Some game upgrades are available only in cross-gen bundles or special editions.A few games' saves won't transfer, and some require you to upload your save manually from the PS4 version before you can access it on PS5.You'll end up with a fresh list of trophies (each version's list is separate).Next-gen versions will be bigger files, so they'll take up more precious memory on the console's SSD.

Some PS5 versions of current PS4 games aren't out yet.

There are a few more limitations and caveats: If you opted for the digital-only PS5 and have a disc, you're out of luck. You'll still download the PS5 update from the PSN, but you won't need a PS5-specific disc - your PS4 one will become an authenticator. You'll always need to use the PS4 disc to play the PS5 version upgrading doesn't get you a free digital copy of the game. You can also upgrade to PS5 versions if you have a physical PS4 game, as long as you bought the PS5 with a disc drive. If you have a PS5, make sure you're playing the best possible version of your games. Read more: PS5 restocks: When to expect the console to appear That'll download the extra data needed for the next-gen features. You have to go to the game page on the PlayStation Network and choose to upgrade to the PS5 version. Your game upgrades won't happen automatically or through a typical game update, so it's easy to accidentally keep playing the PS4 version of a game on your new PS5. The digital-only model costs $400, and the one with a disc drive is $500. The PS5 is available now but has been going in and out of stock at retailers. It adds graphics options for HDR 10, ray tracing and the ability to run at 120 frames per second, but you won't be able to transfer your save from the PS4 version. The Yuffie content also costs an extra $20 and is only available on PS5.Īnother game that recently received the upgrade treatment was Doom Eternal. The next-gen update is free for current owners, but not if they got the game via PlayStation Plus in March. It came out in June, along with an expansion - Episode Intermission - featuring awesome ninja Yuffie Kisaragi. One major game that got an update was last year's Final Fantasy 7 Remake. This lets you play with 4K dynamic resolution at 60 frames per second and delivers shorter loading times, making for smoother gaming experience with less waiting around. But some publishers go a step further with the next-gen console, by allowing you to upgrade PS4 games to the PS5 versions for free. You can play most PlayStation 4 games on the PlayStation 5 thanks to the new Sony console's excellent backward compatibility feature. Yuffie and her Materia-grabbing ways have come to PS5.

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