New PS4 games must also run on PlayStation 5 from July, Sony tells devs (No, that doesn't mean older games won't work)

[jon bones]

New PS4 games must also run on PlayStation 5 from July, Sony tells devs

Sony has told PlayStation 4 game developers that any new titles submitted for certification must also be compatible wit…

www.eurogamer.net

This doesn't bode super well for their BC approach - putting the onus on devs to do this work means is a bummer for everyone:

Sony has told PlayStation 4 game developers that any new titles submitted for certification must also be compatible with PlayStation 5, beginning 13th July.

This means all PS4 games received by Sony for testing after the middle of that month are technically forwards compatible - playable on Sony's next-gen console - though it is up to each game's developer to ensure this is the case.

Sony has told developers it will contact them individually with details on how to test PS5 compatibility, in the order of their various projects' release.

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If a game was originally submitted to Sony before 13th July 2020, any new patch or remaster after that date would not require PS5 compatibility, but it would be "strongly recommended".

If a game was originally submitted to Sony after 13th July 2020, any future patch or remaster to that game would need to keep PS5 compatibility. Once a game is PS5 compatible, it must stay so.

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[Mass_Pincup]

Which implies that a lot of the previous game won't.

What a mess Sony...

 

[defaltoption]

Jfc hoping for the best yet once again expecting the worst

 

[Chaystic]

Which implies that a lot of the previous game won't.

What a mess Sony...

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Huh does it?

 

[Plinkerton]

How does that not bode well? They're mandating that PS4 games be PS5 compatible aren't they?

 

[kennyamr]

it doesn't imply anything

Not a mess Sony...

 

[Deleted member 64517]

 

[WhoaIsThatMars]

This doesn't bode super well for their BC approach

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why do we keep saying this without knowing anything? It just sounds like there's another requirement to pass cert lol. Relax

 

[KoolAid]

Xbox: Microsoft themselves do a lot of tweaks and modifications
Sony: you do it

 

[MJForum Poster]

Lowering expectations a bit now. I would've hoped this edict would have been in place for a little bit earlier than just July.

 

[Naga]

The whole article is pretty interesting.
Seems indeed like more work and policies than you'd expect.

 

[Bear]

From July? So only a few months before launch? Weird that the timeline is so short.

 

[Deleted member 12833]

Which implies that a lot of the previous game won't.

What a mess Sony...

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Not really

 

[DMczaf]

I'm starting to think Sony was not prepared for how important BC would be...

 

[PJV3]

I'm not going to read much in to that for now, it could be a simple process that Sony wants done so they can get on with testing older stuff.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

If a game was originally submitted to Sony before 13th July 2020, any new patch or remaster after that date would not require PS5 compatibility, but it would be "strongly recommended".

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[zombiejames]

Which implies that a lot of the previous game won't.

What a mess Sony...

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We believe that the overwhelming majority of the 4,000+ PS4 titles will be playable on PS5.

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I'm so concerned you guys.

 

[Bonejack]

This means for all games? Inclucing smaller ones?

I sure hope Sony has provided enough devkits in that case.

 

[Deleted member 15360]

Sony has told PlayStation 4 game developers that any new titles submitted for certification must also be compatible with PlayStation 5, beginning 13th July.

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I really dont see a problem

Latest games releasing having a ps5 version will makes things faster

They will really not have enough time to test the latest games which will delay their compatibility

Imagine releasing a game on october and then testing for compatibility

 

[Gamer17]

Which implies that a lot of the previous game won't.

What a mess Sony...

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No games after July 2020 will have ps5 patch to take full advantage of ps5. The older titles will be played by BC native mode or by BC boost mode . They wont have ps5 patch

 

[dep9000]

How does that not bode well? They're mandating that PS4 games be PS5 compatible aren't they?

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Starting in July! What about before that?

This is a mess

 

[Toumari]

Which implies that a lot of the previous game won't.

What a mess Sony...

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That's not what the article said.

 

[Nightengale]

From July? So only a few months before launch? Weird that the timeline is so short.

