Rumor: Sony Still Working On PS3 Emulation For PS5, And Has Been For Awhile.

Looks like we've got an update on a rumor from two years ago about Sony finally working on PS3 emulation. And the update is that Sony is apparently still working on it. Which might not sound like much, but considering we've had so many false positives -- we take what we can get. Especially because PlayStation 3 emulation for PS5 would require years of development anyway. So this could be great news assuming it's valid. Let's discuss the rumor and go over some key problems that would then lead into reasonable expectations. Because that's one thing the Internet isn't so good at. Expectations. Right?... right?.. Wait where are you going. Come back. Please.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The Problem With PS3 Emulation Rumors
1:33 - The New Rumors About PS3 Emulation
2:36 - There's One Upside To This Rumor
5:15 - Yes, It's Still Difficult To Emulate
7:05 - Could We Expect Disc Support?
8:00 - The Rollout Would Probably Be SLOW
#PS5 #PS3 #PlayStation5

[@ToiletGrenade]

My dream is a console where you can put any Playstation disc from any Playstation console in and it just works. Why isn't this the absolute minimum?

[@GB-21]

It be a dream but they know we want that and they don’t want to spend the money for us cause they will loose out always

[@zanychelly]

I don't think the PS5 is even capable of reading regular CDs, like from the PS1.

[@WhirlPoolMedia]

Yeah that's never happening the ps2 ps1 ps3 can go instinct and they still won't let us play our disc in new gens. Would be a game changing day if they do this.

[@Jako101]

Like Xbox

[@randybradley4151]

@@GB-21 Loose? or did you mean lose?

[@MadnessMan13]

As someone who is still one of the “one million” ps3 owners still logging in to play on ps3 I hope they figure it out & get it working well.

[@Eddie87Grant]

Agreed.

[@thelastofus2872]

Same. I feel like now is a great time for them to lean into their classic catalogue (like they have been doing recently) as there's a lull and a wait for new games to be developed.

[@CJJT02]

Right there with ya! I started joining communities to play multiplayer in games ive never played and it's been so much fun!

[@loon1994]

I am one of those who plays my ps3 weekly and doesn't log in at all because there are just so many single-player games. I am playing a good playthrough of infamous to try for the platinum. Freaking crazy to see my 13-year gap between trophies. I've been loving every second of it. It may be less feature intensive than newer games, but it controls fine, and there is just a fun factor of manageable open world size that I feel newer games could take notes on. The open world doesn't have to mean 100 hours for completion playthroughs

[@princegroove]

Same. I have 8 PS3s. 😂

[@Zehellbrin]

To be able to play PS3 games again on newer hardware would be a fever dream.

[@Whiteshade]

rpcs3 is great, can play all of my games at 4k. you can use all of your ps3 discs if you have bluray player.

[@DistinctionDino]

That’s literally possible right now.

[@ericbaker8781]

@@DistinctionDinorcps3 is so good, I love missing textures and audio files. I also love terrible performance man rcps3 is so good

[@midosyt]

they prolly mean on console ​@@DistinctionDino

[@TheBigTone100]

@@midosytit’s possible of Xbox series X

[@eddyx92x5]

PS3 is my favourite console of all time. Hope Sony does a full backwards compatibility not just selected titles.

[@wotanmituns33]

I always wondered how the 80gb backwards compatible ps3 (ceche-01) was able to emulate almost the entire library of ps2 games without relicensing of the games being an apparent issue. For what I've gathered they were able to pull that off because the game still played from disc and didn't work as a license key to install the game on the console storage. Sure, it was bareback emulation, not much of remastering artifacts such as in some games of the xbox back compat program and running it from disc will have slower loads. I don't know if the fact of it being hybrid emulation also played a role in it. But that was a way to make it almost full backwards compatible. We all know it's technically possible to do it, it's 2024 afterall. The biggest hurdles are: is it profitable for sony? does it comply with licensing and other bureaucracies?

[@deanmoriarty6015]

the PS3 library is incredible and has basically been untapped since Sony hasn’t really put a strong foot forward in emulating it. I really hope these rumors are true

[@BreakingDimes]

Because that version of the PS3 literally had a PlayStation 2 built into it as well ​@@wotanmituns33

[@theglassarrow_]

@@wotanmituns33 "is it profitable for sony? does it comply with licensing and other bureaucracies?" I think it comes to cost cutting and keeping people happy. PS3 servers are still up and cost money, same with blue moon updates. The cloud gaming is using ps3's that cost sony money, I would think getting this to work would pay off in about 10 years, which is reasonable assuming the ps6 will keep the same structure as the ps5 (which uses the same as ps4). As far as licensing, as you said bareback emulation would get around this and be ideal, but it wouldnt be crazy to see what microsoft does.

