NEWS · GAMES
PUBLISHEDApril 19, 2020
READING1 min
PlayStation 5 will run PlayStation 4 games with enhanced quality
The PS5 will run PS4 games with improved quality, offering higher frame rates (60+) and resolutions (4K) thanks to its powerful AMD Zen 2 chip.
Digital Foundry reports that Sony's next-gen PlayStation 5 console will feature enhanced backward compatibility with the current PlayStation 4.
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Clearly, games released early in the PS4's lifecycle won't receive dedicated PS5 patches. Instead, we're likely looking at frame rate boosts (from 30fps on PS4 to 60+ on PS5) and increased resolution (up to 4K on PS5).
With the PlayStation 5 powered by an 8-core AMD Zen 2 chip, we can expect significant frame rate increases in the vast majority of PS4 exclusives (and likely multi-platform titles as well).
Titles that could see performance improvements include Dark Souls 3 and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Bloodborne also falls into this category, as its notoriously low performance stems from the PS4's integrated CPU.
