Minkymu wrote:Ps4 games will run backconpat after software updates apparently. Same as ms does
Diluted Dante wrote:Vast majority of 4000 game library
Minkymu wrote:PS5 cross-gen support will be mandatory for new PS4 games from July onwards
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.
Developer documentation - released on PlayStation's internal Partner website and seen by Eurogamer - details an option developers must check to state their game has been tested for compatibility with PS5 hardware. This option was added at the end of April in a new version of Sony's PS4 software developer kit.
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.
Further documentation sheds light on what "compatibility" means. A game will be deemed compatible with PlayStation 5 only if its submission code runs without issues on Sony's next-gen machine, and provides the same features on PS5 as it does on PS4.
So, for example, a developer couldn't flag their game as PS5 compatible but not provide support for a certain mode on next-gen hardware.
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