I think this just about games working on PS5 from the get go. Devs can make improvments if they want but it will not be mandatory.
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New PS4 games must also run on PlayStation 5 from July, Sony tells devs (No, that doesn't mean older games won't work)
- Thread starter jon bones
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I think this just about games working on PS5 from the get go. Devs can make improvments if they want but it will not be mandatory.
Before: "We have already tested hundreds of titles and are preparing to test thousands more as we move toward launch."
Now: It's part of the certification process for new releases.
I am not concerned about the big publishers since they would have already make sure that their games are forward compatible but it doesn't sound like a good thing for smaller publishers at all. Their games coming in Q3/Q4 are probably going to need to be delayed in order to follow this rule.
I hope that causes not too much struggle for the developers. Otherwise that would be a very shitty thing to do.
Do they show the documentation they keep referencing?
I'm already awaiting an update and corrections from Eurogamer when things get cleared up.
Exactly as it was with ps4 pro. They suggested all the game releasing after October 2016 to have pro patch. Same is happening to ps5 just date is earlier which is July 2020 .
That's an odd way to read that. Compatibility of advanced features. I read it as compatibility as in working without issue.
The compatibility test was added to the PS4 devkit software, no need for a PS5 devkit
They already have. They expect the vast majority to run just fine on PS5, and the games that don't will need to be patched by the game's dev to become compatible.
Before that devs need to create a time machine go back in time and redo the game to be compatible with a console they don't have the skus for.
Or maybe it is too late for june games...
I don't see what that has to do with my post, or the speculation that 'a lot' of games won't be compatible?
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Yep, same names constantly. They clearly have an agenda.
The policy was exactly the same with mid-gen consoles and MS definitely has a same kind of policy in place. Sony has already said that majority of PS4 games will run on PS5 at launch, so this official requirement makes absolutely no difference in the bigger picture, as it's just standard practice.
By any logical reading of this, you would think that this in relation to PS4 games working with the unlocked PS5 hardware/PS5 boost mode (even if there are no enhancements) but if previous threads on this topic have taught me anything we should be bracing ourselves for an incoming wave of stupidity.
Yep. The PS5 has built in PS4/Pro modes, so nearly every PS4 game will at least run in those modes, the game code will see the PS5 as a PS4 unless otherwise patched.
Its exactly the same situation as the PS4 Pro.
Believe me one thing, if you as a dev want at least SOME assurance that your software runs on a specific, closed system, you want to have the software run at least one QA cycle on near-final hardware. ^^
I see more the same names always jumping in to say "concern trolling! Stop!" than the reverse tbh...
Its fricken x86 code.. PS4 is bloody x86.. PS5 is x86...of course it will play... ERA being ERA
It's new PlayStation news. It happens on every exclusive announcement too!
If the new consoles didn't have backwards compatibility, I wouldn't buy either of them on day one. I remember the PS4 launch. Within a month I was back on my PS3 because the PS4 didn't have diddly poo for games.
This is a policy change. They can now legally obligate publishers to make em compatible.
Doesn't mean anything for compatibility in general.
Doesn't mean anything for compatibility in general.
TL;DR:
Until July 17th, Sony will ensure that the games will work on PS5, after that, the developer themselves need to ensure that. Just like with PS4 Pro. This doesn't mean "Pro Patch", it means it works on PS5.
Until July 17th, Sony will ensure that the games will work on PS5, after that, the developer themselves need to ensure that. Just like with PS4 Pro. This doesn't mean "Pro Patch", it means it works on PS5.
The onus has been on devs for months. Shared this in another thread earlier but the implication is that all devs need to make adjustments, and many likely won't for older games.
On SCE, PS5 BC and the use of language to avoid overpromising. A blog on their website uses intentional words to give them room to back away from any hard deadlines or assumed promises. It's smart, and let's them keep from saying "Day 1, all this is ready" while saying it'll happen eventually. We'll know more soon.
Yeah I remember that, which is kind of why I'm confused. Why announce that they need developers to specifically develop for PS5 if they were already testing hundreds of games on the manufacturer's side? Maybe to shift the load of work from them onto the developers so they can focus on other things?
They already told that PS5 will have ps4 1:1 (with a few games that may need be patched)
They are suggesting devs to make sure now that they work on PS5 without the need of a patch.
They are suggesting devs to make sure now that they work on PS5 without the need of a patch.
Nah.
PS5 has legacy modes that allow it to run PS4 and pro games at their original,native settings. This is about new games supporting ps5's native hardware rather than running in those legacy modes.
But they did? Yet we keep getting threads like this where people are getting concerned about something that doesn't contradict what Sony mentioned before.
Please tell what agenda is this? Should start posting pictures of our ps4 and games with our name and timestamps to prove we have the system?
The submission guidelines seem fairly straightforward. The concern trolling tho continues.
That can just mean the devs will have to put their PS4 game in their PS5/PS5 devkits and run it, and ensure that it can run correctly, going forward, that's all.
Which couldn't happen on the older titles, you know, because the PS5 doesn't exist back then.
Doesn't mean a lot of the previous titles won't run.
These concern trolling..
Which couldn't happen on the older titles, you know, because the PS5 doesn't exist back then.
Doesn't mean a lot of the previous titles won't run.
These concern trolling..
Nobody is saying those two sentences though?
Whether it's in the article or in the thread...