Ubisoft has confirmed that a number of its PlayStation 4 titles will not run on the PlayStation 5, listing several entries from the Assassin’s Creed series among the unsupported games.
Which Ubisoft games will not run on PS5
In a blog post explaining how cross-play and cross-progression work through Ubisoft Connect, the publisher stated that the PlayStation 5 will be unable to run these PS4 games: “Assassin’s Creed Syndicate,” “Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Trilogy Pack,” “Assassin’s Creed Chronicles India,” “Assassin’s Creed Chronicles China,” “Assassin’s Creed Chronicles Russia,” “Risk,” “Star Trek Bridge Crew,” “Space Junkies,” and “Werewolves Within.”
Cross-progression support detailed
Ubisoft said several of its titles offer full cross-progression, allowing players to continue their progress on a different platform. The games explicitly named with full support are “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” “Hyper Scape,” “Immortals Fenyx Rising,” and “Riders Republic.” The publisher noted this will particularly benefit Ubisoft+ subscribers.
Backward-compatible games with limited cross-progression
Some backward-compatible titles will provide cross-progression only between console generations within the same family. For PlayStation and Xbox families, the games listed in this category are “For Honor” (which Ubisoft says is receiving graphical improvements for the new generation), “The Crew 2,” “The Division 2,” “Just Dance 2021,” and “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake.”
Next-gen upgrades and cross-play notes
Ubisoft also stated that “Watch Dogs: Legion” and “Rainbow Six Siege” support cross-progression between generations. These two, along with “Immortals Fenyx Rising,” “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla,” and “Riders Republic,” are eligible for free upgrades to next-gen versions. Additionally, “For Honor” and “Rainbow Six Siege” support cross-play between console generations.
Context from other platforms
Separately, Microsoft confirmed that all Xbox One games that were not developed exclusively for Kinect will run on Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X at launch. Ubisoft’s list contrasts with Sony’s prior statement that 99% of PS4 games would be compatible with PS5, highlighting specific exceptions from the publisher.
Source: Engadget
