Sony will require developers to adapt new PS4 games to PS5 – review

All new games for the PlayStation 4, which will be sent for Sony certification after July 13, are required to support the PlayStation 5. Sony said this in the latest version of the PS4 documentation.

Moreover, the developers themselves have to worry about compatibility, however, the manufacturer will be constantly in touch for comments and help. The ability to check was added to the PS4 software developer kit at the end of April.

“Compatibility” means that the game for the PS4 works without problems on the PlayStation 5 with the same functionality.

In addition, the latest patches for games that were sent for certification before July 13 are not required to be compatible with the PlayStation 5, but Sony “highly recommends” to do so. Updates for projects that were sent after July 13 must be compatible with the new console.

It is important to note that games are sent for certification to manufacturers long before the release – that is, the conditional “Tsushima Ghost”, released July 17, is not required to be compatible with PS5, since it was sent for verification much earlier.

Journalists Eurogamer, who learned about the innovations in the documentation, also confirmed that The Last of Us: Part II and Ghost of Tsushima will work on the PlayStation 5 for backward compatibility.

We should find out more about how backward compatibility will work on the PlayStation 5 – according to media reports, Sony will hold a presentation of the new console on June 3, but not the fact that they will talk about the work of old games on the new system.

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