Sony has filed a recent patent that alludes to potential backwards compatibility for the PS5. The title of the patent, “Simulation of legacy bus operation for backward compatibility,” doesn’t specifically state that it’s for PS5, or which legacy devices they’re referring to, but it doesn’t seem outlandish to think that it’s for PS5.
To be more specific, bus operation is in reference to the communication system between different parts inside an electronic device. The patent mentions that Sony will be using this method to deal will any issues related to bus operations when executing an legacy application.
This patent seems to hint at emulation of the bus operation of a legacy device, which could be anything from PS1 – PS3. There was another patent filed earlier this year, that also points to backwards compatibility with “Impersonating CPUID for backward compatibility,” which we also hope is for PS5.
None of this has been confirmed by Sony, but given the current landscape of the video game industry and the success of Xbox One’s backwards compatibility program, it would be absolutely insane for the PS5 to neglect this feature.
It’s unclear if it will go all the way back to PS3, or even further, but backwards compatibility for the PS5 with PS4 applications is a must. With almost 100 million PS4s in the wild, and millions of users who own various digital products, starting from scratch on PS5 would be a hard sell. And these two patents seem to corroborate that Sony is following suit.
Next generation is expected by many to begin in 2020, with the next Xbox and PlayStation releasing in the fall of that year, however some analysts put it as early as late 2019 to sometime out in 2021. One thing’s clear though. The next generation is coming soon. It’s an exciting time to be a gamer, as the next consoles have high hopes for being great.
What do you think? Do you think we’ll see backwards compatibility for the PS5? If so, how far back will it go? Let us know!
[Source: Gearnuke]
PS5 Launch Lineup
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New Killzone Game (Zarmena Kahn)
Zarmena's choice of a New Killzone seems like a no brainer. Though maybe we could also get a new entry in the Resistance series?
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Bloodborne 2 (Joseph Yaden)
Of course we'd have someone select Bloodborne 2. We all thought Sekiro was going to be Bloodborne 2. Until it wasn't.
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Destiny 3 (Chandler Wood)
You know me. I love me some Destiny, and I've got a perfectly good reasoning behind why I think there's a strong possibility we'll see Destiny 3 as a launch(ish) title next gen.
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Dynasty Warriors 10 (Jenni Lada)
The long running franchise will have a new numbered entry eventually, so why not for the launch of the PS5?
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Final Fantasy VII Remake (Lucas White)
Lucas is zeroing in on the fact that he doesn't think we'll actually get the FFVII Remake during this generation of console, and at this point, he's probably right.
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Gran Turismo 7 (Michael Briers)
PlayStation's long running racing sim franchise will probably see a new entry as new hardware emerges, somehow looking even more real than the extremely real look it's had before.
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Star Wars Battlefront 3 (Aidan Simonds)
EA's been a little bit messy with the Star Wars license, but Aidan is hoping we'll see the next iteration of the Battlefront franchise as we head into next gen.
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Horizon: Zero Dawn 2 (Brianna Reeves)
Sony has always phased out older franchises and heroes in favor of new ones. Brianna's choice is Horizon Zero Dawn 2, a great world and character that needs to be explored more.
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Knack 3 (Annette Polis)
Is Annette just trolling us, or does the greatest platformer of all time need to be one-upped again, bringing us even more particle effects?
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Mass Effect 4: Shepard's Return (Keri Honea)
Speaking of EA, their handling of Mass Effect hasn't been much better than Star Wars. Andromeda was okay, but it failed to capture that spark that made the original trilogy amazing. Keri wants to see a return to the Shepard storyline for a much better Mass Effect.
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New Ridge Racer (Louis Edwards)
On the other side of Gran Turismo, we have a more arcadey racer in Ridge Racer. Is a new entry on the way? Louis thinks so, or at least hopes so.
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The Last of Us Part II (Janet Garcia)
Correction: We previously had this listed as The Last of Us Part III, but Janet was talking about a PS5 port of the PS4's end of life title, The Last of Us Part II. Similar to how The Last of Us was ported to PS4 after its release at the end of the PS3's life.
Original: We know that The Last of Us Part II is headed to the PS4, but what if Naughty Dog was hard at work bringing a follow up to the PS5's launch as well? Depending on launch timing, seeing Part III on PS5 could be a reality.
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White Knight Chronicles Collection (Cameron Teague)
Why get new games when you can have the old? Cameron just wants to relive the glory days in glorious HD (or whatever they'll call it next gen) with a full White Knight Chronicles Collection. We have a feeling he's going to be busy for a while if this actually happens.
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PS5 Launch Titles We Want to See
What does our ideal PS5 launch lineup look like? Here are the games our staff wants to see, or at least thinks are a strong possibility.
