Ever because it was launched near 4 years in the past, the PlayStation 5 has been a extremely profitable console. It has not solely outsold the rival Xbox Collection X by an enormous margin, however it has already change into dwelling to a slew of critically acclaimed video games akin to Returnal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, God of Warfare Ragnarok, and extra. Nonetheless, if there’s one factor that the console has lacked in comparison with the Xbox Collection X/S, it’s backwards compatibility.
The PlayStation 5 nonetheless does not assist PS3 video games, whereas the Xbox helps Xbox 360 titles and extra. It is a main concern for sport preservation and an enormous fear for these with getting old PS3 consoles however an enormous library of video games to play on the system.
Happily, there’s excellent news: rumours are once more hinting that the PS5 might acquire backwards compatibility for PS3 video games sooner or later. This growth comes courtesy of gaming journalist Shpeshal Nick, who talked about the identical throughout the XboxEra podcast.
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PS3 Backwards Compatibility for PS5 May Be within the Works at Sony
It have to be famous that the Sony PS5 already helps PS4 backwards compatibility natively. This implies customers can take pleasure in 1000’s of PS4 titles on their PS5 consoles. This transfer helped Sony have already got a sizeable gaming library obtainable for the PS5 system when it launched in 2020.
That mentioned, Shpeshal Nick talked about throughout the XboxEra podcast that he has heard that Sony could possibly be engaged on “choose PS3 backwards compatibility.” Nonetheless, it is not clear in the intervening time how this could possibly be launched.
For these uninitiated, Xbox already permits customers to insert discs of previous video games after which obtain a replica of the sport. Sony might take an identical strategy. However till then, the one method to play PS3 video games (albeit restricted) is by downloading basic titles which might be a part of the PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe Classics Video games catalog.
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Extra Folks Have Mentioned the Similar
Other than Nick, senior gaming journalist Jeff Grubb has additionally relayed comparable data. Talking throughout the Recreation Mess Mornings podcast, he mentioned that Sony could have been engaged on PS3 backwards compatibility for the PS5 for “fairly a while.” He additional talked about that he heard about the identical earlier this yr and had anticipated Sony to disclose it then, however that, in fact, didn’t occur earlier this yr. Having mentioned that, this data needs to be taken with a grain of salt, as plans can all the time change, and these are simply rumours at this level of time.