{"id":17152,"date":"2026-01-27T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:00:00","slug":"ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"#PS3 Game Streaming Still Broken and Sony Draws Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism\/#PS3_Game_Streaming_Still_Broken_and_Sony_Draws_Criticism\" >PS3 Game Streaming Still Broken and Sony Draws Criticism<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism\/#Related_Articles\" >Related Articles<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism\/#News_PS_Plus_Premiums_PS3_Game_Streaming_Is_Currently_Broken\" >News PS Plus Premium&#8217;s PS3 Game Streaming Is Currently Broken<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism\/#Related_Articles-2\" >Related Articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PS3_Game_Streaming_Still_Broken_and_Sony_Draws_Criticism\"><\/span>PS3 Game Streaming Still Broken and Sony Draws Criticism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\" data-uuid=\"204a7124017cd\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"PS Plus Premium\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/204a7124017cd\/ps-plus-premium.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/204a7124017cd\/ps-plus-premium.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"PS Plus Premium\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update [<time class=\"dated \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:45:00+00:00\" data-format=\"D jS M Y, g:ia\">Tue 27th Jan 2026, 2:45pm<\/time>]:<\/strong> Since the publication of this article, moderators on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlayStationPlus\/\">the <strong>PS Plus<\/strong> Reddit page<\/a> have removed the two posts featured in the article below.<\/p>\n<p>The first clip had a PS Plus Premium user demonstrating how nothing happens when they try to boot up a PS Plus Premium game while the second was another poster touching on how one of the proposed workarounds for the issue broke on them.<\/p>\n<p>The original article continues&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original Story:<\/strong> Could the library of streamable PS3 games offered on <strong>PS Plus Premium<\/strong> be in the process of being quietly shut down by Sony? That&#8217;s what some users believe as the issues surrounding the feature continue a week later.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Conspiracy theories on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlayStationPlus\/\">Reddit page for PS Plus<\/a> highlight how PS3 title streaming continues to be broken, with some attempts to boot up classic titles returning errors or a lack of response. One post shares how when they try to launch Raiden IV: OverKill, absolutely nothing happens:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/playstationplus\/comments\/1qodbkc\/ps3_streaming_is_100_dead\/ @ 2026-01-27T13:35:30+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\"><p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlayStationPlus\/comments\/1qodbkc\/ps3_streaming_is_100_dead\/\">PS3 Streaming is 100% dead<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/sswishbone\/\">u\/sswishbone<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlayStationPlus\/\">PlayStationPlus<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<p>Another post notes how they successfully got into a game of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles via PS3 streaming using one of the documented workarounds, but then that failed too. &#8220;Sony should receive massive backlash from this, as the whole point of Premium is to be able to stream older titles,&#8221; the user said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/playstationplus\/comments\/1qocx2c\/99_sure_they_just_officially_discontinued_the_ps3\/ @ 2026-01-27T13:37:19+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:316px\"><p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlayStationPlus\/comments\/1qocx2c\/99_sure_they_just_officially_discontinued_the_ps3\/\">99% sure they just officially discontinued the PS3 streaming feature.<\/a><br \/> by<br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Embarrassed-Gap-3109\/\">u\/Embarrassed-Gap-3109<\/a> in<br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlayStationPlus\/\">PlayStationPlus<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/aside>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps3\/related-articles:196377 @ 1769526012 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"object-related-list\">\n<article class=\"object-related-article\">\n<p class=\"object-related-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/8e074421912bd\/150x90.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"90\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PS Plus Premium's PS3 Game Streaming Is Currently Broken\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"object-related-info\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_PS_Plus_Premiums_PS3_Game_Streaming_Is_Currently_Broken\"><\/span><span class=\"category accent\">News<\/span> <span class=\"title\">PS Plus Premium&#8217;s PS3 Game Streaming Is Currently Broken<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"tagline\">It only does nothing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<p>The workarounds include adding the PS3 games to your wishlist and starting the stream through there, while another includes using the PS Plus application on PC to add them to your library. These methods are supposedly successful, but now users are encountering issues with them too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_O6978D55A3422B\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>These instructions were established by users over a week ago, and Sony is still yet to officially comment on what&#8217;s going on or when the problems will be fixed. This has led some PS Plus Premium members down the rabbit hole that the service will soon be getting cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>The top-end PS Plus Premium tier has come under heavy criticism for the best part of a year now, as Sony has been feeding it scraps in monthly updates that include just one new title addition. Now that a key feature of the service is broken, users appear likely to downgrade.<\/p>\n<p>Have you encountered any of these PS3 game streaming issues on PS Plus Premium? Let us know in the comments below and see <strong>All PS Plus Games Available Now<\/strong> through the link.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlayStationPlus\/\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/PlayStationPlus\/\">reddit.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps3\/related-info\/d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e @ 1769525958 --><\/div>\n<section class=\"footer\">\n<ul class=\"share-this \">\n<li class=\" first\">Share:<\/li>\n<li class=\"value\"><span class=\"accent-bg share-count\">0<\/span><span class=\"icon icon-caret-right accent\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page whatsapp accent\" title=\"Share this on WhatsApp\" data-service=\"whatsapp\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-whatsapp\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page bsky accent\" title=\"Share this on Bluesky\" data-service=\"bsky\" data-username=\"pushsquare.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-bsky\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page facebook accent\" title=\"Share this on Facebook\" data-service=\"facebook\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page twitter accent\" title=\"Share this on Twitter\" data-service=\"twitter\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page threads accent\" title=\"Share this on Threads\" data-service=\"threads\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-threads\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page messenger accent for-mobile\" title=\"Share this on Facebook Messenger\" data-service=\"fbmessenger\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-messenger\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-share-page reddit accent for-desktop\" title=\"Share this on Reddit\" data-service=\"reddit\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-reddit\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"article-stats\" data-article-id=\"196705\" data-comments=\"14\" data-shares=\"0\" data-likes=\"0\">\n<li class=\" first\">0<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ui-comments accent icon icon-comments\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comments\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert soft-bg below-article for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_F6978D55A34A0F\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-below\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"insert centered article-billboard for-desktop for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_B6978D55A34A32\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-billboard\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content\">\n<div class=\"author-info\">\n<section class=\"block author\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>About <span class=\"accent\">Liam Croft<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/153014\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Liam Croft\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<p>Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he&#8217;s found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><span class=\"icon icon-profile\"><\/span> Author Profile<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"return replyTo('LiamCroft');\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Reply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"insert