The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a versatile gaming console that has been a favorite among gamers for its ability to play a wide range of games, including those from older PlayStation generations. However, ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A new PlayStation report has good news about PS3 backward compatibility on PS5. The exotic ...

When the PlayStation 3 was unveiled at E3 this past May, the majority of attention focused on its eye-popping graphics and hardware brawn. However, one selling point emphasised by Sony executives was ...

Danish firm Implementia has launched a website offering PlayStation 3 users the chance to see which PlayStation one and two games are compatible with the machine. PS3comp.com, which currently lists 13 ...

Gasoline has been thrown on the fire. Last night, a glitch with the PlayStation Network caused all PlayStation 4 trophies to disappear and be replaced with PS3 logos. The visual glitch showed all PS4 ...

After an initial report by TheGamer, Sony confirmed that legacy digital stores for old hardware will indeed be shutting down by summer 2021. By July 2, 2021, the PlayStation Store services on PS3 and ...

Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb has revealed that he’s also heard that Sony is quietly working on PS3 backwards compatibility for the PS5, following yesterday’s reports from XboxEra’s Nick Baker that the ...

PS5 backwards compatibility only supports PS4 games as of the moment. That doesn't count all of the PS3 and PS2 titles you can play on Sony's new console via their streaming service, PS Now. But ...

Over the weekend, several Twitter users reported seeing PlayStation 3 games listed on the PlayStation 5 store page accessed via the console, spurring numerous headlines and speculations about an ...

Renowned Sony engineer Mark Cerny has reportedly filed a patent that would seemingly allow the PS5 to play older games via backward compatibility. Specifically, the patent describes a method to change ...