I am chiming here. The concept of a clean break between gens is very very anti-gamer, i understand not having PS4 play PS5 games from a financial standpoint, but not the other way around. It is all built on x86. There is not really anywhere else to go, just better hardware, it is going to be some frankensteined underpowered amd processor and some amd. GPU equivalent. It will use some optimized API and fancy new OS skin no doubt, but the x86 platform is it.
Essentially now , a console is a budget PC, running a custom OS with optimized apis for one specific configuration. There is no magic or special hardware per se anymore. No fix chip or cell processor. Just gimped pc parts. There is little reason that they couldn't allow the ps5 to play PS4 games. Theoretically they could keep and update the OS (FreeBSD based)and just refresh the api to account for the newer hardware config.
If they keep selling this remaster , no BC horse hockey, I will be sad. Consoles have the best AAA exclusives and as such I will always buy one probably, but I hope they drop the illusion of being some magic box that stands alone in a "gen" now. A gen is essentially poised to be - better hardware and a new coat of OS paint. Sony don't cop out and keep the gen norm of ps# games only work with that same number. It might be a PITA to write patches for PS4 games to play on P5 and even more so to patch(maintain branches) PS5 games that would run a dumpster fire levels on P4(less so on P4Pro)and hurt bottom line, but make BC a thing.
Essentially now , a console is a budget PC, running a custom OS with optimized apis for one specific configuration. There is no magic or special hardware per se anymore. No fix chip or cell processor. Just gimped pc parts. There is little reason that they couldn't allow the ps5 to play PS4 games. Theoretically they could keep and update the OS (FreeBSD based)and just refresh the api to account for the newer hardware config.
If they keep selling this remaster , no BC horse hockey, I will be sad. Consoles have the best AAA exclusives and as such I will always buy one probably, but I hope they drop the illusion of being some magic box that stands alone in a "gen" now. A gen is essentially poised to be - better hardware and a new coat of OS paint. Sony don't cop out and keep the gen norm of ps# games only work with that same number. It might be a PITA to write patches for PS4 games to play on P5 and even more so to patch(maintain branches) PS5 games that would run a dumpster fire levels on P4(less so on P4Pro)and hurt bottom line, but make BC a thing.