The whim of bring native backwards compatibility for PS3 games to thePS5has once again reared itself as a possibility .
Theonly way of life to play PS3 plot on a PS5right now is to stream select titles from the swarm via PlayStation Plus , but gamers are currently unable to just pop in a disc or download a copy of the game to play on their system .
The long - bluster rumours that Sony is working on PS3 emulation for the current - generation motorcar have return thanks to a duo of well - connected media personality . Firstly , speak on theXbox Erapodcast , Nick “ Shpeshal Nick ” Baker said he ’s heard Sony is working on “ select PS3 backwards compatibility . ”
He did n’t have much more selective information , other than to say the coming might be alike to how Microsoft has handled previous generations of Xbox games by selling them from the PlayStation Store , or by making them available viaPlayStation Plus .
Xbox gamers are also able to put discs into the console and download a digital copy of said games if they have n’t owned them antecedently .
Elsewhere , speaking on theGame Mess Morningspodcast , Jeff Grubb say Sony have been work out on this for “ quite some meter ” and he heard about it earlier this yr and have a bun in the oven it to be disclose then , which obviously did n’t happen .
He expressed the desire for it to bump due to game like Metal Gear Solid 4 that are “ trapped on that scheme . ” He say a backward compatibility layer on the PS5 would be the easiest means to adjudicate this quandary .
