Sony announced last year that the PlayStation 5 will receive backward compatibility with the PlayStation 4. Now Ubisoft
What is known
During the financial report conferenceUbisoft CEO Yves Guillemot spoke about backward compatibility for the next generation of consoles. According to the publisher's boss, the new consoles will support "almost the entire" catalog of games from the previous generation.
“These consoles will run almost allcatalog from previous consoles. This will be something new in the industry. This will help older generations remain big in the market for many years to come,” Guillemot said.
Perhaps Guillemot meant the oppositeCompatible with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One library. Sony and Microsoft plan to support the eighth generation even after the launch of the ninth, which will help consoles remain a large part of the market.
At the same time, the words of the head of Ubisoft may meanbackwards compatible with PS2, PS One, Xbox Direct and so on. Back in October, an insider hinted that the same PlayStation 5 would be able to run PS3, PS2 and even PS One games, but Sony did not officially confirm the information.
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