What's that to do with the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X?Īs you saw from our 3rd Generation Ryzen launch review AMD have made it a firm part of their business plan that their AM4 socket is capable of running any AM4 processor, and we also saw how successfully that had been implemented with the X470 Crosshair giving very similar results to the latest X570 Crosshair. As hardcore gamers ourselves we begrudge paying twice for something so we hope that the next generation won't go all digital and will instead let us use the discs we have in our new spangly consoles. With the forthcoming release of Project Scarlett and the Playstation 5 next year a lot of online buzz exists as to whether the two big console giants will bring backwards compatibility to the market more comprehensively than is currently available, or if they'll follow their accountants advice and go down the route preferred by Nintendo where they will happily sell you the digital version of a game you probably already own a physical copy of instead of letting you use the game you already have on hand. Backwards compatibility is something of a hot topic lately in a variety of gaming scenarios.Īnyone who has enjoyed console gaming knows that the ability to play your existing library of games is something that has been toyed with by both Microsoft and Sony with varying degrees of success.

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