With the PlayStation 5 on the horizon and Sony announcing backwards compatibility with the PlayStation 4, fans have been wondering if every game in its library will be brought over to the next generation. Whilethe vast majority of what the PlayStation 4 has to offer will be available, there are just over 10 titles that will be locked to the PlayStation 4 for the time being.
A couple weeks back, Sony announced that a few titles such asAfro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma, Just Deal With It!, Shadow Complex Remastered,andTT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edgewould be among the titles not backwards compatible with the PlayStation 5. While these may not bethe most popular titles on the PlayStation 4, Konami has also announced thatPTwill remain on current-gen hardware.
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PT,aplayable teaser for the now-canceledSilent Hills,has already had a rough time prior to this announcement. The scrapped title was also de-listed from the PlayStation Store shortly after the cancellation ofSilent Hills.As such, the ability to play this short demo is dwindling.
This announcement has a number of ramifications. For one, fans looking to sell their PlayStation 4 to trade in towards a PlayStation 5 are now discouraged to do so out of fear the increasingly rare title will never be available again. Worse than that, it spells out some bad news for game preservationists who don’t want to see such a beloved title be forgotten. While some previously de-listed games, likeScott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game,do make their way back to consoles, it is not very likely thatPTwill have the same kind of resurgence.
Fans are going to have to rely on other methods to playPTif they’re really aching to try it out. Thanks toHalf Life: Alyxmodders, that is possible on PC, but console-only fans don’t have as many options and may be feeling left out of the fun thatPThas to offer.
Although this is sad news, fans should be conscientious of the situation Konami is in.Silent Hillswas canceled, and using time and money to port over a free demo would not be within Konami’s interests, even if it would make fans happy. There plenty ofshort and scary horror games to fill the voidleft byPT, so fans might just have to chalk this one up to a loss for now.
The PlayStation 5 hits store shelves on November 12 in select regions.
