Although there are games that most would still want to play now, the focus is more on the latest games to make the most out of the PlayStation 5’s new and advanced features. If one looks at the trend, old PS games being shelved does make sense.
This would be somehow similar to the situation of Nintendo when it closed down its Wii shop.įor now, fans should wait for an official update regarding the report of Sony shutting down its PS3, PSP and PS Vita stores. However, this may exclude cases for users who may have made prior purchases of games in the past. This means that all digital downloads of games as well as DLCs for these game consoles will no longer be available. Meanwhile, the Vita store will close on Aug.
Sony will shut down the PSP and PS3 stores on July 2 after being active for 16 and 15 years, respectively.
But the chances of that happening may have gotten lower as Sony plans to permanently close its PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita digital stores this summer, TheGamer reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the situation.
Most know that this usually comes from the backward compatibility route, but only games from the PlayStation 4 have so far been included in the jump.īeyond the PS4 game titles, there remains no word on whether older games will make their way to Sony’s latest game console. With Sony unleashing a new game console in the PlayStation 5, there were concerns about what games from old consoles would still be playable moving forward.
The new Xbox Series X and Series S can run not only all Xbox One games but also older games that were created for Xbox 360 and the original Xbox. Sony confirmed earlier this week that the PlayStation 5 will run 99% of PS4 games without addressing older hardware in the process. Microsoft wins the backwards compatibility battle again, as the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S can run older Xbox 360 and original Xbox games in addition to Xbox One titles.The PS5 will run 99% of the existing PS4 collection. Sony conceded that the PS5 will not run PS3, PS2, or PS1 games, as it did not have time to implement the feature.The biggest question about PS5 backwards compatibility has finally been answered.