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Door staff@engadget.com (Yoni Yardeni) - 07 Nov 2026
Of course, all PS5 game discs will continue to work on the console, as will your old PS4 physical games. Barring a few titles, the PS5 is backward compatible with the "overwhelming majority" of PS4 titles, whether on disc or digital. From Bloodborne to Red Dead Redemption 2, plenty of iconic PS4 releases haven't received the next-gen treatment, but you're still able to enjoy them on the newer system.
Even better, the console's Game Boost tech delivers smoother frame rates for certain PS5 games including God of War, The Last of Us Part II and Days Gone. While this feature doesn't apply to every game, many of the ones that received patches upped performance to 60 fps on PS5 — an improvement from how those titles ran on a standard PS4.
According to Sony's PS5 backward compatibility page, a total of six PS4 games aren't playable. Apologies to fans of Hitman Go: Definitive Edition and some other obscure titles like We Sing or Just Deal With It! The company notes that other PS4 releases like demos and media apps might not be compatible, either.
Unfortunately, the PS5's backward compatibility doesn't go any further; the console won't play physical PS1, PS2 or PS3 games. Plenty of legendary titles from older generations are available to play digitally from the PlayStation Store, though many beloved games like LittleBigPlanet and Shadow Hearts: Covenant remain abandoned on their original consoles.
Even better, the console's Game Boost tech delivers smoother frame rates for certain PS5 games including God of War, The Last of Us Part II and Days Gone. While this feature doesn't apply to every game, many of the ones that received patches upped performance to 60 fps on PS5 — an improvement from how those titles ran on a standard PS4.
According to Sony's PS5 backward compatibility page, a total of six PS4 games aren't playable. Apologies to fans of Hitman Go: Definitive Edition and some other obscure titles like We Sing or Just Deal With It! The company notes that other PS4 releases like demos and media apps might not be compatible, either.
Unfortunately, the PS5's backward compatibility doesn't go any further; the console won't play physical PS1, PS2 or PS3 games. Plenty of legendary titles from older generations are available to play digitally from the PlayStation Store, though many beloved games like LittleBigPlanet and Shadow Hearts: Covenant remain abandoned on their original consoles.