Unreal Engine 5: PlayStation 5 Tech Demo
As with previous console generations, Epic Games showcased a brand new tech demo for a new engine to give gamers a taste of what is possible on the upcoming systems. The tech demo in question was of course for Unreal Engine 5 and it was running on the PlayStation 5. If you missed it or just want to see it again, check out the full presentation below.
Backwards & Cross-Generation Compatibility
One of the big draws to Sony’s new console is backwards compatibility. The orginal PS3 featured it for PS1 and PS2 games but the PS2 compatibility was scrapped in later models of the console. Sony cites cost as the reason why but it seems that buing the games again via PSN was the real culprit. It is rumored that the PS5 will be backwards compatible with all previous PlayStation consoles but so far only the PS4/PS4 Pro is confirmed as of now. Over 100 titles are said to be backwards compatible with boosted performance at launch but the names of those games has not been announced. It has also been revealed that the vast majority of the PS4’s 4,000+ game library will be playable on the PlayStation 5.
Many games, primarily launch titles will be cross-generation. This means, for example, if this year’s Call of Duty game is made for both PS4 and PS5, then players on each console will be able to play against each other.
Confirmed PlayStation 5 Games (so far):
| Game | Developer/Publisher | EXPECTED Release |
|---|---|---|
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft | Holiday 2020 |
| Astro’s Playroom | Japan Studio | Holiday 2020 |
| Battlefield 6 | EA | TBA |
| Bugsnax | Young Horses | Launch (As a PS Plus Title) |
| Chorus | Deep Silver | 2021 |
| DEATHLOOP | Bethesda | June 2021 |
| Demon’s Souls | Bluepoint Games / Japan Studio | Launch |
| Destiny 2 | Bungie | TBA |
| Destruction All Stars | Lucid Games / XDEV | Feb. 2021 |
| DiRT 5 | Codemasters | October 2020 |
| Fortnite | Epic Games | Launch |
| Ghostwire™: Tokyo | Bethesda | |
| Godfall | Gearbox | Launch |
| Gods and Monsters | Ubisoft | Holiday 2020 |
| Goodbye Volcano High | KO-OP | |
| Gran Turismo 7 | Polyphony Digital | |
| Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online | Rockstar Games | |
| HITMAN 3 | IO Interactive | January 21 2021 |
| Horizon Forbidden West | Guerrilla Games | 2021 |
| JETT : The Far Shore® | Superbrothers | |
| Kena: Bridge of the Spirits | Ember Lab | Q1 2021 |
| Little Devil Inside | Neostream Interactive | |
| Madden NFL 21 | EA | December 4 2020 |
| Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales | Insomniac Games | |
| MicroMan | Glob Games Studio | 2021 |
| NBA 2K21 | 2K, Visual Concepts | |
| Observer (System Redux) | Bloober Team | Holiday 2020 |
| Oddworld Soulstorm™ | Oddworld Inhabitants™ | |
| Outriders | Square Enix | Holiday 2020 |
| Paradise Lost | PolyAmorous | Holiday 2020 |
| Pragmata | Capcom | |
| Project Athia* | Square Enix/Luminous Productions | |
| Rainbow Six Quarantine | Ubisoft | TBA |
| Rainbow Six Siege | Ubisoft | December 2021 |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Insomniac Games | |
| Resident Evil™ Village | Capcom | |
| Returnal | Housemarque / XDEV | |
| Sackboy A Big Adventure | Sumo Digital / XDEV | |
| Scarlet Nexus | Bandai Namco | TBA |
| Solar Ash | (Annapurna Interactive / Heart Machine) | |
| Stray | (Annapurna / Blue Twelve Studio) | |
| The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | Daedalic Entertainment | 2021 |
| The Pathless | Annapurna Interactive / Giant Squid | |
| The Sims 5 | EA | TBA |
| Tribes of Midgard | Gearbox Publishing / Norsfell | |
| Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 | Paradox | TBA 2020 |
| Watch Dogs: Legion | Ubisoft | Holiday 2020 |