PS5: What FPS Games Are Available On PlayStation 5 At Launch
The PlayStation 5 launches in less than two weeks. The console has had its share of controversies and setbacks, and the whole operation of PS5 pre-ordering was a fiasco, but hype is still at peak levels. The PS5 is set to release alongside a bevy of new games, including titles that will help usher in the next generation of the first-person shooter.
When the PS5 comes out on November 12th there will be no shortage of FPS games available. Thanks to the PS5's backwards compatibility with the PS4, approximately 99% of PS4 games can play on PS5. The outlook for shooter fans is even sweeter when considering that a number of PS4 games will perform better on the PS5 with improvements such as faster load times. Furthermore, the PS5 launches with the PlayStation Plus collection which will make a number of classic games available, free, to PlayStation Plus members. Among these games are Battlefield 1, Fallout 4 and Resident Evil 7, all of which include significant FPS components.
Besides launching with an impressive lineup of PS4 shooters, the PS5 will release with new FPS games as well as significantly upgraded versions of classics. From strange indie titles to blockbusters, the PS5 launch has no shortage of shooters.
When the PS5 launches there are two new FPS games that will be available for it: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Bugsnax. Black Ops Cold War technically releases on the 13th, the day after the PS5 becomes available, but its only a day later so it counts. Black Ops Cold War arrives just on the heels of an impressive beta, and considering the potential of its controversial campaign and revised Zombies mode, the game is one all shooter fans should be looking at. Bugsnax, a sweet-natured indie title about capturing bugs, is the polar opposite of the grisly Black Ops series, but it's still a shooter. Played from a first-person perspective, players explore an island inhabited by cute animals as they hunt bugs and contend with giant, predatory insects.
Aside from those new FPS games, the PS5 is also launching with significantly upgraded versions of classic games, including Borderlands 3, No Mans Sky Next Generation, and Observer: System Redux. Borderlands 3 on the PS5 will be free to those who own it on the PS4, and it offers 4K resolution at 60 frames per second and four-person split-screen co-op for local play.
No Mans Sky is by no means a traditional FPS, with a greater emphasis on exploration, but it has shooter elements and launches on the PS5 with an upgraded version, dubbed Next Generation. This upgraded version comes with a slew of enhancements including faster load times, 4k resolution at 60 frames per second, more detailed worlds, and 32-player multiplayer. It is also free to owners of the PS4 version.
Observer: System Redux, a harrowing cyberpunk noir game, is not free to those who owned the PS4 version but is being advertised as a full enhancement worthy of the extra price. The game is also not a standard FPS, lacking any combat, but the intimate perspective alongside its thrilling psychological horror make it worthy of mention.
Sony has had some bumps in the road leading up the to PS5's launch, but there is a ton of promise in the console, especially when considering its varied launch line-up. Looking at the horizon, Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red's FPS RPG, releases in December, and Rainbow Six Siege is set to arrive on the PlayStation 5 later this year. Shooter fans have a lot to be excited about this holiday season.