Ubisoft’s CEO may have accidentally let the cat out of the bag when it comes to the backward compatibility capabilities of the PS5 and Series X.
Despite the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X being slated for release before the end of 2020, Sony and Microsoft aren’t keen on revealing new details. It almost feels like a case of which company is going to blink first in terms of its first big revelation. Either side appears to be waiting as long as it possibly can to release any tangible information.
We do know some things about both consoles, of course, but not nearly enough to decide which one we are going to let lead us into the next generation. Chances are the specs of each console will be so similar that the decision between which one would best suit each individual gamer could be something minuscule. Or it could be something pretty major which has been a hot talking point in the video game world for years — backward compatibility.
Many gamers have questioned why games from older generations of console aren’t compatible with their newer counterparts. Well, it’s not as straightforward a feature as it might sound. However, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot may have inadvertently revealed that it will finally be ushered in with this coming generation.
“Those consoles will be running almost all the back catalog of the previous consoles. It will be something new in the industry,” Guillemot revealed during a financial call, reports Any Button Gaming. As for what the CEO means by that, well, that remains a mystery. Guillemot could merely be referring to the PS5 and Series X having compatibility with the current generation of games, which is almost expected at this point.
However, his wording suggests that it will actually be much more than that. Guillemot implies that both PlayStation and Xbox’s entire back catalogs will be compatible with the PS5 and Series X. That could mean any physical copies of old games we have been holding onto will be compatible with the new consoles. It could also be a system similar to Nintendo’s which allows NSO subscribers to play NES and SNES games for free will be in place.
Source: Any Button Gaming
