SUMMARY
- A recent test by a tech YouTuber proves that the PS5 can handle PS3 games on a hardware level.
- To test PS3 compatibility, the YouTuber used an AMD B-250 graphics card, which is a cut-down version of the PS5 silicon.
- PS3 games like Gran Turismo 5 Prologue and LittleBigPlanet ran well on the retro PS5 hardware, and could be optimized further for better performance.
A tech YouTuber has successfully implemented a PS3 game PlayStation 5 equipment. The prospect of running PS3 games for the PS5 has been hotly debated for years, but this recent test proves that the current console is quite capable of the same technical level.
In fact, the PS5 is compatible with the PS4 and the regular PS1, PS2 and PSP catalogs through the PS Plus Premium subscription service. This confirmed the request for an official PS3 emulation on the PS5, which has been in dispute for a long time. PS3 games can only be played via cloud streaming on the PS5, and many tech experts believe that making the PS3's more sophisticated CELL architecture compatible with the x86 architecture of the PS5 requires a lot of work, raising questions about the financial viability of Sony.
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However, third-party PS3 emulators such as RPCS3 have made great strides on PC and have proven that it is possible to adapt the console's CELL architecture to x86. Now, tech YouTuber Lowest Logan has taken it one step further by showing that the The PS5's hardware itself is capable of playing PS3 games. In a recent YouTube video, Lowest Logan showed an AMD BC-250 graphics card, which features the same silicon as the PS5 and 16GB of GDDR6 RAM. These cards are recycled from the faulty PS5 product, so they have two fewer CPU cores and 12 fewer GPU cores compared to the console.
YouTuber proves that PS3 games can run automatically on PS5 devices
Apart from the lower gaming room, the underlying architecture of the AMD BC-250 is no different from the PS5, making it a suitable testbed for the hardware's capabilities. Having put this concept in place, the lowly Logan installed RPCS3 on the BC-250 and was able to run one of the best PS3 racing games, Gran Turismo 5 Prologuewith minimal shader clutter. Beloved PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet It also ran without a problem at 30fps on a broken PS5 silicon. Watch dogs It showed more troubling performance, but Lowest Logan thought it had more to do with improving the open world title for the PS3.
Interestingly, the YouTuber discovered that the BC-250's memory runs at a clock speed of 450MHz, which means that the performance room for PS3 games can be higher when optimized for PS5 device. It's also worth noting that Lowest Logan runs an older Linux kernel on the BC-250, while the PS5's standard operating system is based on FreeBSD. At least on the hardware front, the PS5 is obviously capable of running PS3 games natively. Only time will tell if Sony makes the PS3 a reality in the PS5, but until then, Lowest Logan's video is an effective rebuttal to those who say it's impossible.
PlayStation 5
Sony's PlayStation 5 is part of the ninth console generation and launched with a launch lineup that included Demon's Souls and Astro's Playroom. The console comes with a Blu-ray disc, although a digital edition is also available for a cheaper price.
