Sony Working to Bring PS3 Games to PS5, sources claims
Rumors are circulating about Sony developing PlayStation 3 emulation for the PlayStation 5. The move could add unspecified “select titles” to Sony’s current console.
Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grumb claimed during a podcast yesterday that Sony’s own PS3 emulator has been in the works for quite some time, though he is unsure when the feature will be made available for PS5 owners.
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“It’s something that I’ve heard has been in the works for quite some time,” said Grumb during Giant Bomb’s Game Mess Mornings. “I thought it was going to get revealed earlier this year when I first heard about it. That clearly didn’t happen, but that doesn’t mean it will never happen. Maybe it does.”
Industry insider Shpeshal_Nick, another source made a similar claim during the XboxEra podcast, adding that the backward compatibility will bring “select titles” to the current-gen console. “All I heard was that Sony’s working on selective PlayStation 3 backwards-compatibility,” said Shpeshal_Nick.
Select PS3 games are already available on the PS5 but with a catch. These and select PS2 and PS1 titles are only available on PS Plus membership and delivered through cloud streaming. However, some of these classics were absent from the catalog due to licensing issues.
It would be nice of Sony to bring backward compatibility for an assortment of classic titles throughout the PlayStation’s history. Unfortunately, Sony has yet to comment on any of these rumors.
