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Should PS5 games be supported on PS4/PS4 Pro?
- Thread starter Caipirinha
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Picture this ... the day of the Wii release, you went down to the store, and picked up a copy of Twilight Princess and popped it into your Gamecube.
Or this ... the day the Switch releases, you go down to the store, pick up a copy of Breath of the Wild, and pop it into your Wii U.
Sounds like it could work to me.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
I don't think people want PS5 games to be graphically identical to launch era PS4 games though. So no, not really!
Edit - I guess one possibility on the Pro / Scorpio machines is to run a next gen game at 1080p instead of their usual ~4K. And with maybe a few graphic settings chopped. the launch systems couldn't do this though.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
No. But PS4 games should be supported on PS5.
Now picture a very serious discussion about how weak Switch launch line up is. Oh wait, you don't have to, it's already happening.
Furthermore, Zelda is a cross generation game. Those are already a thing.
You know what, while they are at it Nintendo should make Mario Odyssey Wii U compatible as well. Double the install base and all.
I think they may offer backwards compatibility this time, but I wouldn't get your hopes up on developers having to support PS4 on the PS5. Especially if project Scorpio does indeed have significant power advantage over a PS4 Pro.
With this being said I don't think people realize Sony wants this generation to go on as long as possible right now. They are easily winning the "console war" and love all those PS4's flying off the shelves.
With this being said I don't think people realize Sony wants this generation to go on as long as possible right now. They are easily winning the "console war" and love all those PS4's flying off the shelves.
GTR R35_Supra RZ
Banned
What does that even mean, shit doesn't make any sense..op. PS5 should be strictly running ps5 gms. Period.
No, I wouldn't want that. But I would want full backwards compatibility, and then having cross gen games for the first years or so of the new consoles life.
We had something similar this gen where a few games allowed upgrading a last gen version to the new one. Since many of the games the first year are on the old and new gen consoles this would allow games to continue being sold without people holding on until they pick up the new console. You'd just buy the PS5/4 version and play it on your PS4. When you get a PS5, play the enhanced version there. There of course will be games that would be PS5 only.
We had something similar this gen where a few games allowed upgrading a last gen version to the new one. Since many of the games the first year are on the old and new gen consoles this would allow games to continue being sold without people holding on until they pick up the new console. You'd just buy the PS5/4 version and play it on your PS4. When you get a PS5, play the enhanced version there. There of course will be games that would be PS5 only.
The Mad Draklor
Member
Make the PS5 BC with PS4 games, but no forwards compatibility.
killatopak
Member
YES.
Since the architecture is x86 it would be easier than any other console before.
Edit: Wait what? I read the op wrong. I thought it was about BC.
Well then aside from the yearly games like NBA and Fifa, PS4 shouldn't be able to play PS5 games due to complexity involved or simply so for the PS4 not to drag the PS5 down.
Since the architecture is x86 it would be easier than any other console before.
Edit: Wait what? I read the op wrong. I thought it was about BC.
Well then aside from the yearly games like NBA and Fifa, PS4 shouldn't be able to play PS5 games due to complexity involved or simply so for the PS4 not to drag the PS5 down.
I can see a scenario where some amount of forward compatibility happens, mostly yearly multiplats like FIFA and CoD. I'm picturing it as a PS5 SKU with "Plays on PS4" somewhere on the box.
That is, assuming PS5 is a fairly straightforward extension of the PS4 hardware and software ecosystem. It may not be.
That is, assuming PS5 is a fairly straightforward extension of the PS4 hardware and software ecosystem. It may not be.
This is what I'm expecting. I think we may see a slower move on from cross-gen titles from the major publishers, especially in the case of service based games.
anothertech
Member
So to clarify, you want devs to make games designed for 10-16tf machines with hbm2 ram in 2019, run on 1.8tf machines with gddr ram.
Probably not gonna happen tbh.
Probably not gonna happen tbh.
brickarts295
Member
No please. Let's just move on.
Caipirinha
Member
I guess what I'm suggesting is that BC alone isn't enough and to basically mandate all PS4 games beyond a certain date to be heavily patched for the PS5 - even if that just means 60fps/4K.
The result being that devs that currently don't fully tax even the PS4 can carry on releasing their niche titles on the PS5 BUT that this amounts to more than the bog standard BC we see on the Xbox One, but rather those games still feel appropriate on the PS5 because they are performing significantly better.
Thereby effectively having the PS4 install base as a PS5 install base from day one, where owners of the PS5 don't feel like they are suffering from crossgen as much as they did with the PS4 launch, and avoiding the 2-3 years of relatively little output from smaller devs.