[@SavagePatch115]

Don't get your hopes up. It'll be select titles. First party and some select third-party games that don't have licensed music

[@zanychelly]

Folklore, 4k in 60 fps. A man can dream.

[@thelastofus2872]

I just want to play it lol its too expensive for the physical atm.

[@m7mdbk565]

​@@thelastofus2872 is it not available on PSN store?

[@princegroove]

Folklore on my Portal, now that’s a dream!

[@Kevxtreme21]

And no six axis lol

[@dapperfan44]

Mine is all the PS3 Ratchets, Infamous 1 and 2.

[@Evolz1]

I still have my PS3 and a good selection of PS3 games. I really hope it works like it is on Xbox - put a disc in, PS5 reads it as a digital license, triggers a download and you can then play upscaled PS3 game.

[@Snaaake_Beater]

i dont think they will do that because they would lose money

[@M_Rangers]

No it's not lose money ​@@Snaaake_Beater

[@M_Rangers]

​@@Snaaake_Beater No is Not Lose Money

[@Snaaake_Beater]

@@M_Rangers yes because people would buy used copys instead of sending the money digital directly to sony

[@anojahs29]

@@Snaaake_Beaterexactly!!

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

Lets hope they allow to use your game Disc's. I have so many PS3 games. And I don't want to re-buy them digitally...

[@Jako101]

Not a hope

[@GhostGamer799]

If they do that they will not win much money from us in one way I want that but hope they add it but it may be like Xbox you just use the disc that you own the game and download the game version from the internet

[@abangcc]

Same here. I have so many ps3 disc

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Why the use of eclipses, when a full stop would have been more appropriate That bit of grammar is incorrect, and should be corrected

[@jogurcik13]

Of course you will have to

[@PSG51]

Imagine playing MotorStorm and Resistance at 4K 60fps thats a dream come true 😊

[@lauripeuhkurinen7880]

Or even 1440p 120 fps 😎

[@newjackgaming88]

@@lauripeuhkurinen7880 lol 440p more like

[@ezioassassain]

they need to remaster online aswell but they never do sony is stupid af for that. they cant even make another resistance game and their last exclusive fps was shadowfall

[@MrSnaztastic]

I've resorted to just using the RPCS3 emulator, it's 99% perfect at this point and I have zero faith in Sony to ever care about their history.

[@ezioassassain]

@@MrSnaztastic and games look so much better in rpcs3 you can technically play a 4k remaster of any ps3 game. one day it will be like pcsx2 where over 80 percent of games can run without glitches

[@emmanuelcotti6276]

playing the classics natively on a new handheld would be dope

[@Matt-jc2ml]

Steamdeck can emulate about half of them, so it's definitely possible. Sony should be able to pull it off

[@RackTheMilesWelding]

Enough is enough. Backwards physical media support is a must or don't bother with it at all. Everything is hypermonetized and predatory with subscriptions and streaming live services. I'm so sick of it.

[@stasing_0718]

I think they will test the PS3 backwards compatibility on PS5 to see if it’s working properly and then slowly make more PS3 games compatible, until it’s perfected for PS6.

[@friendlyfella123]

so not going to happen till 2026 at least

[@calidan777]

RCPS3 has 2555 of 3694 games playable. That’s right at 70% of ALL games. That’s a big number. And a PS5 should be able to emulate these games, at 4K/60. It doesn’t require a monster PC to do so.

[@Whiteshade]

And rpcs3 works like charm. Sony can't even make a decent ps2 emulator. I'm not sure if they can pull ps3 emulation.

[@ImTheDirtySecret]

@@Whiteshadecalm down

[@ericbaker8781]

You’re right, most ps3 don’t require a monster pc, however the games that people actually want to play do, like mgs4. I’d like to see you get an emulated version of mgs4 running at 4k 60 fps on hardware similar to a ps5. You couldn’t.

[@d8l835]

Too many people speak on things with 0 knowledge on the subject. Guys, there are plenty of reasons PS3 emulation hasn't been cracked yet. 70% after all this time? Modern PCs can't just brute force these old games and they are are wildly more powerful then the PS3 was. Problems this big require lots of time, effort, and a shit ton of money to figure out

[@Whiteshade]

@@d8l835 I didn't come across to anything unplayable in my experience with rpcs3. It it far better experience than playing on original console. Lot's of games have patches for proper framerate unlocks and other improvements like disabling blur etc. Finished 11 games so far, don't have any problems in my end.

