A PS5 can play PS5 game discs, compatible PS4 game discs, and Sony-listed Blu-ray and DVD media when the console has an optical drive. The disc’s format matters too. Sony says the original PS5 Digital Edition, model group CFI-1000, cannot play disc-based games or media. Sony’s PS5 disc and USB support guide lists compatible media formats and console groups.
Check your console’s model group before buying a detachable drive. The original Digital Edition CFI-1000 and later Digital Edition models have different disc options.
Check the PS5’s disc drive
A PS5 with a built-in optical drive can read supported discs. For eligible Digital Edition consoles, Sony lists its CFI-ZDD1-series detachable drive. Sony’s support page names the CFI-2000 and CFI-7000 model groups; the US PlayStation Direct listing also names CFI-2100 Slim Digital consoles and PS5 Pro. Pairing the detachable drive with the console during setup requires an internet connection, according to Sony’s US listing.
| PS5 configuration | Disc playback | Drive detail |
| PS5 with a built-in optical drive | Plays supported game and media discs | No detachable drive is needed |
| Digital Edition, CFI-1000 model group | Does not play disc-based games or media | Sony identifies this model group as unable to play discs |
| Digital Edition, CFI-2000 model group | Can use the CFI-ZDD1-series detachable drive | Sony lists this model group as compatible |
| CFI-7000 model group | Can use the CFI-ZDD1-series detachable drive | Sony lists this model group as compatible |
| CFI-2100 Slim Digital consoles and PS5 Pro | The US PlayStation Direct listing names these for the detachable drive | Drive and console must be paired online during setup |
PS5 and PS4 game discs
PS5 game discs work on a PS5 with a drive. Sony describes the console as compatible with the overwhelming majority of PS4 games, so a PS4 disc works when its game is compatible. PS1-, PS2- and PS3-format software cannot be played from disc on a PS5, according to Sony’s backward-compatibility guidance and PS5 FAQ.
A disc-based game installs to the console’s storage, but the disc must stay in the drive each time you play. Sony’s disc-game instructions explain that the disc serves as the check for the physical copy. Sony also says PS5 game discs are not region-locked, a separate rule from movie-disc region settings.
Movie and video discs that work
Sony lists specific Blu-ray, DVD and recordable-disc formats for PS5 consoles with an optical drive. Its supported list includes the formats below; the exclusions are format-specific.
| Disc format | PS5 playback | Condition |
| Ultra HD Blu-ray | Supported | Region-free |
| BD-ROM | Supported | Blu-ray read-only format |
| BD-R/RE | Supported in BDAV or BDMV format | BD-RE version 1.0 and BD-R/RE XL are excluded |
| DVD-ROM | Supported | DVD format |
| DVD-R/RW | Supported | Video or VR mode |
| DVD+R/RW | Supported | DVD format |
| AVCHD | Supported | — |
| Hybrid Blu-ray discs and CPRM | Supported | Sony also lists support for these |
| CDs | Not supported | — |
| Unfinalized DVDs | Not supported | Finalize the disc before use |
| 3D Blu-ray | Not supported | Sony says 3D stereoscopic output is unsupported |
Sony notes that scratches, dust, recording quality and the characteristics of the recording device can still prevent a disc from playing. Its guidance also says not to use cracked, deformed, repaired, labeled or non-circular discs. The PS5 disc and USB support guide and console manual give the format and handling details.
Imported movies and region settings
Sony maps North America to Blu-ray Region A. That identifies the region Sony assigns to the market; a movie disc is region-coded only if its publisher or format applies a code. Standard Blu-ray and DVD playback can depend on matching region settings. Sony’s manual says the console’s BD/DVD region code can be changed to match a disc up to four times. Sony identifies Ultra HD Blu-ray as region-free in its Blu-ray region guide.
