Rumor has it that the next-gen PlayStation handheld will probably be backwards appropriate with the PS5 proper out of the field. A identified AMD insider has claimed that the transportable console options shader binary compatibility, which implies PS5 video games ought to “simply work.”
PlayStation handheld should still require patches for PS5 video games
Leaker KeplerL2 (through Reddit) additional claimed that though the hand-held ought to run PS5 video games with out developer intervention, efficiency may not be nice with out a patch.
In different phrases, don’t anticipate huge AAA video games to carry out as properly on the hand-held as they do on a regular PS5 console till their builders launch optimization patches. Whereas that is anticipated, it does go away a giant query mark over how a lot of the PS5’s library will work properly on the transportable console.
If these rumors are true, Sony first-party video games will most definitely be patched for the hand-held. I’m additionally anticipating indies and different much less demanding video games to work out of the field. Nevertheless it stays to be seen if third-party companions will probably be eager to patch their video games or not, particularly since in style video games like Cyberpunk 2077 haven’t even been patched for the PS5 Professional.
As ordinary, take all rumors with a grain of salt till official affirmation.