10 Ways The PS5 Will DESTROY The Next Xbox

by Josh Brown

1. Backwards Compatibility With EVERY PlayStation Generation

Jak and Daxter
Sony Computer Entertainment

Microsoft nabbed themselves a major win by adding backwards compatibility as a feature for the Xbox One. Suddenly, Sony's smattering of old PS2 games simply didn't cut it, and they've essentially had to take the L for the rest of the generation.

Not wanting to let Microsoft carry on with this ace up their sleeves, they've filed a bunch of patents across 2018 and 2019 that all point to them transforming the PS5 into something of a legacy console. It's already been confirmed that the next machine will be at least backwards compatible with the PS4, and these filings suggest that PS1, 2 and 3 games will also be playable.

How that would impact the relevancy of PS Now is yet to be seen, but a new console that doesn't provide an accessible way to play a library of legacy games - especially a library bursting with titles as good as Sony's - would already feel dated.

Fortunately, Sony seem keen on avoiding this mistake as much as possible.

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Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.