History Platform / PlayStation5

* ''[[VideoGame/{{Gigantic}} Gigantic: Rampage]]''

In response to criticisms that the [=PlayStation 4=] previously received for its lack of backwards compatibility, the [=PS5=] supports software level [=PS4=] UsefulNotes/{{emulation}} as well, allowing the system to run almost the entirety of the [=PS4=] library.[[note]]At launch, only ten full [=PS4=] games weren't playable on [=PS5=]: ''DWVR'', ''Anime/AfroSamurai 2: Revenge of Kuma: Volume One'', ''TT Isle of Man - Ride on the Edge 2'', ''Just Deal With It!'', ''VideoGame/ShadowComplex Remastered'', ''Robinson: The Journey'', ''We Sing'', ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}} Go: Definitive Edition'', ''VideoGame/{{Shadwen}}'', and ''VideoGame/JoesDiner''; four of them (''DWVR'', ''TT Isle of Man 2'', ''Shadow Complex'', and ''Joe's Diner'') later received compatibility patches. Most [=PS4=] betas and demos are also unplayable, including the infamous ''[[VideoGame/SilentHills P.T.]]'' by the explicit request of Creator/{{Konami}}, which even then got bypassed by some dedicated fans.[[/note]] By extension, the system is also able to run the [=PS4=]'s emulators for the original Platform/PlayStation and the Platform/PlayStation2, though it is only able to play the digital versions of [=PS1=] and [=PS2=] games released on the [=PlayStation=] Store. Many [=PS4=] games receive slight upgrades in certain areas when played on [=PS5=] due to the console's stronger hardware (i.e. faster load times, more stable framerates), with the possibility to receive more dramatic improvements via dedicated "next gen" patches. However, the [=PS5=] still retains its predecessor's lack of physical multimedia support, an aftereffect of physical media sales in general being much lower in 2020 compared to ten years prior.

The system's early life was plagued by shortages. While not entirely unheard of in the console market -- the Platform/{{Wii}} and Platform/PlayStation2 famously had similar issues -- the problem was exacerbated by the UsefulNotes/Covid19Pandemic. The pandemic created extremely high demand and low stock due to supply chain issues and a semiconductor shortage, and scalpers took advantage of the situation to buy up what little stock was available. Getting a [=PS5=] early on in its life without going through a scalper and murdering your wallet was extremely difficult. Sony tried to alleviate this by creating a program where [=PlayStation=] account holders are randomly invited to purchase a console from Sony's online storefront, but even ''that'' didn't guarantee a console since they would send out more invites than how many systems they had in stock (and in some cases, these invites went to people who ''already owned a [=PS5=]''). While it managed to become the fastest-selling console in U.S. history despite these shortages -- 10 million units sold in 8 months and it broke the record set by the [=PS4=] -- it would end up falling behind the [=PS4=]'s sales trends due to the inability to manufacture enough units. Sony was forced to lower their projections as a result. The [=PS5=] remains extremely rare in many countries as of 2022, with rumors abound that Sony has cut off supply to regions it sees as less lucrative (i.e. countries with less buying power) in order to keep the limited supply flowing to important markets like North America. And even in some high-priority markets like Japan, the console still had to be purchased through a lottery.

** ''[[VideoGame/GranblueFantasyVersus Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising]]''

** ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III and IV]]''

* ''VisualNovel/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode''

* ''Sand Land''

* ''[[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance]]''

** ''VideoGame/SonicXShadowGenerations''

* ''[[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 Spider-Man: Remastered]]''

** ''Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes''

* ''VideoGame/Rise of the Ronin''

* ''Rise of the Ronin''