As a lifelong PlayStation enthusiast who’s been through the evolution of gaming consoles since the original PlayStation, this news about potentially playing PS3 games natively on the PS5 has me buzzing like a kid on Christmas morning. I remember the glory days of Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and LittleBigPlanet 3 on my trusty old PS3, and the thought of revisiting those classics without having to dig out the dusty console from the attic is just too enticing to ignore.
When a new gaming console is launched, players often inquire about backward compatibility right away. This is because a gamer can only accommodate so many consoles at home for revisiting their cherished titles. Unfortunately, Sony’s PlayStation hasn’t always had a strong track record when it comes to backward compatibility. As of now, the PlayStation 5 can officially run (most) games from the previous generation’s PlayStation 4. However, recent tests indicate that running PS3 games on a PS5 might be feasible – and there’s a possibility that this could become an official feature in the PS5 library.
It was thought for quite some time that playing PS3 games directly on the PS5 was technologically impracticable due to the unique console hardware. However, a YouTuber named Lowest Logan has seemingly discovered a method to emulate PS3 games on his own PS5, which is a significant revelation if it turns out to be accurate. This could be an exciting development for gamers eager to replay their cherished PS3 titles without the risk of purchasing a potentially faulty console from the resale market.
The video is titled “I Ran PS3 Games on PS5 Silicon to Prove Sony Wrong,” and it shows Logan undergoing a tech experiment using an AMD BC-250 and PS5 silicon to run PS3 games. He explains his process in depth at the beginning, then puts the hardware to the test. He plugs in a PS3 controller and gets to work emulating Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, followed by Little Big Planet 3.
For tech-savvy viewers, this video features intriguing discussions about the hardware and how Logan successfully emulated these games. For those less familiar with tech, there’s a dose of nostalgia with footage from PS3-era games that appear to run smoothly. As implied by the title, Sony’s assertion that the PS5 wouldn’t be able to run PS3 games due to technical limitations is starting to seem less convincing.
This information is intriguing considering the restricted options for playing PS3 games on PS5 at the moment. While some PS3 games can be found digitally by PS Plus Premium members through Cloud Streaming, access to a substantial number of these titles is still quite limited. Even as more PS2-era games become available for purchase on the PS5 store, the availability of PS3 era games remains scarce. Yes, remasters are still being produced, but not everyone prefers the newly remastered versions of their favorite games.
The lowest score on the Logan’s test adds further weight to speculations circulating about Sony’s efforts to port more PlayStation 3 games onto the latest console, a topic which gamers have been debating for some time.
REPORT/RUMOR: Sony may be working to make PS3 games natively playable on PS5
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It’s not surprising that concerns about accessing PS3 games persist, given Sony’s past announcement of shutting down the PS3 store. Though they eventually reversed their decision following fan protests, the phasing out of support for older systems such as Nintendo’s 3DS and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 suggests that it may not be long before online purchases of PS3 games come to an end.
It’s understandable if you found out they’re considering a strategy that avoids abandoning the PS3 store while keeping their customers satisfied. A potential approach could be adding more PS3 games to the PS5 library, given that a popular tech YouTuber has demonstrated it is indeed feasible to run these older games on the newer hardware after some adjustments.
Currently, there’s only speculation about a larger collection of native PS3 games on the PS5, but one tech-savvy player has demonstrated that it might not be completely out of reach.
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