I think what Microsoft did with their backward compatibility efforts was really impressive, getting older games to run at 60fps and higher resolutions, even on weaker hardware.
I’m really hoping Sony decides at some point to create a special team that can dive into older titles and modify some .ini files to boost performance.
Imagine if they suddenly announced that Killzone Shadowfall or Medievil now runs at native 4K and 60fps locked. Anyone with even a mild interest who forgot to try it would be all over it to see what the buzz is about.
With how long games take to develop nowadays, there’s real value in going back and polishing these older titles to give them a second wind. No need for full remasters—just a few tweaks to settings could make a big difference. If Microsoft managed it on weaker hardware, Sony can definitely do it too with the Pro.
This is what I was hoping the PS5 Pro would do. If they could've made it super easy for devs to update their ps4 and ps5 games then this console would've been easily worth the price. Finally a way to bring BC on consoles up to the level of what PC owners have been enjoying for years.
But nope. This is why the list of "enhanced games" topping out at 50-70 is paltry....without a patch the boosts we'll get from "boost mode" and this upscale feature for ps4 games is tiny.
When you price your system at close to $800 you have to actually DO something extra to make your customers happy to drop that money! I think the time where console manufacturers can not do much to improve old games SHOULD be over. Both MS and Sony suck when it comes to BC ...if you really think about it it's true. many ps4 games never got 4k/60 updates on ps5, same with many Xbox one games on Series X. Exclusives too!
MS did something great with FPS Boost but it was a half measure ... They stopped updating resolution to 4k for BC titles and many Xbox one games that got FPS Boost had to revert back to One S graphics setting ...then MS just ....stopped their BC program altogether ...very disappointing.
Getting these console companies to put effort into BC is like pulling teeth man and we all know why ...they feel they can get away with it on console and hope to one day sell people a Remaster instead of doing some relatively simple patches for 4k/60 ...it's a sad state of affairs.
I hate to be such a downer but Sony can't even be bothered to update all of their own first party PS5 exclusives for the Pro...that's...not good.
the odds of unannounced upgrades for games goes WAY down after Nov 7th ....if the publisher has "moved on" or deems it not "worth it" to patch their game well, say la vi ...especially if the Pro sells poorly.
I'm getting the Pro but had hoped they'd go the extra step and have a much bigger list of enhanced games as well as something system level that could significantly improve ps4 games. Sony must think that people interested in the Pro are so invested in console gaming (large library of games) that they could have this lazzei fare attitude with the console ...sadly in my case they are correct. It makes no sense for me to invest in a PC at this point other than perhaps to not have to put up with getting scraps from these companies.
DLSS has been around for 5 in case you werent being sarcastic.
