The new PlayStation 5 console is backward compatible with the PS4, which means most PS4 games can be played on the PS5. This, however, doesn’t mean that the games run as they do on the older console. Some benefit from the more powerful hardware while others suffer from storage issues.
PS5 owners do have another option. Some publishers have started offering free upgrades to PS5 versions of their PS4 releases, with varying requirements. Sony has posted a guide to upgrading eligible games.
Below is the list of released and upcoming PS4 games with free upgrades to PS5 versions.
Released Games
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Atelier Ryza 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Free upgrade is only available to those who bought the $70 cross-gen bundle or the $90 Ultimate Edition
- Borderlands 3
- Bugsnax
- Concept Destruction
- Control. Only copies of Control: Ultimate Edition are eligible for the free upgrade.
- Cyberpunk 2077
- DARQ: Complete Edition
- Dead by Daylight
- Destiny 2
- DIRT 5
- DOOM Eternal
- Far Cry 6
- FIFA 21. Free upgrade is only available up until the release of FIFA 22, sometime between late September and early October
- FINAL FANTASY XIV
- For Honor
- Ghostrunner
- Haven
- Hitman 3. Free upgrade is for digital version only.
- Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Just Dance 2021. Free upgrade is only available for physical copies of the game
- JYDGE
- King Oddball
- Little Nightmares II
- Madden NFL 21. Free upgrade is only available up until the release of Madden NFL 22, which does not have a release date yet
- Maneater
- Marvel’s Avengers
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Metro Exodus
- Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
- Mortal Kombat 11
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
- NBA 2K21. Free upgrade is only available for the Mamba Forever Edition
- Nioh 2
- No Man’s Sky
- Outriders
- Override 2: Super Mech League
- Planet Coaster: Console Edition
- Poker Club
- Puyo Puyo Tetris 2
- RIDE 4. Free upgrade is only available until April 30, 2021
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure
- Shakedown Hawaii
- Subnautica
- Terminator: Resistance Enhanced
- Tesla Force
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
- The Elder Scrolls Online
- The Pathless
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Undead Horde
- Watch Dogs Legion
- WRC 9
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Free upgrade is available to the digital version only
Upcoming Games
- Balan Wonderworld
- Guilty Gear Strive
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Kena: Bridge of the Spirits
- Praey for the Gods
- Resident Evil Village
- Riders Republic
- Subnautica: Below Zero
- MLB The Show 21. Free upgrade is only applicable to the PS4 Collector’s Edition
Note: We will continue to update this list as more information is released.