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Playstation 5 Will be Backwards Compatible With All Previous Versions

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday January 21 2020, @08:08AM   Printer-friendly
from the too-good-to-be-true dept.

As we draw closer to the PS5's release date in late 2020, it's understandable that the rumor mill is working overtime. But, while some rumors hold a bit more weight than others, there are a few that need be taken with more than just a pinch of salt.

The latest PS5 'leak' posted on 4Chan is one such rumor, supposedly spilling a bunch of information on the PS5 reveal event which is expected to take place in February. The leak, which was reposted on Reddit, claims that the PS5 will be unveiled on February 5 at a PlayStation Meeting event for the media.

According to the leaker, the event will see Sony revealing the console's design and specs, several PS5 exclusives, a renewed focus on PlayStation Now, alongside the console's price and various other features.

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https://www.techradar.com/news/this-latest-ps5-rumor-sound-too-good-to-be-true

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday January 21 2020, @11:44AM (5 children)

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday January 21 2020, @11:44AM (#946298) Journal

    It probably means that ports of all games from previous gens will be downloadable and playable, or the console will emulate the previous architectures. Which is two gens of MIPS, and PowerPC/Cell, then x86.

    If it's the latter, I don't see why it couldn't support reading from the original discs. Although a disc from 1995 should be in a museum, not your PS7.

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  • (Score: 2) by SunTzuWarmaster on Tuesday January 21 2020, @02:25PM

    by SunTzuWarmaster (3971) on Tuesday January 21 2020, @02:25PM (#946333)
    PS9 commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rv9_AlimsiQ [youtube.com]

  • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Tuesday January 21 2020, @04:55PM (2 children)

    by fyngyrz (6567) on Tuesday January 21 2020, @04:55PM (#946397) Journal

    I don't see why it couldn't support reading from the original discs

    Well, one reason could be that it might not have a drive...

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    • (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday January 21 2020, @07:48PM (1 child)

      by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Tuesday January 21 2020, @07:48PM (#946507) Journal

      It's already confirmed to support spinning discs:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_5 [wikipedia.org]

      In a Wired article in April 2019, Sony lead architect Mark Cerny revealed information on the then-unnamed successor to the PlayStation 4. This new console will include "a high-spec solid state drive, a GPU capable of supporting ray tracing, will support PlayStation 4 backwards compatibility, and will not be download-only.

      [...] In a second interview with Wired in October 2019, further details of the new hardware were revealed: the console's integrated Blu-ray drive would support 100GB Blu-ray discs and Ultra HD Blu-ray; while game installation from a disc is mandatory as to take advantage of the SSD, the user will have some fine-grain control of how much they want to have installed, such as only installing the multiplayer components of a game.

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      • (Score: 2) by fyngyrz on Wednesday January 22 2020, @04:33AM

        by fyngyrz (6567) on Wednesday January 22 2020, @04:33AM (#946697) Journal

        Sounds good if the compatibility bit is true!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 21 2020, @07:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 21 2020, @07:21PM (#946485)

    Although a disc from 1995 should be in a museum

    Great, now the theme music from Indiana Jones is going to be in my head all day.