[@ThomastheDankEngine8900]

My guess is that the “select few” PS3 games will be mostly first and second party exclusive games that they didn’t remaster for the PS4- Infamous, Resistance, Ratchet and Clank, LittleBigPlanet, Killzone, Motorstorm games, plus others like Heavenly Sword, Modnation Racers, Puppeteer, and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale will be their focus to bring to PS5. I think MGS4 will be in a “Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Volume 2”. Still hope some other third party games (exclusive or otherwise) that are missing from modern consoles, like Eternal Sonata, get a port or remaster as well.

[@SuperBabyMario0C]

Y’all remember lair? Lmao that dragon game looked sick but flopped n wasn’t fun.

[@OneRandomVictory]

I just wish they would actually just make physical PS4/PS5 versions of some of their past games. No excuse as to why so many of their exclusives like inFamous, Killzone, Resistance, and Motorstorm are stuck on PS3. Heck, most of them already had collections that had the entire franchise or trilogy in them.

[@gregjones2472]

Yep

[@ImGonnaFudgeThatFish]

The way their logic works is that the amount of work it takes to port it onto a new platform and make sure EVERYTHING works and looks as intended, while also seeing if they have the time, talent and budget to make any improvements where necessary, sometimes leads to the decision where a full remake would just be a better investment for longterm sales

[@OmegaRejectz]

No excuse? Their excuse is that it’s designed for PS3 and would have to be built from the ground up.

[@Snaaake_Beater]

maybe limited run steps in like they did 2018 with jak and daxter and presses copys

[@d8l835]

There are plenty of excuses actually. Game development is expensive and complicated man. There are PLENTY of excuses lol

[@KonaSquid]

Why does disc playback need to be licensed? Sony would be simply providing the emulator and it would pull data from the disc.

[@Pointman11111]

Like it actually worked on ps3/360/wii/u Or with ps4 games on ps5 Im always confused when ppl say BC would have license issues No it doesn't as long as they don't sell individual gamea

[@Gett_Raccd]

​@@Pointman11111Because thats why Xbox Backcompat is so shit. There was some wack ass licensing thing that stopped them from being able to load the games off of the discs, hence why you need to download the games and the disc only works as a key.

[@Cryptic0013]

It's not just the licensing for the games, it's the licensing for, of all things, the Blu-Ray technology itself. The copy protection and whatnot are licensed, so playing the disc, *regardless of what's on it* requires a license that Sony would have to pay annually.

[@Pointman11111]

@@Cryptic0013 Not really They pay that anyways for all the UHD blu ray players they sell Which even play CDs ffs

[@Cryptic0013]

@@Pointman11111 It's a different deal for games, and that's leaving aside issues like licensed music (which has led to the delistings of many old games that had copyrighted music in them). If your PS5 plays CDs, let me know, though. I was under the impression that laser only reads Blu-Rays and UHD BRs.

[@saltyninjav2870]

Sony needs to bring back mgs 4 and the infamous games

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

MGS4 Could be coming with the Vol. 2 of the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection.

[@GhostGamer799]

Mgs 4 will come in volume 2 but hope they add the original version also

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

@@GhostGamer799 The Master Collection will probably use the Original version with better frame rate. I don't see them doing a Resolution bump. Because none of the games from the first collection received any enhancement.

[@MrRonald2796]

I can't believe we haven't gotten at least ports of the Infamous games so far, the demand for those have been ever present since the PS4 era started.

[@johncarpenter179]

This and the Ratchet & Clank Future Trilogy + Nexus

[@HarrisonList]

Genie: You have three wishes Me: Cool, for my first wish I want PS1, PS2 and PS3 games to work naturally on PS5 Genie: and for your next wish? Me: Nah I’m good keep the other two

[@n4fizz]

its all we need in life 😭

[@Thomaticus]

Not getting my hopes up. I watched Mark Cerny talk for two hours, he talked about BC and nothing came of it. I'm playing my ps3 games with or without Sony's help.

[@aharte17]

"he talked about BC and nothing came of it" What? He talked about backwards compatibility for PS4 titles on PS5, which has been a feature since day one. What part of that talk made you think he meant anything else?

[@d8l835]

Then you didn't listen to that talk ...

[@EfecanYSL]

Not to mention originally they said it was going to be the most popular 100ish games then we got the whole ps4 library. ​@@aharte17

[@undergroundvgt]

my ps3 still work. but my controllers are done!

[@Graybush2084]

@@undergroundvgt u can use a ps5 controller on your ps3 or 3rd party for cheap

[@ckmac97]

Another benefit: If the PS6 continues to use an AMD x86-64 CPU & AMD GPU, the PS6 could be backwards compatible with PS5 games, PS4 games, and PS3 games (via emulation).

