PS5s Will Now Show a Warning If You Start a PS4 Version of a Cross-Gen Game

Some players have accidentally been playing PS4 versions of cross-gen games on their PS5, and now Sony has added a warning that will help make sure that doesn’t happen.As spotted by @Tidux on Twitter, if you try to start, for example, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, you will now be asked to confirm your game version. It will say “You’re about to play the PS4 version of this game. Do you want to switch to the PS5 version?” It then offers you an option to download/play the PS4 version if you choose to or to switch to the PS5 version.

This issue was noticed by many who were accidentally playing the PS4 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on their brand new PS5s. This impacted mainly those who purchased and downloaded either the Cross-Gen bundle or the Ultimate Edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, which included both versions.

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While this is a much better solution, it is still a bit more complicated than how it is handled on the Xbox Series X/S with Smart Delivery. In your library on Microsoft’s next-gen consoles, games that have been optimized for Xbox Series X/S will feature a badge signifying so. When you start the game, the best version will automatically be chosen.

For more, check out our list of the best PS5 games and Xbox Series X/S games you can play right now.

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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.