News PS5 update addresses cross-gen confusion

[Miles]

PS5’s handling of cross-gen releases has received some criticism since launch for it’s unclear signposting of different game versions. This has led to some players inadvertently playing the PS4 versions of next-gen games they own.

As noted by Twitter user Tidux, choosing to start a PS4 version of a game when a PS5 version is also present will now cause a message to appear, notifying users that they’re about to launch the last-generation game.

A new PS5 update finally tackles cross-gen confusion | VGC

Players are now notified if they attempt to launch a last-gen version of a PS5 game they own…

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[Demon_skeith]

Seems like this should have been day 1, but glad they finally added it.