[@mathijnd]

They should at least do if you put a PS3 disc in you get a massive discount on the digital PS5 version of the game. It would still make them money and we can still benefit from owning the game originally

[@smugcat723]

Yeah plus games that have already been released on ps4 like the recent Red Dead Redemption port could also be discounted through the ps3 disc. A perfectly fine blu ray disc from 2010 is not that old to merit a full price.

[@BUPMY1]

Nah I rather they give you an option to upgrade to enhance features. So if you have the disc you can just play like it was originally ran on PS3. Enhance features would cost you though.

[@naegleriafowleri2230]

not a hope

[@mardius9345]

They shoud have cancelled concorde and put those millions into PS3 R&D on PS5

[@fredcrewneck]

Wasn't expecting you to drop this morning, lets go

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

Its Evening here :)

[@M.HgamingHD]

I been hearing about this for over a decade.

[@Ghoul_CS]

That’s why it’s always the best, to keep your original consoles, and to never get rid of em 👍🏻

[@ConnorSeals]

Your points about the server blades were really interesting and informational.

[@Mmachine88]

This was my reaction as well... Like what... we've heard about PS3 emulation for years at this point..

[@janderson0719]

I know the fat PS3 and PS5 is the ideal setup but it is a risky setup due to YLOD. My current PS backwards setup is PS2 slim, PS3 slim, and a PS5.

[@tylere.8436]

I managed to get myself a Cech A PS3 model and runs! I only play in on occasion when going to game conventions or playing with friends over. Kept it clean and dust free. 😊

[@Alex_Logan22]

My whole thing with it all is why does it have to be emulation? PS3 had the most emulated/relicensed back titles for sale (PS1/PS2 games) WHILE actually having REAL back compatibility for those platforms. Why can't we just have an additional PS5 or PS6 model that has all the extra phat PS3 hardware components in addition to the modern X86 architecture for 200 extra dollars (or whatever) that way we can really have an all-in-one machine. Or instead of $200 Portals and Controllers, how about a peripheral with all the old components? That's the kind of solution we need if Sony really wants to close their PS3 server blades and shut down the old PS Store after integrating all its contents to the new one.

[@andreigtx1711]

The PS3 had exactly what you wanted, onboard components for full backward compatibility with PS1 and PS2, but it failed hard because they made it too expensive and build quality meant it was inevitably going to fail with the yellow light thingy

[@Alex_Logan22]

@@andreigtx1711 Hence me mentioning optional console models and/or peripheral add-ons.

[@LionWolfHarper]

What if it's announced at Playstation Showcase with PS Pro and PS5 Portable Disc drive.

[@prismen5535]

i can only hope and pray this becomes true

[@dominicsawicki6943]

I keep thinking about how December is PlayStation's 30th birthday. I feel like they have to have something big coming to celebrate that

[@Johnatansutton]

@@dominicsawicki6943i think in that day they ll announce the pro version

[@Johnatansutton]

The second one it doesnt already exists?

[@eppy5630]

people are going crazy with the rumor. thinking they'l be playing ps3 disc and there digital library.

[@desertgsrider1]

Where did you get that hoodie? It's awesome!

[@olucasb93]

Just wanna point this out. Your thumbnails are just perfect. It's never clickbaity but it's always relevant and makes me click right away. Very well designed.

[@lachlanbrown8110]

This seems like a pipe dream given how complicated the architecture of the ps3 was. Regardless of what happens I hope that Sony keeps the online services like the store supported on ps3 for years to come.

[@-AK-]

I would really really hope for disk support, there's no way we're gonna see games like Tony Hawk's Project 8 or Proving Ground relicensed, tons of the classic Need For Speeds and just so many third party games in general. I'd doubt they'd bring back og ps3 versions of games that have been remastered already anyway too, disk support would go a long way for all that.

[@kittcatpup4715]

Big fan Mystic! You always share news reliably and with a cool head. I very much appreciate that! By the way, is that a Blue eyes white dragon blanket back there??? I saw those at Comic Con! Almost got it… 😂 Take care!

[@wellfedced]

Do you do your own thumbnail graphics? This one looks really good man!

[@holy-g2334]

Native PS3 emulation is actually Sony's killer app. I'd pay anything for a PS5 or PS5 Pro model, let alone a portable PS console that can play any PS3 game downloaded from the PS Store (at at least 1080p/60fps). PS4 games can largely be played on PC (minus Bloodborne, of course) but since a PS4 is basically a Linux PC any exclusive can easily be ported. I wish Sony would even license RPCS3's current work to accelerate the progress.

[@mimimimeow]

Funny thing is if they put an entire Cell CPU in the PS5/PS5 Pro APU die in 5nm, it wouldn't even take meaningful space. Chips are so dense today they could probably put PS2+3 SoC altogether in a tiny die space.

