Summary

  • YouTubers John and Rich recently live streamed themselves unboxing the PlayStation 5 “Professional” development kit, and it appears the console may be fully backwards compatible.
  • While testing the unit, the duo found they were able to download and play games from the PlayStation 4 library, including Call of Duty: Black Ops III, which they confirmed works on the new system.
  • It wasn’t all good news however, the console didn’t play nice with Grand Theft Auto V, unfortunately it crashed during loading.
  • The pair also revealed the specs of the development kit, which sports 8GB RAM and an octa-core CPU based on the third-gen AMD R1000 series.
  • Sony has yet to comment on rumours of PS5 specs or backwards compatibility, but it is expected to unveil the console at E3 next month.

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