Unofficial PS5 'FPS Boost' mods are radically improving PS4 back compat
Whether it's via FPS Boost or bespoke software upgrades, backwards compatibility on the current-gen consoles delivered …
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There are complications then, but when you see so many PS4 games transformed via performance upgrades on PS5, you can't help but feel that there's a business opportunity here going begging. Sure, some of these games already run at 60fps and beyond on PC, but that won't help console players - and it obviously won't extend to platform exclusives. As you'll see in the video above, Shadow of the Colossus, Gravity Rush 2 and The Last Guardian stand to benefit immensely from performance unlocks. The Last Guardian even has native 4K support (via the shipping 1890p checkerboard solution). It's built into the game, it runs terribly on PS4 Pro - but there's genuine utility here with the extra performance of PlayStation 5.
The icing on the cake? Assuming backwards compatibility persists into the tenth console generation, updated games could scale not just onto the hardware of today, but also the consoles coming in the years ahead. I mean, why stop at 60fps? illusion's already creating patches that offer up 120fps support for PS4 and even older PS5 games. Back compat is great - but as FPS Boost demonstrated beautifully, improving them still further is even more special.