[@DimeGoyim]

@@mimimimeow Yea in your dreams. Sure that can be done nowadays but it wont make sony more money.

[@Gett_Raccd]

​@@mimimimeowThe PS3 has two processors, the CELL (CPU) and the RSX (GPU); which is why PS3 emulation hasn't been possible until fairly recently. The RSX isn't a normal architecture, which makes emulating it incredibly difficult.

[@_n8thagr8_63]

Blue Eyes looking strong over there. Kaiba would be proud.

[@MoviesNGames007uk]

I just want to play the Getaway again without getting out my PS2 again to play it. I know emulation is an option but its not 100% accurate, always a chance of glitches and some games not working properly.

[@notFoxils]

The PS5 or whatever is gonna have to do emulation anyways?

[@ArabianFreedom]

The Getaways is fully playable without glitches or bugs, on PSCX2.

[@jonslandfill]

I can only hope they don’t make this a premium feature and instead make it free for everyone.

[@polmoro]

Okay. This is Sony you're talking about.

[@ThaBotmon]

Sony will probably make us pay $100 USD for a year of this service, like they do already

[@user-Dragon-King740]

PlayStation 2 is my favorite console can’t wait to play more classics games and PlayStation 3 classics this got me really excited!

[@ezioassassain]

ps2 and ps3 were the best generations ever

[@TheDustin151]

I would like to be able to emulate a PS2 game on my PS3 that isn’t one of those backwards compatible ones without having to jailbreak it. Those old PS3s break and the newer ones are better.

[@RivasJonathan775]

Indeed, but there are some PS2 games that's not compatible to play on PS3 😢

[@SuperBabyMario0C]

Bro it’s crazy how mines still works like it still turns on every night as if there’s an update to download lmao at like 3am then turns off

[@ED13209]

Sony should hire the RPCS3 developers.. since they have pretty much made every PS3 game playable on PC through PS3 emulation...

[@JaCKso00onBOY]

They could do full backwards compatibility. But PS1 and PS2 games are playable almost on anything (PC, PSP, Vita, Android Phones…etc). It would cost them a lot. PS3 is the only one that makes sense to work on, given that PS3 emulation is still hard even on PC.

[@MikeZablo]

Like they remastered psp games .. why not just do the same with ps3 games to run on ps5 like Killzone, Motorstorm & Resistance trilogy’s

[@ThaBotmon]

I keep hearing it’s because the PS3 hardware was so complex, but there must be a way for Sony to make it work, somehow? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@richardcarson3596]

Just two more weeks for PS3 emulation. :(

[@Pointman11111]

What?

[@azzurri123]

huh?

[@shredbraahh8606]

Think of how much freakin praise Sony would receive if they pulled a Microsoft with regard to allowing people to play their PS2/3 game discs on PS5. I totally get that would be a terrible financial decision for them, but I seriously think that the loyalty for Sony would freakin skyrocket. It would be an epic investment for them.

[@Mijemega]

P S 3 . . . BEST CONSOLE EVER 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

[@Mr.Frog21]

They definitely lost the technology from the ps3 era, it happens. Cause the cell processor was very advanced for its time and the first party and third party games were truly advanced for its time. it's just very bizarre that now the rumors and in full effect that they were working on a ps3 emulator after years later. I truly hope that these rumors are true however we will see glitches and inconsistencies in that emulator for sure.

[@kbuck42]

I wonder if they thought about making this an added feature of PS+ essential (it would increase subscriptions if they gave us access to our PS3 digital catalog). And/Or sell a PS3 disk drive attachment like what they're doing with the new PS5 model.

[@TheJohnold]

Monetization is the ONLY mitigating factor for PS3 BC. Let's not beat around the bush with this. They wanna sell us the idea of 8K gaming, 120fps, AI, but need more overhead to emulate tech from 2006? Might as well wait til the PS7.......but then they would still be screaming for overhead. There is absolutely no technical reason why I shouldn't be able to put my disc in a new console and play it. The higher ups are so greedy that they won't even content that ID that disc and let me download the file.

[@jamalonso2360]

I'm even fine if they remastered PS3 games and sell it at a reasonable price, Killzone 2 at 4K/60 frames will look better than modern releases

[@funkymonk255]

that sets a bad precedent for the niche titles that will get left behind because theres less of a profit incentive to remaster them. backwards compatibility means that whatever game you bought will still be playable regardless of the generation its in

[@Johnatansutton]

We need Also Resistsnce and haze

[@ST-mn6nw]

Hope so!

[@Darcvigilante]

Even if they are doing this its worthless to me. I doubt they will allow discs to be used. So they will want another purchase for something I already have. No thanks.