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PS5 dev kits are not widely available at the moment.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

This means for all games? Inclucing smaller ones?

I sure hope Sony has provided enough devkits in that case.

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The article claims that it's not needed necessarily.

 

[TheRaidenPT]

Alright that sounds good from me.

 

[Chamber]

Most likely means it needs to work at the console's native clock speed but let's jump to the less logical conclusion that no game submitted before July will run on PS5.

 

[JakeNoseIt]

Big boo

 

[MisterR]

Huh does it?

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Only if you're looking to spread FUD

 

[sleepr]

why do you keep saying this without knowing anything? It just sounds like there's another requirement to pass cert lol. Relax

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Fixed.

 

[Kamaros]

oh no another BC doom and gloom thread.

did u people read the article?

 

[Toumari]

Starting in July! What about before that?

This is a mess

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The article says games prior to July will still work on the PS5.

 

[Hitcher]

Whereas Microsoft has made sure Xbox One games will run on Series X.

 

[RingRang]

I'm so concerned you guys.

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This shit needs to stop. Your attempts to hand wave away every single worrying sign as inauthentic are embarrassing and shouldn't be tolerated.

 

[crimzonflame]

Who's still making PS4 games after July?

 

[Welfare]

So basically we won't see situations like this gen where there were still 7th gen exclusives launching after 8th gen was out, like Borderlands The Pre Sequel.

 

[Deleted member 135]

Which implies that a lot of the previous game won't.

What a mess Sony...

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No, all it means is that Sony isn't going to take on the burden of testing games going forward. We already know thousands of games will be BC.

 

[Pankratous]

This thread will be a disaster of people making inferences that previous games won't work, when Sony has already confirmed multiple times that they expect the vast majority of games to work.

 

[zombiejames]

This shit needs to stop.

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No kidding.

 

[Bundy]

Who's still making PS4 games after July?

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Multiplat devs.

 

[Kyrios]

Most likely means it needs to work at the console's native clock speed but let's jump to the less logical conclusion that no game submitted before July will run on PS5.

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But it's so much easier to jump to conclusions!

 

[defaltoption]

I'm so concerned you guys.

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Did you read the article? This is a direct quote.

If a game was originally submitted to Sony before 13th July 2020, any new patch or remaster after that date would not require PS5 compatibility, but it would be "strongly recommended".

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[EagleClaw]

It just says that new PS4 games will also have to work on PS5, .....
Kinda like "smart delivery"

It says nothing about BC.
But lets get this thread rolling ....

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

How does that not bode well? They're mandating that PS4 games be PS5 compatible aren't they?

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Yeah...but it sounds like it's odevs to make it happen.

Which isn't the case on Xbox. Microsoft is doing the work.

 

[Plinkerton]

Starting in July! What about before that?

This is a mess

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I mean they can't exactly mandate that all previous games need to be PS5 compatible can they? And they've already said that the majority of PS4 games will be, so I don't really understand the concern.

 

[Phellps]

It's the same as their requirement for PS4 games once the Pro launched. You're reading too much into this. The article itself says it's for games applying for certification starting July. Essentially it's a "You can't release PS4-only titles from now on".

 

[Bonejack]

The article claims that it's not needed necessarily.

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Well it better be. There's only so much you can do without a devkit.

Who's still making PS4 games after July?

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Looking forward reading this post again in 2021 and possibly 2022.

 

[gofreak]

Which implies that a lot of the previous game won't.

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No it doesn't.

Sony has already acknowledged that they expect a minority of games may not be compatible.

They just don't want ANY after this data to not be compatible.

 

[Lukas Taves]

This seems to be regarding boost mode. They are basically making sure late ps4 games will support it.

 

[Naga]

I'm so concerned you guys.

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"We believe that the overwhelming majority of the 4,000+ PS4 titles will be playable on PS5." doesn't mean it'll be the case.
That's why people want details.

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This seems to be regarding boost mode. They are basically making sure late ps4 games will support it.

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It's not about boost mode.

 

[Kamaros]

since we have official PR on Ps5 BC status FUD should get warns. speculation on things we know for sure are tiring.