

We want you to get the most from your PS5, so we've pulled together a bunch of guides to help you use it. Here's our guide to how to connect PS4 controller to PS5. Not all games use this, but some do, and for that reason you may need to connect a PS4 pad to your PS5. While the DualSense controller works on almost every PS4 game, this isn’t the case with PSVR, as it lacks the light strip on the back to be seen by the camera. PS5 buyers can apply for the adapter to be shipped to them free of charge, they just need to provide the hardware’s serial number. That means you need to use the PS4’s existing camera, but it won’t fit the new console without an adapter. The PS5 has its own camera accessory, but it won’t work with existing PSVR hardware. Playing PSVR games on PS5 works in the same way as the above, but with two important caveats: As you might expect, there is no way to play your PS4 disks on the Digital Version - suffice it to say that using an external Blu-Ray drive simply won’t work. Of course, this only works if you buy the PS5 rather than the Digital Version.

Select the game from the menu, and play as normal. Just insert your PS4 disk into the PS5 disk drive, and it should start installing as normal. How to play PS4 games on PS5: Disk gamesĭisk-based games are an even simpler process.

Just find one you want, download and play it as you would any other title. In short, almost all of the best PS4 games work on PS5 - so if you're wondering whether you can play PS4 games on PS5, the answer is a resounding "Yes!" Note, though, that Sony warns some features may not function any more, and you may encounter some “errors or unexpected behavior.”

For the first time, Sony has taken backwards compatibility seriously, and the result is that the vast majority of PS4 games will work without issue on PS5.