[@Ha1frican]

There’s so many games trapped on PS3 that are kind of insane. -God of War Saga -God of War: Ascension -Ratchet and Clank Collection -Ratchet and Clank Future Trilogy -Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus -Resistance Trilogy -Killzone Trilogy -Infamous 1&2 -Sly Collection -Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time -PS All Stars: Battle Royale

[@ThaBotmon]

The original God of War games, would be my absolute dream, since I wanted to play them for so long, but only had a PS4 and a PS5 😔

[@Ha1frican]

@@ThaBotmonThere’s been rumors of the trilogy remaster for PS5 but I really hope they at least add Chainsaw of Olympus, Ghost of Sparta, and Ascension as ports

[@chemergency]

I'm extremely skeptical about this rumor. Even if it turned-out to be partially true I'm sure there's going go be stipulations like only being compatible with select games ala Xbox One/Series backcompat, or having to download a version of the game from a server instead of just reading the information off a disc, or not being able to use discs at all and having to rebuy new digital versions of games which honestly sounds like the most likely case scenario and in that case I could really care less.

[@HarrisonList]

Give us GTA IV please 🙏

[@swirl44]

I really hope they're 4-5 years into making a PS3 emulator like you said, otherwise I doubt they have anything substantial yet. A two year old PS3 emulator, while they have all the original source code and documentation, still wouldn't been anywhere close to ready.

[@ThomastheDankEngine8900]

I don’t think native PS3 games will come until close to the end of the PS5 lifecycle, since this feature will very likely also be skipping PS4.

[@kadebass6187]

Proper emulation or ports? By that I mean like you put in the disc and it works or you have to buy the game (again) via the store

[@infinitewarriorproduction6278]

Is this legit sony wake up bring all best ps3 games to ps5 either via backwards compatibility or or remaster for ps5 we really need motorstorm ,resistance and killzone back you have nothing that compares to those classic ps3 games

[@wiggyp1v255]

They should concentrate on improving the poor implementation of the PS2 emulation first.

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

100% This. The games are not even properly emulated. Tomb Raider Legend is missing shadow's and is running at 480p upscaled.

[@fadeeeed]

people are naive, that's for sure :D Like if Sony kept this super impressive ps3 emulator for themselves until now lol. If they really cared PS5 would have most of the PS1/2 titles running 4k/60 already.

[@KingSetherd]

I’m totally fine with no disc playback or license verification ONLY IF these games being emulated/ported will be backwards compatible going forward with PS6, PS7, PS8 etc. Honestly, I would love to see Sony do a PS5 portable or whatever portable that could play these same digital titles on the go natively. I would easily pay for that alone! Adding trophies and actual up rendering is a bonus and definitely worth the extra cost to experience these games. Again, for this to work backwards compatibility needs to be the standard going forward with all console manufacturers.

[@ednerify]

Hello, I really like your channel. Is there a possibility to check emulated psp games on ps4 and ps5? Playing the game Resistance, Jack and Daxter and Daxter, all on PSP, I noticed big drops in fps on the ps5. I found it curious that in parts where there are FPS drops, when I press the options button to rewind or use the savestate and return to the game, it stabilizes, I only notice these problems in PSP games. Hug.

[@TommyRosenberg]

I wanna play Fight Night Champion in PS5. PLEASE EA! MAKE A DIGITAL VERSION OF THAT GAME!

[@polmoro]

Included on Game Pass on Xbox. Plays great. Good choice

[@TommyRosenberg]

@@polmoro I don't have XBOX

[@curryking1]

Have a ton of digital PS3 content so would be great news even if only for PS5 pro 🙏🏾

[@matanfgaming640]

It wouldn't be just for a ps5 pro that won't ever exist btw.... 🤣🤣🤣 But it will be on all ps5 much like series's X and Xbox one....

[@randybradley4151]

It might only be certain games. Not our entire digital libraries.

[@WVRLORD]

The problem with doing a few limited titles releasing emulated soon is PS plus already has a huge PS3 catalogue that’s only streamable. If the majority of those aren’t emulatedable or we have to wait I could see people getting pissed, especially considering Sony has taken a lot off at times for little to no reason just to probably add back later as anniversary drops or Sly collection, Killzone, etc.

[@lillordakira9752]

Honestly, Sony should have kept the backward compatibility access to all Play Station Consoles after PS3. And PSN has no excuse for sold the PSP versions of Tekken 6 and Toy Story 3 when Xbox's Store had both games for the 360.

[@theneedforspeeder9575]

If it isn’t by disc this is worthless

[@teenermeener971]

I agree.

[@battlep0t]

I understand the frustration but this is better than nothing.

