I mean, if you go on the evidence we've seen so far, they're going to resell them and not give an upgrade. It seems like the "free" upgrades are only for certain cross-gen games, like Avengers, Madden, Cyberpunk, etc.
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I am really confused on how Sony will handle BC / Remasters on PS4 / PS5
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I know that 99 percent figure is thrown around, but it hasn't been explicitly stated if your digital Ps4 purchases will transfer over.
For PS4 games that might not work on the Pro profile, but only a very select few games have problems running on the Pro right now.
Isn't that what 505 is doing with Control on both next gen consoles?
Jim Ryan said a lot of things and now I want to know what the 1% is
I feel like this question keeps coming up even though its been clarified that PS4 games are BC on PS5. The "99%" comment is because if I'm not mistaken you can't guarantee 100% unless you do what the PS3 did, even the Xbox doesn't guarantee 100% BC.
My only question is if there will be any native enhancements to BC games, like how the One X automatically runs games with variable framerate/resolution at max or adds texture filtering.
They haven't been clear at all, but my assumption at this point is that they will work as if they are PS4 games on the PS5 and you won't get any sort of PS5 upgrades for free. It would be nice to know if the PS5 can play PS4 pro versions of PS4 games or if the PS5 will only play base PS4 versions of PS4 games. Has that been clarified?
Why wouldn't they transfer? A PS4 game is a PS4 game regardless of if it is digital or physical, especially considering that they have an all digital console.
Eh well that quote of his said they have tested thousands of games, and of those 99% will work. So we'll see. I have my doubts that most Ps4 will be compatible day one. Feel like it will be a rollout process. I think if most would work on day one, they would be very direct and spell it out clearly.
They probably just can't say 100% in case PT doesn't work or whatever
Of course they would otherwise the digital edition would not be backward compatible at all, which would be just stupid of them
At present time, 99% of PS4 titles "should" work on PS5. I am taking this with a grain of salt until clearly demonstrated. We have no idea how our PS4 games will work on PS5.
Some enhancements will be up to the publisher, though Sony and 505 games are already setting the precedent for paid upgrades.
Clear as mud? Great! Now go preorder that PS5!
Some enhancements will be up to the publisher, though Sony and 505 games are already setting the precedent for paid upgrades.
Clear as mud? Great! Now go preorder that PS5!
With the way Mark Cerny explained how they were tackling BC, the answer is yes.
Well every time someone made a funk about it before we were shouted down in the name of COVID and pandemic. When they easily could've had better messaging out about how everything works via the blog. MS has been clear on this front.
505 is making everyone Rebuy the Ultimate edition to get the "free" next gen upgrade.
We are talking about the PS4 game being $60, the PS5 game being $70 and the publisher allowing people to pay $10 to upgrade the PS4 version to PS5. PlayStation allows that on PSN. There's at least one publisher(I forget which one) that has announced they are doing just that.
Edit: I just remember that when Rainbow Moon which was originally a PS3 game was later released on Vita and later again on PS4, the dev did not support Cross buy but allowed previous buyers to get the new versions at a 50% discount. So PlayStation will let you do whatever.
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Will the PS5 explode if I try one of the 1% games that isn't compatible?
Tomorrow on bloomberg: Breaking news: Sources familiar with the matter said the PS5 might explode, Sony said "no comment"
A day later on IGN: Bloomberg said every PS5 will explode!
And then on Era: I'm the source of this, I was just joking!
Plans changed, sources familiar with the matter informed us that the PS5 was recently modified to not explode.
Tomorrow on bloomberg: Breaking news: Sources familiar with the matter said the PS5 might explode, Sony said "no comment"
A day later on IGN: Bloomberg said every PS5 will explode!
And then on Era: I'm the source of this, I was just joking!
Plans changed, sources familiar with the matter informed us that the PS5 was recently modified to not explode.
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This.
I assume it will work as it does today between PS4 and Pro whether digital or disc. 3 main categories really.
1) Same game, same features, maybe some enhancements in Boost mode. This is what I think their 99% comment is about. It WILL work but not necessarily better.
