PS3 games may soon be backward compatible on the PS5. Following the disappointment of the PlayStation Plus Premium which does not support downloading PS3 games, an insider believes that Sony was preparing the emulation of the PS3.
Last week, Sony unveiled the new PlayStation Plus and its three formulas. At €16.99/month, le PlayStation Plus Premium provides access to hundreds of games available for download. In addition to PS4 and PS5 games, the catalog also includes games from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP, but not those of PS3 or PSS Vitathe latter console being impossible to emulate on the PS5.
Following the announcement of the PlayStation Plus Premium, many gamers are disappointed that PS3 games are still not backwards compatible on the PS5. They are only playable via cloud gaming. However, this is not the first time that we have heard of backward compatibility of PS3 games. At the beginning of the year, PS3 games and their prices showed up on PS5’s PS Store. At the same time, a patent suggesting full backwards compatibility of PS1, PS2 and PS3 games also gave hope.
“PS3 emulation is absolutely possible on the PS5,” developer reveals
The PlayStation 3 has a complicated architecture, but its emulation is not impossible. Several developers and insiders claim that Sony is able to emulate PS3 games on PS5. A Nightdive Studios developer assures that “ PS3 emulation is absolutely possible on the PS5. However, Sony was never interested in investing millions to make this happen. ».
On his GamesBeat Decides podcast, famed insider Jeff Grubb revealed that his sources have yet to close any possibility of playing PS3 games on the PS5. Sony could actually be preparing emulation of the PlayStation 3 on its next-gen console. Even though many classic games have been entitled to remasters on PS5, we must not forget that more than 2,500 games were released on the PlayStation 3.
Finally, it is better to take this information with tweezers. Emulation of the PS3 on the PS5 is still only a rumor. Sony has not confirmed whether it is indeed working on backwards compatibility for PlayStation 3 games.
Source : Screen Rant