PS5 Won't Let You Play Afro Samurai 2 at Launch

Despite launching in a fiddling under five weeks, Sony has all the same needed to dot some I'southward and cross some T's when it comes to final details on the PS5. One of those aspects of the console that we take continued to have a few questions near has come with its astern compatible functionality in regards to PS4 titles. Luckily, information technology seems equally though any lingering questions prior to release accept at present been answered.

Over on the official PlayStation website today, further details of how PS4 backward compatible games volition work on PS5 were laid out. Once again, it was fabricated clear that the "overwhelming majority" of the PS4's iv,000+ game library will be able to brand the transition to the PS5. While not all of those games volition receive what Sony is calling a "Game Boost" on the next-gen hardware, they volition be playable however.

That said, we were as well given the full breakdown of the games that won't exist working on PS5. Here'due south the full list of PS4 games every bit of right now that have been confirmed to be unavailable on PS5:

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Afro Samurai 2 Revenge of Kuma Book One
TT Isle of Human being – Ride on the Edge 2
But Deal With It!
Shadow Complex Remastered
Robinson: The Journey
Nosotros Sing
Hitman Go: Definitive Edition
Shadwen
Joe'south Diner

As you lot can see, the ten titles hither aren't "major" PS4 games by any means, so I doubt too many folks will be brokenhearted. This listing will probable grow over time though, so if you retrieve every single PS4 title other than these ten will work on PS5, well, that won't exist the case. Regardless, it's dainty to encounter that the listing is this minor for launch, even though I'thou sureAfro Samurai 2 stans are heartbroken.

The PS5 is finally prepare to make it in a niggling over a month and will hit store shelves (briefly) on November 12.

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