USB storagePlayStation 5 features a built-in 825GB SSD. We’re currently evaluating games on a title-by-title basis to spot any issues that need adjustment from the original software developers.' We’re expecting backward compatible titles will run at a boosted frequency on PS5 so that they can benefit from higher or more stable frame rates and potentially higher resolutions. 'We believe that the overwhelming majority of the 4,000+ PS4 titles will be playable on PS5. Update : Sony has released the following statement to clear up any confusion: Sony did not comment on backwards compatibility with PS4 gaming accessories. Although not confirmed by Sony, we expect the company's game streaming service PlayStation Now to be available on PS5, making it possible to stream select PS3 and PS2 games from the cloud to the console. There may be a way to play PS3 and PS2 titles on PS5, though. We recently took a look at the top-100 PlayStation 4 titles as ranked by play time and we're expecting almost all of them to be playable at launch on PlayStation 5,' he added. With that being said, Sony still expects 'almost all' top PlayStation 4 titles to be playable on PlayStation 5 at launch. Testing has to be done on a title-by-title basis,' explained Mark Cerny, lead system architect for PS5. The boost is truly massive this time around and some game code just can't handle it. 'Running PS4 and PS4 (Pro) titles at boosted frequencies has also added complexity. Compatibility testing must therefore be done on a title-by-title basis. Ironically, PS5 runs so much faster than PS4 that some game code 'just can't handle it'. PS4 and PS5 are both based on the x86 architecture whereas for example PS3 is based on an entirely different architecture, which makes it challenging to make games compatible. Backwards compatibility will be limited to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 4 Pro titles, Sony said yesterday.

PS5 backwards compatibilityMicrosoft has confirmed that Xbox Series X will be backwards compatible with Xbox One games as well as some games from the original Xbox and Xbox 360.

Sony's next-generation game console, PlayStation 5, will be backwards compatible with 'almost all' top PlayStation 4 games but ironically there may be exceptions due to the console's much faster hardware.

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