PlayStation 5: PS3 titles on PS Store: Expanded backwards compatibility on the way?

Can other earlier classics, for example from the PS3 era, soon be played on the PlayStation 5? Entries in the PlayStation Store are currently heating up the rumor mill in this regard.

The Xbox has always had better backwards compatibility across the generation than the PlayStation competition. The PS5 can still play PS4 titles, but the previous generations are left out on the hardware side. However, there is currently speculation that this could change.

Although native executability of PS3 titles or even earlier games is unthinkable due to the different architecture, Sony is reportedly working on a competitor to the Xbox Game Pass – and that could bring more earlier titles with it. Some time ago, the project, which is probably called “Spartacus” internally, was reported for the first time, and now there are new headlines.

A number of PS3 titles have recently been added to the PlayStation Store on the PS5, including Dead or Alive 5, Bejeweled 3 and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones HD. This is nothing unusual insofar as the PS Store is used as a general marketplace across all PlayStation consoles, but the prices of incompatible, earlier titles are usually not displayed on the PS5. In the cases mentioned, however, prices for the current hardware are also included, which fuels speculation about an approaching Spartacus launch including extended backward compatibility – then probably via the cloud.

Sony itself has not yet commented on the “Spartacus” project and a possible extended backwards compatibility feature, so for the moment the rumors can be classified as what they are: rumours.

It is fitting that the price display could possibly just be a bug, as another Twitter user notes. This has also occurred in this form in the past. We will keep you informed about further developments.