{"id":5562,"date":"2022-01-16T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/ps3-games-are-now-on-the-ps-store-fuelling-rumours-backwards-compatibility-is-on-its-way-to-ps5\/"},"modified":"2022-01-16T11:06:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T11:06:00","slug":"ps3-games-are-now-on-the-ps-store-fuelling-rumours-backwards-compatibility-is-on-its-way-to-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/ps3-games-are-now-on-the-ps-store-fuelling-rumours-backwards-compatibility-is-on-its-way-to-ps5\/","title":{"rendered":"PS3 games are now on the PS store, fuelling rumours backwards compatibility is on its way to PS5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>PS3 games have started popping up on the PlayStation 5&#8217;s store.<\/p>\n<p>Up until now, PS3 games on the PS Store would typically redirect you to Sony&#8217;s on-demand streaming service, PlayStation Now &#8211; which is, in fact, what happened when I checked the store myself this morning when preparing this story. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-01-16-ps3-games-are-now-on-the-ps-store-fuelling-rumours-backwards-compatibility-is-on-its-way-to-ps5\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PS3 games have started popping up on the PlayStation 5&#8217;s store. Up until now, PS3 games on the PS Store would typically redirect you to Sony&#8217;s on-demand streaming service, PlayStation Now &#8211; which is, in fact, what happened when I checked the store myself this morning when preparing this story. 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