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Sony Confirms PlayLink Games To Be Backwards Compatible

Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger 2 Comments
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PlayLink games, which were perceived to not be backwards compatible on the PS5, have been confirmed to apparently work. Earlier this month, Sony dropped a list of games that wouldn’t be backwards compatible. Among these games, it also noted the PS4 Second Screen and companion apps wouldn’t be compatible.

This left a few extra games out of the list including That’s You, Hidden Agenda, and Knowledge is Power, which both require a third-party app to function. While the games are confirmed to work, it’s not quite explained how. While games like Erica can be played with a controller, so that’s easy enough, but games that don’t have that luxury need apps and if companion apps aren’t compatible, how can they function?

More light will be shed as the PS5 launches, but Sony should have at least cited an answer as to how the games will function. Perhaps Sony’s working on a brand-new PlayLink app or something, but only time will tell.

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These PS4 Games Won’t Be Backwards Compatible

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Up to around 99 percent of the PS4 library will be playable on the PS5. This is a confirmed thing that Sony made crystal clear, but it’s always been a point of contention as to what games made the cut of that small percentage that won’t get the backwards compatibility treatment. Well, it seems Sony finally gave us the answer in an FAQ page and it certainly doesn’t seem like users will miss out on that much, all things considered.

DWVR
Afro Samurai 2 Revenge of Kuma Volume One
TT Isle of Man – Ride on the Edge 2
Just Deal With It!
Shadow Complex Remastered
Robinson: The Journey
We Sing
Hitman Go: Definitive Edition
Shadwen
Joe’s Diner

That said, even though this is the official list, it is missing some games that would feasibly fit the unsupported mold. Games like Knowledge is Power, That’s You, and other PlayLink games are out of the question to get backwards compatibility as Sony noted the PS5 won’t support PS4 Second Screen or game companion apps.

UPDATE (10/11/20): Mad Triangles announced it’s working to fix DWVR’s compatibility issue.

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