Not only does the PS5 not favor game preservation, but certain PS3 games are unable to get patches n

[The Mad Titan]

Not only does the PS5 not favor game preservation, but certain PS3 games are unable to get patches now

Just recently, we were talking about how great it was that Microsoft actually valued game preservation.

The ripples of their efforts to actually allow people to play their old games have been felt for some time, especially when it comes to preserving games as old as the original Xbox platform. But on the flipside, Sony is shutting down entire marketplaces for multiple devices, and now it seems like the PSN's backend is shoddier than we thought.

According to myriad users on the forum PSN Profiles, a handful of games no longer patch at all. The games range from Dante's Inferno to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow to Street Fighter III 3rd Strike, all of which currently cannot obtain patches from the PSN. There's 35 known games in all, with a living list that grows by the day. In a few cases this process can lock folks out of DLC they've purchased without the new version to authenticate.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Not only does the PS5 not favor game preservation, but certain PS3 games are unable to get patches now

So 20 year old games getting patches now?

 

[Thanos]

The amount people who play old games < money cost to keep them accessible. As always #PCSET

 

[Rekkapryde]

So 20 year old games getting patches now?

the fact these nikkaz ain't got shyt and are going overboard on hyping acting like old games are so important is hilarious. But let em continue.

 

[Leasy]

PC and Xbox is the only resources to play old games especially PC being #1. I think Sony underestimated people who love old games because dikkhead VP Jim Ryan said it was stupid. They rather remake the same game 3 times in 7 years.

 

[The Mad Titan]

"I'm just reporting the news"

I believe that's what the saying was?

 

[Auger]

So 20 year old games getting patches now?

Nah, but some old games have essential patches.

That's what I miss about the PS2 era, games were shipped more or less complete (in terms of function)

 

[Leasy]

the fact these nikkaz ain't got shyt and are going overboard on hyping acting like old games are so important is hilarious. But let em continue.

Nall bro shyt is a legit culture following. You acting like because you don't fukk with it nobody else does. If Sony had practice legit legacy with all their titles shyt would legit be the best system ever. It is inexcusable for a company as prestigious as Sony to not practice this.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

Saw another story detailing that when the cmos battery dies in the PS4/5 they essentially become “always online” systems as you will no longer be able to play games without an internet connection even disc games will not work. And with the way Sony shuts servers down there’s no guarantee there will even be a server to check in with.

probably not spending a dime on software for PlayStation going forward unless there is a game I just really have to play. And then I’ll buy a disc and sell it ASAP.

 

[Fatboi1]

Oh my god this is horrible news!

 

[Fctftl]

For some reason the Resistance games require you to login to the multiplayer to get the patches. But the servers are shut down so

 

[-DMP-]

Yea it’s pretty much up to the online (hacker) community to preserve ps3 shyt.

If anybody on this board has an interest in that system I suggest you mod your shyt ASAP.

 

[Bubba T]

PC is the ultimate backwards compatible machine

 

[High quality poster]

Y’all so lost in the sauce. Nobody cares about this shyt honestly, if you wanna play ps3 games just plug in your ps3


It’s just Xbox people talking about Sony’s lack of backwards compatibility. Think about that. I don’t know anyone in real life with a PlayStation ever mention this.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Nah, but some old games have essential patches.

That's what I miss about the PS2 era, games were shipped more or less complete (in terms of function)

What 20 year game you know of has some essential patches?