The PlayStaion 5's backwards compatibility is half an effort...(UPDATE)

[UPDATE: Sony Updated the post on the PlayStation Blog the PS5 will run way more than a hundred at launch but an "overwhelming majority" as said in the PS Blog update. No clear answer on whether it being placed on a compatibility list.]

          The backwards compatibility news is not something you are going to like. Remember when everyone said backwards compatibility is essential now. In Sony's Road to PS5 video presentation (see above), not only was the presentation a disappointment but it shared bad news. Stated by Sony at 27:00 that the PS5 is expected to be backwards compatible with almost all of the top 100 played games on PS4 at launch (Mark Cerny). This can put not only the PS5 at a disadvantage but console gaming in general.

         There seems to be a lot things said that seem to be contradictory to the idea of the PS5 playing almost up to 100 PS4 titles at launch. Why is that it was stated that the "The PlayStation 5 GPU is backwards compatible with PlayStation 4" (Mark Cerny). Also stated in that video is that they have incorporated things in old chip sets into the new chip set's logic to ensure games on PS4 will definitely play on PlayStation 5 and their advantage to this is that "once backwards compatibility is in the console, it's in."(Cerny) So how is it that backwards compatibility is expected to be supported up to 100 most played titles at launch?

         One idea is that the international content policy could be playing a role into that. That can be just a theory. However, wouldn't surprise me if a Sony representative comes forward and states that there was games that was made before the policy took place back in late 2018 that would then violate the strict international policy as we know. That being said, could there be a possibility the PlayStation 4's backwards compatibility would be under an inevitable compatibility list?

        This isn't the only situation with backwards compatibility that took place. Sony abandoned support for PS2 games when it came to the newer models of the PlayStation 3. When PS4 was announced, PS3 games were never considered when it came to the PlayStation 4. However, PS3 consoles remained backwards compatible with PS1 games. However, we did get a PS2 and PS1 classics lineup releasing on PlayStation stores on PS3 and PS2 games would be released on PS4.

        However, things could be said in short. What does that mean? We may have yet to hear the full clearer word on backwards compatibility on PlayStation 5. Remember, Sony admitted in the presentation that they only tested up to 100 most played games on PlayStation 4. That, and the ideas of the international policy might as well just be a theory. That being said, whatever Sony doesn't test out can be left up to the people who are willing to buy the PlayStation 5 at launch. But with things going down, caution must be considered when getting a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X.