the custom AMD SoC containing an 8 core 16 thread Zen 2 CPU clocked at 3.5 GHz. Additionally, it has an RDNA 2-based graphics processing unit 2.234 GHz.
