PS3 Emulation Update Isn’t Great News for Some PS Plus Users

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00:00PS3 emulation update isn't great news for some PS Plus users.

00:05Sony partner Implicit Conversions has provided an update on its dream PS3 emulation project,

00:11and it's not what PS Plus Premium users wanted to hear.

00:15In a new interview, CEO Bill Lithauer revealed that PS3 emulation is more of a backburner

00:21passion project because there's more demand for PS2 games, and Implicit Conversions hasn't

00:27been asked for PS3 games specifically by Sony either. Highly demanded PS3 games continue to

00:33elude PS5, PS4, and PS Plus. The good news is that Implicit Conversions is working on PS3

00:40emulation with a third party, so the project isn't dead, as Lithauer confirmed to YouTuber Mystic.

00:47Those hoping to see downloadable PS3 games on the PS5 and PS4 are going to have to wait.

00:52PS3 games are currently only available via cloud streaming, so PS Plus Premium users

00:58who don't have the internet speed to stream games will have to stick to downloadable classics.

01:03And PS Plus users outside of streaming countries, where Premium is replaced with Deluxe,

01:08don't have access to PS3 games on PS5 and PS4 altogether. Those without a PS Plus subscription

01:15are also completely out of luck unless they have access to a PS3 console.

01:19The full interview is highly recommended, as it reveals many interesting details about

01:24bringing classics to modern platforms. One standout takeaway is the revelation that porting

01:29classic games is generally an expensive undertaking, and some developers choose not to include trophies

01:35because the feature adds to overall development costs. Another interesting tidbit is that the

01:41process of porting classics is sometimes complicated by licenses and IP changing hands over the years,

01:48and in some cases, license or IP owners are deceased.