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PlayStation 5 Modders Expose Sony’s PS3 Backward Compatibility Gap, As RPCS3 Port Proves Hardware Was Never The Only Problem

A Sony PlayStation 5 console stands next to a black DualShock 3 controller against a blue background.

The PlayStation 5 was set to become the ultimate PlayStation system, as its specs should have allowed for backward compatibility with all previous systems. However, the PlayStation 3 was left behind in Sony’s plans, as third-generation PlayStation games are not available natively on PlayStation 5 and can only be played via cloud gaming by PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers. Earlier this year, we got a first glimpse of how the system handles PlayStation 3 games, but now another developer has released an unofficial port of the RPCS3 emulator that doesn’t require installing Linux on the system, though you will still need […]

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