The highly-anticipated PlayStation 5 could be fully backwards compatible with titles from Sony's four major home consoles, according to a stunning report.

The Japanese company announced in October 2019 that the next-generation console would officially drop in holiday 2020.

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And fans have been keen for Sony to offer support for titles from previous PlayStation consoles, which could happen in the upcoming PS5.



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According to HipHopGamer, Sony is reportedly working on a 'Remastering Engine' that would allow fans to run titles from PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4 on the new home console.

And the revolutionary tool would provide 'various enhancements' for older titles that are accessed on PS5.

PLAYSTATION 5: Remastering Engine For PS1 - PS4 Titles. Backwards Compatibility Enhanced https://t.co/myRtnbmZB1

- HOT97'S HipHopGamer LogitechG (@HipHopGamer) January 1, 2020

Sony's fierce rival, Microsoft, has been offering backward compatibility support for Xbox 360 titles on Xbox One.

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And Microsoft, which announced its new console last month, extended the backward compatibility support to its Xbox One X console.

According to reports, the feature that Sony could adopt to make PS5 backwards compatible would work in a similar way to the Xbox One X.

If the report turns out to be true, then it could mean that PS5 runs older titles with 4K support.

HipHopGamer's claims are not the first time that rumours have surfaced around Sony looking to provide backward compatibility to PS5 users.

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A PlayStation leaker previously suggested that the new machine could support titles from Sony's past home platforms.

And the same leaker claimed that Sony will launch the PS5 in North America on 20th November and it will be priced at $499.

Mark Cerny, who was the lead architect on the PS4 and PlayStation Vita, confirmed that PS5 would support titles from its predecessor.

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