WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.580 The Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 have generated tons of hype so far with hardware and graphics 00:00:05.580 --> 00:00:09.880 capabilities well beyond what we've seen so far from previous consoles. 00:00:09.880 --> 00:00:14.060 But let's be honest, all of us have games from yesteryear that might not be as graphically 00:00:14.060 --> 00:00:20.120 pleasing but they're still incredibly fun. So what's the story with backwards compatibility on these new consoles? 00:00:20.120 --> 00:00:25.700 Let's start with the good news. No matter which console you buy, both Sony and Microsoft have put in a lot of time optimizing 00:00:25.700 --> 00:00:32.000 older titles for the new hardware. So you should get an experience that's better than simply it functions. 00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:35.400 We're first going to specifically talk about the Xbox Series X and S. 00:00:35.400 --> 00:00:40.120 Microsoft is promising that its newest consoles will provide an enhanced experience for games 00:00:40.120 --> 00:00:45.560 going all the way back to the 2001 vintage original Xbox. 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:53.440 What a time I was a child. Now before you get too excited, not every single old school game will work. 00:00:53.440 --> 00:00:56.960 Microsoft has confirmed that the backwards compatible game list is basically the same 00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:02.280 as we saw in the Xbox One lineup, which amounts to a few dozen original Xbox titles and over 00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:07.960 500 Xbox 360 games and the entire Xbox One library is available as well. 00:01:07.960 --> 00:01:15.360 But what about performance improvements? Well, some popular titles like Forza Horizon 4 and Gears 5 are going to be directly optimized 00:01:15.360 --> 00:01:20.080 for the new Xbox hardware, though it wasn't exactly realistic for Microsoft to go back 00:01:20.080 --> 00:01:27.640 and do this for every game in the back catalog. Instead, the Series X and S are going to use some tricks to make games that Microsoft didn't 00:01:27.640 --> 00:01:31.280 spend a ton of time on manual optimizing look better. 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:34.920 One is called Auto HDR, which is just what it sounds like. 00:01:34.920 --> 00:01:40.360 The console will use machine learning to apply HDR to any game that didn't initially support 00:01:40.360 --> 00:01:44.400 it. Unless Microsoft specifically thinks it doesn't look good on that game and then they will not 00:01:44.400 --> 00:01:50.240 do it on that game. Early reviews indicate while it obviously isn't as good as native HDR, it does make aging 00:01:50.240 --> 00:01:55.960 titles look better. And another cool thing is that it's implemented in hardware, meaning it won't put extra 00:01:55.960 --> 00:02:00.240 strain on the console's GPU or CPU that can otherwise cause slowdowns. 00:02:00.240 --> 00:02:04.840 The new Xboxes will also force game engines in certain older games to render at double 00:02:04.840 --> 00:02:09.400 the frame rate, meaning some titles will play at 60 FPS instead of 30. 00:02:09.400 --> 00:02:14.840 Plus, there will be upscaling that we originally saw on Xbox One X to get older titles to run 00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:19.680 at 4K or 1440p on the Series X and S respectively. 00:02:19.680 --> 00:02:25.720 Even original Xbox games. If you're concerned about save games, Xbox One's saves will transfer automatically while 00:02:25.720 --> 00:02:28.760 360 saves can be uploaded to the cloud. 00:02:28.760 --> 00:02:33.880 But you're out of luck with your 18 year old save game from your original Xbox. 00:02:33.880 --> 00:02:41.080 Manimold. 18. In all, Microsoft claims it's spent over half a million gameplay hours on testing backwards 00:02:41.080 --> 00:02:46.240 compatible games. But what if you're more of a PlayStation kind of person? 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:50.560 Similarly to the Xbox lineup, the PlayStation 5 will leverage the console's more powerful 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:55.680 hardware to enable higher resolutions and frame rates on some older titles in what Sony 00:02:55.680 --> 00:03:00.480 calls Game Boost, where the silicon will be clocked to a higher frequency for better performance. 00:03:00.480 --> 00:03:04.680 Sony has actually even said that some older games can't handle Game Boost because the 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:09.640 PS5 hardware is so powerful, something PC gamers will actually be familiar with. 00:03:09.640 --> 00:03:14.600 But even if your favorite PS4 game does not support Game Boost, the good news is that 00:03:14.600 --> 00:03:18.280 nearly all PS4 titles are compatible with the PS5. 00:03:18.400 --> 00:03:23.000 Importantly, PSVR titles are supported as well, so you won't need to buy a whole new 00:03:23.000 --> 00:03:26.800 headset in order to keep playing virtual reality games. 00:03:26.800 --> 00:03:32.720 Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, the PS5 won't have support for any games for consoles 00:03:32.720 --> 00:03:38.280 prior to the PS4, though you will still be able to play a large number of PS3 and PS2 00:03:38.280 --> 00:03:42.360 games through PSNow, Sony's game streaming service. 00:03:42.360 --> 00:03:47.960 You can also transfer cloud saves automatically, but only with a paid PlayStation Plus subscription, 00:03:47.960 --> 00:03:50.960 so keep that in mind if you have a lot of unfinished games on your PS4. 00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:57.880 But wait a sec, what about my PS1 games? I was really looking forward to Crash Bandicoot Racing and 4K. 00:03:57.880 --> 00:04:03.440 Well, maybe one day. So thanks for watching guys, if you liked this video give it a thumbs up, hit subscribe, 00:04:03.440 --> 00:04:06.560 and be sure to hit us up in the comment section with your suggestions for topics we should 00:04:06.560 --> 00:04:07.560 cover in the future.