Sony is working on backwards compatibility for PS3 games on PS5, according to multiple reports. First, Giant Bomb ‘s Jeff Grubb, a reliable industry tipster, said on the June 24th episode of Game Mess ...

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Unfortunately, the PS4 and, eventually, the PS5 aren't backwards compatible, meaning the only way to play PS3 games on a PS5 is via cloud streaming.

After that, you simply can't play them in any form on PS5 and PS4. First-party game removals on PS Plus have been rare, with only a few examples being the two Horizon games taken off.