Since Sony’s alleged PlayStation Plus overhaul last year, rumors of further backwards compatibility have swirled, and PS3 games have finally appeared on the PlayStation Store.
Backward compatibility is a feature that many Sony fans have been hoping for since Microsoft implemented it several years ago. Fortunately, PS5s allow users to play most PS4 titles, and backwards compatibility could now be extended to games from previous generations.
Until now, PS3 games available on the PS Store redirected to Sony’s on-demand streaming service, PlayStation Now. However, some netizens have reported on social media that the games were now displayed with a price on the online store. This therefore suggests that they will soon be available for sale. This is for example the case of the game Dead or Alive 5 which is on offer at £7.99, or even Price of Persia: The Forgotten Sands at 17.99 dollars on another screenshot.
PS3 games in the PS5 store, what to confirm backward compatibility?
For now, everything seems to indicate that PS5 consoles will soon support PS3 games. PS3 games spotted on the PS5 store can be added to a Wishlist, which suggests that they will be available to all players.
We also reported last week that a new patent filed by longtime PlayStation collaborator Mark Cerny and David Simpsons, the lead programmer at Naughty Dog, also highlights Sony’s intentions for backwards compatibility. This patent, dubbed “Backward Compatibility Though Use of Spoof Clock and Fine Grain Frequency Control”, would allow the PS5 to operate at a reduced clock frequency to run games of older generations.
However, we must not declare victory too quickly. Indeed, these listings are probably due to a bug or errors related to PS Now pricing. Indeed, it would not be the first time that PlayStation 3 games appear in this way on the store with their price, since it seems that it displays their individual rental price. It could also be that these games are only available via a new subscription which should be unveiled soon by Sony. Indeed, it is not impossible that the Spartacus project “, thought as a competitor of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, allowsaccess PS1, PS2 and PS3 games.