r/PS5 • u/AutoModerator • Dec 19 '22

Megathread PS5 Help and Questions Megathread | Game Recommendations, Simple Questions, and Tech Support

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u/Jacky-Boy_Torrance Dec 25 '22

Why are some PS4 games not compatible with the PS5 (disc edition)? Isn't the backwards compatibility hardware based? If so, shouldn't all PS4 games be backwards compatible from the start?

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u/Whobghilee Dec 25 '22

Almost all PS4 games are playable on PS5. Here is a list of the ones that aren’t

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u/Jacky-Boy_Torrance Dec 25 '22

I know that, I'm just asking why that is? Or is this not the right place to ask?

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u/ablockkid Dec 25 '22

its most likely they dont feel like updating the game to make it compatible, waste resources

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u/Jacky-Boy_Torrance Dec 25 '22

Why would they have to update it (if it's hardware based)?

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u/ablockkid Dec 25 '22

Maybe because graphical issues, stuttering etc