Sony hasn't yet presented its full plans for backwards compatibility on PlayStation 5, but a new report from Eurogamer does provide us with some welcome insight. Sony has told devs that all new PS4 games submitted for certification after the 13th July must be compatible with PS5 -- but there's a detail in the aforementioned report that caught our eye.
According to Eurogamer, both The Last of Us: Part II and Ghost of Tsushima will receive PS5 support, despite the fact that the two exclusives will have been submitted for certification long before the 13th July.
Of course, this comes as no real surprise. Both games are first-party PS4 exclusives published by Sony -- it only makes sense for the company to make sure that its system sellers are fully playable on PS5.
Needless to say, we're certainly looking forward to seeing them run on the next-gen console, given that they're already drop-dead gorgeous on PS4.
[source eurogamer.net]
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So the question is will both games be 60fps on playstation 5 ?
If so I might just wait till ps5 releases to play Last of us 2
I want 60 fps patch on ps5, don't care about resolutions as long as it has minimum 1080p res
@wiiware
Well, both will be "4k" on PS4pro right from the get go 🙂
Honestly I can't imagine how could any of those games look any better than on Pro. They're just drop dead gorgeous!
Sony must come up with a badge or seal which tells the consumers of PS4 titles that will support the benefits of a native PS5 which means not only the resolution up to 4K but also the framerate altogether as well up to 60fps.
@BrettAwesome not true 4K, but still decent. PS5 Will be a Trojan.
Free update would be awesome!
@AFCC That is exactly what I was thinking. I think Sony is letting Microsoft take the upper hand in this next generation unless they mirror the XBox approach to free upgrades to PS5 version (not just compatibility) when purchasing late stage PS4 games.
Sony will also have to think of something to announce that will also deal with the XBox game pass solution to keep the arms race level going forward.
Euro gamer actually said:
“although Eurogamer believes that high-profile first-party summer titles Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us Part II will indeed play on the PS5.”
It’s not a confirmation, it’s their natural expectation. I share the same expectation, it’s the minimum I expect. But my question for those titles all this time has been: if they release a PS5 enhanced version will ray tracing and what not... will my PS4 copy auto-update? Save files transfer over naturally? Or will I have to buy it all over again?
@EquiinoxGII
@No_Cartridge
I didn't write 4K. I wrote "4K"
@BrettAwesome yeah know mate, agreeing with what in you said.
With no free upgrade to PS5 version news, its going to mean I am going to wait to buy this and tlou2.
I dont mind waiting to buy and I guess Sony doesnt mind waiting to sell
I hope this means they don't do PS5 versions. I don't want to get them on PS4 if they're going to release PS5 versions not long after the console launches. In fact, I hope they don't do any PS5 versions of first party PS4 games.
@grahamd That's not really what it means at all? Microsoft are offering free upgrade so quite frankly Sony needs to do the same or a lot of people will abandon them as happened to Microsoft at the start of last gen. It would be very anticonsumer to do what you're suggesting. Might even put me off getting one.
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