A discovery seems to support the rumor of the return of a highly requested feature on PlayStation 5, and which should have been announced for some time.
The PS5 June 2024 update prepares the arrival of Discord integration. A feature requested by players that was only partially available. Currently, you can have a conversation on the VoIP and messaging platform on PlayStation 5, but you must first start a discussion on a smartphone for example, then transfer it to your console. A troubleshooting solution that is not the most ergonomic for the moment. Secretly, Sony Interactive Entertainment also seems to be developing another new feature.
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The return of old games with this PlayStation 5 feature?
Patch 24.04-09.40.00 last month on PlayStation 5 is therefore a preamble to the launch of Discord in its full version. Excellent news that will allow players to interact with friends who are not necessarily on PS5. But the manufacturer could have a surprise that will probably interest even more people. According to journalist Jeff Grubb, PS3 backwards compatibility is coming to PlayStation 5. According to him, the Japanese company has been working on this feature for a while. ” time “. Besides, the announcement should have already been made if we are to believe his information.
This would clearly be a welcome addition. To date, backward compatibility for PS3 games exists on PlayStation 5, but only in streaming. What's more, it's not free since you need a PlayStation Plus Premium subscription. However, there would be a limit like for PS2 games. Thus, it would still be impossible to insert your old cakes to benefit from titles acquired in the past. Unfortunately, you will probably have to go back to checkout. In any case, this functionality seems to be well underway if we refer to a discovery of Respawnfirst. Mark Cerny, the architect of the PlayStation 5, recently filed a patent in 2024 that would test backwards compatibility under very specific conditions.
The patent describes a system that could run in a special mode, designed to support variations in software operation. In summary, the idea would be that old games could be playable on PlayStation 5 without encountering problems. A connection with the very particular architecture of the PS3 and its Cell processor, which caused many problems for developers? This is what Respawnfirst suggests. Ready to replay God of War 3, Uncharted 2 or even Metal Gear Solid 4 which still hasn't had an HD version?