[@noodlez7101]

agreed, after all if you’re looking forward to racing games with licensed cars, you’re not gonna be able to play any of it in a million years (if it’s not jailbroken) on a newer PS console if it’s digital only

[@GameMasterpg]

I support this, We would be able to download PS3 games and not just stream them.

[@Nikki-xh9cj]

Yeah I think that preserving the game is always a good move always. Especially when there isn't a real retrocompatibility.

[@OfficialDeathway]

I just want PlayStation Home and Warhawk back on PS5 and I can be at peace in life.

[@ezioassassain]

rip warhawk :(

[@PurushaDesa]

I still think bespoke devices force the companies to honour the idea of a generational leap forward. With everything being an x86 conveyor belt, it’s allowed them to rest on the laurels of a never ending crossgen.

[@trevorbraun2574]

Ironically, PS3 emulation and the ability to play my PS3 discs would be the thing that gets me to buy a PS5

[@IIIIIIIllIIIl]

Let me guess, they’ll either restrict the PS3 games to the $160 tier of PS+ or make you buy them all over again even though you owned them on PS3 digitally. The amount of laziness is baffling, people continue to lick Sonys boots.

[@SavagePatch115]

Tf are you blabbering on about? None of this was the case for PS1 or PSP games, but you're claiming they'll do it for PS3 games? Get a grip

[@IIIIIIIllIIIl]

@@SavagePatch115 ur face

[@IIIIIIIllIIIl]

@@SavagePatch115 ur face

[@stealthydingolives2892]

Sony, you have millions of customers that still have legacy collections and regularly use legacy platforms. Give us our Playstation Legacy console to play our PS1,2 and 3. Money is not a factor for millions of us. It is the convenience.

[@Mac_Kymera]

If the emulation cones then do we reckon the severs will open up for the PS3-gen Call Of Duty games? That was the GOAT era.

[@pedromartins4847]

If somehow sony gets ps3 emulation natively on the ps5, i'd happily buy the ps5.

[@ThaBotmon]

Agreed, backward compatibility would be a huge selling point for the PS5

[@JohnnyX262]

If Sony gets my PS3 library on PS5, im back to PlayStations exclusively.

[@miorionomichi]

Hey @Mystic cool hoodie where can i buy that?

[@Pugs42]

Where did you get that STYLISH Playstation hoodie?

[@bt3743]

I don't know why people are somehow acting like it's a travesty it hasn't happened yet. Emulating any console takes years because the hardware you emulate on has to be way more powerful than the hardware you're emulating in the first place. Not to mention the ps3's completely different architecture makes backwards compatibility a damn nightmare

[@DanteDMCSparda]

The only difference being that its a multi billion dollars company not some random dude trying to emulate games on his pc, sony can definitely make an emulator or a backward compatibility they have programmers that could do that

[@d8l835]

​@@DanteDMCSpardaSony isn't Microsoft. They can't just literally burn millions of dollars for the small amount of people whom will use this feature. Sony is a business, they have to make money, they aren't in this to solely make you or anyone else happy lol

[@AWFULWORKPLACES]

Might come out on PS5 PRO if not PS5

[@kingriq7612]

If so then I’m getting one when it comes out

[@pennywisethedancingclown7139]

You telling me, I might be able to put in my Motorstorm discs and play on my PS5? Edit: Even if it downloads a digital version and I need a disc, I'm cool with that!

[@DeadPhoenix86DP]

@@pennywisethedancingclown7139 Probably not. You need to re-buy them digitally. Sony isn't Microsoft. Just like how all the PS1, and PS2 classics are digitally only.

[@Naffacakes98]

​@@pennywisethedancingclown7139 its sony we are talking about, they'll sell it on the ps store and youll have to play through buying it, like all other emulated game

[@GhostGamer799]

It wouldn't make sense make it for pro then the standard edetion it will be a low blow from sony

[@matthewhardwick8208]

I think it makes more sense to have this be a PS6 only thing. Because as backwards compatability exists today for PS1, PS2 and PSP they have to make a PS4 and PS5 version. Which I think significantly slows down the rollout of games due to testing 2 different versions of every game. They'll want to avoid the same situation having to create a PS5 and PS6 version of every PS3 game.

[@GhostGamer799]

I think it's too early for ps6 better wait for the PS5 can't handle anything then we'll see the PS5 have enough power to run PS3 games Sony just need to shake there pocket money and optimize it

[@Etrezi]

Sony would win big if they let PS5 owners put in PS3 discs. Decreased value from those licensed games can be solved by just reproducing the discs, and it should be cheaper than porting or remaking the games for ps5.

[@govianthefemaleinspector1517]

11 seconds, 1 view. This mf fell off.

