Does PS5 Disc Work On PS4

Short answer, NO. Though is imperative to continue reading this topic to understand the nitty gritty of the whole complex techniques and how you can trick things to work regardless of the type of CD – Game you bought.

Let me reiterate again, PS5 games will not work on a PS4 console. The PS4 is not able to read the discs, sadly because of some technical issues. Also, if you do decide to or mistakenly put a PS5 disc into your PS4 console you may have difficulty getting it out again. Yes, it’s that tricky.

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Now that you know that PS5 CD – Games will not work in PS4, lets look at some of the reasons Sonny didn’t make this compactible. The PS4 console doesn’t have the up-to-date software of a PS5 Disc Console, and that’s pretty essential for disc reading. The PS4 can tell that the PS5 disc is not what it’s supposed to be when you slide it in. And this is why PS5 discs just won’t work in a PS4.

Truth be told, I was a bit deceptive on the first paragraph because I wanted you to read further, but now that you are here, the PS4 will only play PS4 games, as well as movies. There is practically nothing that you can do to make your older console (PS4 Console) read the newer PS5 discs. It’s just how it is. It doesn’t look like Sony is going to make an update for the PS4 to make it compatible with PS5 discs either.

But what of PS5 Consoles? Can the PS5 Console play PS4 Discs?  -

Does PS4 Disc Work On PS5?

PS5 Disc Console has what is called “backwards compatibility”. This means physical PS4 game discs will play perfectly on PS5 Console. You'll be able to insert physical PS4 game discs into the PS5 and play them, as well as download digital software you've purchased from the PlayStation Store.

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In fact, PS4 games will play better on PS5 through the use of a "boost" mode, however this may cause compatibility issues and may not apply to every single game. You also might need to ensure that your PS4 games are installed to the PS5's SSD. Here is what sonny has to say about this particular topic:

We’re expecting backward compatible titles will run at a boosted frequency on PS5 so that they can benefit from higher or more stable frame rates and potentially higher resolutions. We’re currently evaluating games on a title-by-title basis to spot any issues that need adjustment from the original software developers."

In conclusion, PS5 Disc doesn’t work on PS4 Consoles but PS4 Discs works perfectly on PS5 Consoles and even better. Will you be taking advantage of PS5's backwards compatibility with PS4 games? Take a step back in the comments below and tell us what you think.