Ubisoft clarifies a few games that are not backward compatible on PS5 [UPDATE]

News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson News Editor

Published on Oct. 30, 2020

Ubisoft has pulled its post regarding PS5 backward compatibility for the time being.

According to the company, there may have been some "inaccuracies involving the Ubisoft titles that will be playable on PS5."

So it might be a possibility that some of the games listed below will still be playable when PS5 launches. We will be sure to update this post should anything change.

The original story follows.

Original story

Ubisoft has provided a list of its games which will not be backward compatible on PS5.

Some of Ubisoft's games will not be backward compatible with PS5, and the majority are Assassins Creed Chronicles titles.

Here's the list:

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
Werewolves Within
Space Junkies

While these games may not be compatible with PS5 they are backward compatible on Xbox One Series X/S.

All of Ubisoft's Xbox One games will be compatible with the new Xbox consoles.

If you head through the link, Ubisoft goes over everything you need to know about cross-progression and cross-play with the upcoming consoles.

The page also includes information on upgrading games such as Watch Dogs: Legion, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Riders Republic, and more to next-gen.