Sony says you can play PS4 games on PlayStation 5

Sony has an uneven history of backward compatibility, from the concept to the most recent, as an unused feature. We have now seen the first details of the PlayStation 5, which include backward compatibility with the PS4.

Mark Cerny, who was the main system architect of the PS4, explains that the new generation PlayStation (which has not yet received the technical name "PlayStation 5") uses an architecture similar to that of its predecessor, which allows this feature. It will also use physical disks and Cerny expects some games to be distributed on both consoles.

However, PS4 games will run a little faster on PS5, thanks to the inclusion of a Solid State Drive (SSD). For example, Cerny compared loading times for quick trips in Spider-Man. Charging the PS4 Pro took about 15 seconds, but the same sequence took less than a second with the PS5 development kit. So, if you upgrade your hardware, you will probably get a much smoother experience in some respects.

We still do not know how far the next generation of PlayStation could be. Last year, PlayStation head John Kodera had hinted that the new system would not be ready for three years. That would mean that in another two years, Sony is preparing a long launching pad, or the schedule has been significantly accelerated.