Sony reveals PS5 games will be region free, and the console will support PS Now

The PlayStation 5 will launch on Thursday, November twelfth, and Sony has revealed an enormous FAQ outlining a whole lot of particulars in regards to the new console. Buried within the FAQ are a couple of new tidbits that imply you’ll be capable to play much more video games than you may need anticipated on the PS5.

PS5 video games might be area free, in response to the FAQ, which implies you’ll be capable to play video games from different nations with none points. That may very well be an enormous deal if, for instance, there’s a sport launched in Japan that you simply need to play however doesn’t get an official launch within the US. That sport will nonetheless work in your PS5.

The PS5 may even help Sony’s PlayStation Now cloud gaming service, which implies you’ll be capable to play extra older PlayStation video games than we beforehand knew. PS Now enables you to obtain and stream sure PS4 video games, however it additionally enables you to stream some PS3 and PS2 video games. I had an excellent expertise utilizing PS Now to play by way of the PS3 model of The Final of Us earlier this yr, so I’m completely happy that I’ll nonetheless be capable to use the service on my PS5 to dip my toes into some traditional PS3 and PS2 video games.

Sony has already stated that many of the PS4’s greater than 4,000 titles would work on the PS5, and early assessments present that many PS4 video games play even higher on the brand new console. The corporate can also be giving PlayStation Plus subscribers entry to a few of the PS4’s largest hits by way of the PlayStation Plus assortment in your PS5.