


PS3 games, for example, can only be played via the cloud.

One thing to keep in mind is that download and / or cloud availability will vary from game to game, and you’ll also need a fairly speedy internet connection in order to accurately stream games through the cloud to prevent serious input lag or visual glitches.

That’s because as well as PS4 games, PS Now offers a healthy selection of PS3 and PS2 titles, the latter of which you can download to your SSD or stream them instantly via cloud connection. However, the service has vastly improved since its debut, and if you’re a longtime PlayStation fan, it’s a worthwhile alternative to Xbox Game Pass. PlayStation Now is a separate subscription to PS Plus, and costs $9.99 / £8.99 a month. The PlayStation Now subscription service is another way of accessing backward compatible games on PS5. These can be viewed on the official PlayStation support page, and will also be marked on the PlayStation Store as “Playable on: PS4 only.” Back-compat on PlayStation Now Lastly, there are just six PS4 games that aren’t available to play on PS5 via backward compatibility. That means games like Bloodborne and Persona 5 are still locked to 30fps. That’ll save you from buying the physical versions of these games.ĭo keep in mind, though, that these are strictly the PS4 versions of those games, and barring any PS4 Pro enhancements, haven’t been optimized for play on PS5 in most cases. Games featured in the collection include God of War, Persona 5, Bloodborne and The Last of Us Remastered. These are digital versions of some of the best PS4 games, available to download at no extra cost if you’re a PS Plus subscriber. That’s certainly the case with Final Fantasy 14 Online, which has a much smoother frame rate when playing the PS4 Pro version on PS5, as opposed to the actual PS5 version of the game where the frames can dip dramatically in busier gameplay segments.Ī pretty wonderful PS5 addition is the PlayStation Plus Collection. There are also some edge cases where the PS4 Pro version of a game will run better than its PS5 counterpart, though.
