Ryan said that out of the thousands of PlayStation 4 games that Sony has so far tested with the PS5, “99 percent” are compatible with the next-gen console.

The PlayStation 5 will be “99 percent” backward compatible with the PS4 games Sony has tested on it so far, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan said in an interview with The Washington Post.

Jim Ryan has confirmed that 99% of PS4 games will work on PS5 with backwards compatibility when the PS5 launches in November.

How to play backwards compatible PlayStation 4 games The PS5 will be able to play nearly every PS4 game that’s available through backwards compatibility.

Sony will seemingly continue to release new PS4 games for the next few years, after SIE CEO Jim Ryan explained that it's "crucial" to keep the console's huge audience of owners "engaged and happy ...