[@nowanepcfw]

💀

[@unicorntomboy9736]

Troll

[@Dysmorphyx_]

I really hope that if Sony does end up releasing a PlayStation five Pro this year, because if they do I hope Sony allows the pro ps5’s to be able to allow us to finally put PS3 discs in our PS five, because that is something that should have been on the PS4 and the fact that we don’t have it now is criminally insane. Nevertheless, I still have my PS3 from way back in the day and whenever I wish to play a game that I can’t on PS five I just use the PS3, But it takes up so much space having both a PS3 and a PS five on my desk just to play games that I should already be able to play on a PS five.

[@Shadowespeon17]

PS4 could never handle PS3 Emulation because it's very CPU-Intensive. PS5 can but not at the most optimal performance. Hopefully PS6 has AVX-512 instructions in the CPU.

[@frankdux5785]

Been hearing this shit for years as we all have, but despite having 2 ps3s still active and set up in my house, i would effin love the disc feature available on my ps5. Really hope this ends up actually finally coming.

[@c17slug]

I would be fine if Sony just gave us all their first and second party PS3 stuff. Killzone and Resistance trilogies, inFamous colllection, Puppeteer, Folklore, and Motorstorm and so on. We've basically got the vast majority of important third-party stuff on the Xbox Series X|S. MGS4 is the major exception but it's supposed to be part of the next MGS Vol 2 collection anyway. Even if all we got was just the Sony-published PS3 catalog that would be enough. Obviously the more the merrier but getting their own games on PS5 should be the priority. I honestly don't know why they just didn't remaster the lot of them for PS4/PS5 to be honest. They remastered Uncharted 1-3 and The Last of Us and just stopped. They even said a large number of PS4 owners never owned a PS3, which made it never more puzzling.

[@chrischupp9760]

PS3 does have some of the most fun games. I’ve been playing Infamous 2 on it lately.

[@IceKoldKilla]

I'm so glad I own my original PS3 and slim. But it is true I don't spend most of my free time playing the old stuff. And I still have a backlog on PS3 but I'm holding out on emulation since I'm always busy with current games or ones I'm already into.

[@GamerDude]

I’ve been wanting to play older CODS on PlayStation for so long. I hope it happens 🙏

[@fanmademunkvideosofficial]

Ps3 for now is your best bet or xbox 360

[@fanmademunkvideosofficial]

I want it too but it's Sony terrible at Preserving the games

[@matanfgaming640]

​@@fanmademunkvideosofficial funny thing about what you just said is I can put any cod disc from the Xbox 360 into my Xbox series X and it play's so no he just needs a series X

[@ThomastheDankEngine8900]

Honestly Microsoft might just release the older CoDs on PlayStation and Switch to make bank. 😂

[@mrbenidormuk6855]

The thing is yes they need make money out of this but some games will never ever come to the service that they won't be making money on what would be a good way to go about it would be allow discs to work but a message comes up loading it up saying ps3 discs are not certified for emulation so no guarantee of functionality so if a game exists on the psn it could work better than the disc but the option is there

[@UndertakerU2ber]

They should have a much easier time developing a PS3 emulator for PS5 since they have all of the hardware's documentation on hand for reference. They could also bundle emulation settings with each PS3 title they sell so that the emulator becomes tailor made to each individual software. I'd imagine that first party titles, that haven't received PS4 remasters, would especially benefit from a Sony in-house PS3 emulator since any technical hiccups or mishaps could be cross-referenced with the original source code that they likely still have stored somewhere.

[@jordyvrinssen]

Really hope this does happen. Been so annoyed about the fact that they haven't update the PS3 Premium catalogue since 2022. It made me believe that they didn't care about it at all.

[@cemsengul16]

This is why I am happy I still own my PS3 Slim with a cfw. I can play any PS3 game any time I want to.

[@neosnex4907]

Would love for them to add support for PS2 DVD based games. PS1 and “blue disc” PS2 games would be impossible though since those are on CDs and the PS5 does not have a CD player.

[@capemron6330]

Just make Killzone 1-3 collections with online play(hate that these collections omit online to save money) Resistance 1-3, and the PS3 Ratchet games. I think collections of those 3 series would sell like hotcakes, especially if the FPS games have multiplayer.

[@rtablada]

This is all good and all, but if I can't play my physical PS3 games on a PS5 with PS3 emulation, then this news is a "it's a no for me dog" scenario.

[@Snaaake_Beater]

i really hope Limited run will print the emulation titles as discs like they did with jak and daxter and psychonauts ps4

[@thejumbo2136]

It's about time! Definitely getting a ps5 now to play all the games stuck on ps3!

[@toastyburger]

Feels a little late to move the PS3 server blades to PS5 halfway through the generation. I bet they wait for PS6.