No Backwards Compatibility with PS5 DE

[Handsome James]

Lock if old or if info is incorrect, but BBC dropped this little nugget in an article this morning:

PS5 vs Xbox Series X: How do they compare? - CBBC Newsround

Who will win the console war this Christmas? We take a look at the new Xbox and Playstation.

www.bbc.co.uk

Playstation fans will only be able to play games from the PS4 console onwards on the standard version of PS5.

However, the digital version of the console will not have backwards compatibility.

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[Lord Fanny]

Not even your digital library? That can't be right

 

[Kyoufu]

🤦‍♂️

 

[Adrifi]

A mistake?

 

[Deleted member 31333]

That can't be right. It better not be anyways.

 

[Jeffram]

It must be a mistake.

PS5 owners only get the PS plus collection of PS4 games, but you can't play them? Nah.

 

[Einbroch]

This seems like a mistake written by someone who doesn't quite understand how games work.

 

[KennyLinder]

What?!

 

[Pai Pai Master]

thats obviously wrong. Cmon.

 

[LewieP]

This is incorrect.

 

[Wollan]

Factually wrong. It will be BC with your digital purchases.

 

[Camells]

With discs? That's a given but for my digital PS4 library?
That's whack...i don't know if true

 

[Homura]

They aren't referring to the digital library, right?

 

[Deleted member 2441]

This is clearly untrue since we have the PS+ Collection on day 1 which is all digital

 

[Bundy]

Pretty sure you can't use your PS4 discs with the PS5DE ;)
Digital PS4 games will run normally on the PS5DE.

 

[Deleted member 25094]

Pretty sure that's not correct. It's the exact same console minus a disc drive.

 

[Rover_]

should't we have rumor on the thread name?

Pretty sure you can't use your PS4 discs with the PS5DE.
Digital PS4 games will run normally on the PS5DE.

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yep, simple concept many can't grasp apparently.

 

[Deleted member 34949]

...Deadass?

 

[Issen]

That can't be right. I'm assuming they're talking about physical PS4 games.

 

[WhoaIsThatMars]

lol that sounds hella wrong

 

[greenbird]

That doesn't make sense, they must be talking about your disc games not being compatible (for obvious reasons).

 

[demu]

 

[Omeganex9999]

Lock if old or if info is incorrect, but BBC dropped this little nugget in an article this morning:

PS5 vs Xbox Series X: How do they compare? - CBBC Newsround

Who will win the console war this Christmas? We take a look at the new Xbox and Playstation.

www.bbc.co.uk

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This makes absolutely no sense. The PS5 SOC is made to run PS4 games. 100% false.

 

[Deleted member 923]

I think they mean if you have a physical copy of a game you won't get BC because duh, no disk drive.

 

[TitanicFall]

That's what I call bad journalism.

 

[Kida]

Your digital games will work fine. They are just confused about discs.

 

[Apath]

Would that mean the disc version can only play disc-based PS4 games but not digital PS4 games? Because otherwise this doesn't make sense.

 

[Dio]

given the Plus collection announcement, this makes no sense at all. a mistake.

 

[nsilvias]

probably a misinterpretation. it just wont have disc compatibility most likely

 

[I_love_potatoes]

That has to be a mistake otherwise HOLY SH...

 

[Weebos]

If true, which would be wild, this should have been something they clarified before preorders.

 

[Squirrel09]

I think the existence of the Playstation Plus collection disproves this.

 

[Josh5890]

Megaton if true but I give it a less than 1% chance of being correct

 

[wartime]

No way this is true.

 

[zombiejames]

The PS+ Collection says otherwise. Are people just making shit up now?

 

[Aniki]

This can't be right lol. It's probably a misunderstanding.

 

[GSG]

They probably meant BC with your PS4 discs(which should be obvious), don't see why you couldn't redownload your digital PS4 library.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

yall

Ps+ collection completely debunks this.

 

[Aeroucn]

Pretty sure they are talking about disk based BC lol

 

[Bigkrev]

Both consoles will have something called 'backwards compatibility' which means that a new console is able to play game discs from older consoles.

The Xbox Series X will be able to play games from their previous two consoles, the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Playstation fans will only be able to play games from the PS4 console onwards on the standard version of PS5.

However, the digital version of the console will not have backwards compatibility.

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By the definition they use for BC in the article (see bolded), then yes, the PS5 is not BC.

 

[Yerffej]

No way that's true.

 

[ArmGunar]

That's what happened when you don't clarify anything in your own event but prefer to talk about this kind of relevant point in a pointless interview buried under a ton of articles covering the different news

 

[Dunlop]

Makes no sense

 

[Guymelef]

close this thread.

 

[HardRojo]

Someone mixed up the "Can't use your PS4 discs on PS5 DE" message.

 

[Hanbei]

LOTS of mistakes following yesterday's showcase, it seems.

 

[Dust]

This is 100% about the lack of disc drive for your library.

 

[HitMissYeah]

Sorry, but this seems wrong.

 

[CognitiveAtrophy]

I doubt it. What is the Plus collection if not backwards compatibility?

 

[808s & Villainy]

Surely they just mean with discs...right?