2) For those games that explicitly get patched for 5 (and this is a per game, per developer situation) we can see a slew of enhancements from a tiny patch that makes sure resolution/framerate are the only changes, to larger patches that improve textures and add features like VRR or Dual Sense features. I don't expect charges on these.
3) Some games will get major upgrades/remasters that I imagine will be similar to remasters on PS4 from 3. That is the games can be entirely reworked and optimized and in some cases unrecognizable. These will inevitably cost.
Every game will either work as it did on ps4, or pro if it supported pro, or not at all (1% apparently). Optionally, some may receive additional updates to take more advantage of PS5 but honestly this will be a minority and you are better off not basing expectations around your favorite game getting it.
Or so I understand, from their messaging anyway.
Or so I understand, from their messaging anyway.
Those aren't releasing day and date on PS5 as they have already released.
I really don't feel like Sony have BC all sorted out, the messaging is all over the place. First it was top 100 ps4 games, now it's 99% of games, now spider-man has no upgrade path so does it not fall into either of the above categories?
I remember when Xbox got concern trolled for introducing smart delivery.
I remember when Xbox got concern trolled for introducing smart delivery.
I want to know if my PS4 game saves will be compatible with the PS5. Like, can I upload my current Sekiro (an example) game save to the cloud and then download it on PS5 to continue to my progress. Xbox does this with X360 games compatible with Xbox One. Or are all my PS4 game saves wiped.
I'd assume games Will run on boosted mode by default unless there's a patch. In case there's a patch if it's a simple one it will be free but if it requires more work I think Sony will charge for It.
We just have to wait and see cuz I guess Sony don't have a clear idea themselves lol
We just have to wait and see cuz I guess Sony don't have a clear idea themselves lol
You're not the first confused person I see by a longshot so I think they need to be more clear, but I also personally do understand how it works, I think?
- PS4 games (save for very rare / quirky exceptions), will run just as good as they did on PS4 Pro without any update needed.
- Some games will offer a free upgrade to PS5, which means you'll get to download the PS5 version as a separate game. Smart Delivery actually does the same thing, it's not actual patches but completely separate SKUs of the game, but Smart Delivery means the console detects which is the best available SKU you can play on your current console)
- PS4 games (save for very rare / quirky exceptions), will run just as good as they did on PS4 Pro without any update needed.
- Some games will offer a free upgrade to PS5, which means you'll get to download the PS5 version as a separate game. Smart Delivery actually does the same thing, it's not actual patches but completely separate SKUs of the game, but Smart Delivery means the console detects which is the best available SKU you can play on your current console)
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Now we are all waiting the last batch of infos about the entire console.
Jimbo's job is to create confusion. Amazes me that a goddamn CEO can give a hal-assed reply like the one he gave to Famitsu without being clear about what his product does, what doesn't, how will it handle PS2 Classics, for instance. I have a bunch on my account and I'm wondering if they'll run on PS5 or not.
It all just kind of seems like a free for all. Sony doesn't seem to have any clear policies and doesn't seem like they've really thought through any of this.
I don't understand the confusion. 99% of games will work which I read as "they will all work but we can't make any guarantees as we've not tested them all". That's all there is to it.
Not possible, Bloodborne is on that list and we all know Bloodborne is, sadly, untouchable.
no worries :) there has been a LOT of info this week and the confusion is mostly Sony's own fault honestly
At this point I don't even care about boosts but if I'm able to carry over the digital games I want to keep around on my console (shmups/arcade/etc) I will be thrilled. If BC needs a manual approval system I doubt any of that shit makes it over
It was never this.
People misinterpreted Cerny.
Also spiderman (2018) is b/c, it's just the "Remastered" edition current owners don't get for free (not 100% confirmed)
Q: Has Sony been clear on <insert item of question RE: PS5 console here>?
A: All signs point to no.
A: All signs point to no.
Yes they are already released, but many are asking precisely for these two because they both came out so late in the PS4's life cycle and so close to PS5 that they might as well have been considered as cross gen games at some point.
I assume most games will just have faster loading. And games with a dynamic frame rate or resolution will run at their max levels on PS5 automatically.