with-label centered block lazyload for-desktop lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_J6978D55A34B40\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/desktop_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-foot-after-author\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"LAZY_DESKTOP\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comments-list\">\n<section id=\"comments\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Comments <span class=\"counter comment-count\">14<\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"comments hidden-comments\" data-subject=\"dgp:news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism\">\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996856\" data-author=\"users\/310923\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996856\" data-dislikes=\"1\" data-id=\"8996856\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hi569\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996856\">1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Hi569<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:06:49+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>It works if you have them in your game library<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996857\" data-author=\"users\/195896\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996857\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996857\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"BamBamBaklava89\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996857\">2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>BamBamBaklava89<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:07:21+00:00\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>I\u2019ll never understand why it has been such a crap show to get ps3 games running on modern devices<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996869\" data-author=\"users\/345887\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996869\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996869\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"SaucyPapi\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996869\">3<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SaucyPapi<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:16:30+00:00\">53 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@BamBamBaklava89 Sony would most likely need to add specialized hardware into future PlayStations to ensure compatibility and that&#8217;s simply not a cost they&#8217;re willing to shoulder, especially considering it wouldn&#8217;t drive as many sales as the hardcore gamer thinks it would. Not only that but a lot of these games need serious work done to them to at least bring them up to a decent resolution and stable frame rate. And even then, most of us have gotten spoiled by 60 fps anyway.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996870\" data-author=\"users\/327751\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996870\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996870\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/327751\/avatar.jpg?v=1683206668\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Czar_Khastik\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996870\">4<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Czar_Khastik<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:16:44+00:00\">53 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Sony is doing their best to give users value for money.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996871\" data-author=\"users\/364475\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996871\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996871\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Naughtyottsel92\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996871\">5<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Naughtyottsel92<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:16:57+00:00\">53 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Common Sony backwards compatibility L.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996883\" data-author=\"users\/87150\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996883\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996883\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/87150\/avatar.jpg?v=1423408868\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Grumblevolcano\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996883\">6<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Grumblevolcano<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:25:39+00:00\">44 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Maybe the February State of Play reveals native PS3 games?<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996911\" data-author=\"users\/337913\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996911\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996911\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/337913\/avatar.jpg?v=1735564060\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cry_Zero\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996911\">7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Cry_Zero<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:36:22+00:00\">33 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Sonys ps3 \u201esupport\u201c is an embarrassment. Enough time has passed. They should have ported everything over. How come some dudes achieve ps3 emulation yet sony \u201ecant\u201c. Gtfoh.<br \/>And now the streaming isnt even working? Unbelievable\u2026..<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996916\" data-author=\"users\/355884\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996916\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996916\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/355884\/avatar.jpg?v=1750447987\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ShadowRJ\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996916\">8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ShadowRJ<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:38:45+00:00\">31 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@BamBamBaklava89 It&#8217;s because the PS3 infastructure was a nightmare to work with. Sony did this by design with the idea that developers would focus all their energy on the PS3, and it would be too much of a pain to port those games ocer to Xbox 360. In reality, the exact opposite happened, and even Sony is having trouble in getting PS3 games to run on more powerful hardware.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996917\" data-author=\"users\/276317\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996917\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996917\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276317\/avatar.jpg?v=1639051683\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nomither6\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996917\">9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nomither6<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:39:21+00:00\">30 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@BamBamBaklava89 because of the power of the cell, other consoles can\u2019t keep up \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996921\" data-author=\"users\/276317\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996921\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996921\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/276317\/avatar.jpg?v=1639051683\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"nomither6\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996921\">10<\/a><\/li>\n<li>nomither6<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T14:40:31+00:00\">29 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Naughtyottsel92 And common pc master race W too<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996953\" data-author=\"users\/225544\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996953\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996953\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/225544\/avatar.jpg?v=1752658634\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Max_the_German\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996953\">11<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Max_the_German<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T15:00:18+00:00\">10 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Grumblevolcano There\u2019s always the chance for stupid decisions, but I can\u2019t see a meaningful reason why Sony should phase down PS3 streaming prior to the announcement of local PS3 emulation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment is-supporter\" id=\"comment8996956\" data-author=\"users\/76297\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996956\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996956\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/76297\/avatar.jpg?v=1650329794\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"AdamNovice\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996956\">12<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AdamNovice<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T15:03:46+00:00\">6 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>@Cry_Zero Because randoms have infinite time to do the work. Sony have to assign employers and a budget. That&#8217;s if it&#8217;s a priority to begin with. Also Sony have to deal with licensing and legalities as well, it&#8217;s not just the technical side that&#8217;s the problem.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996964\" data-author=\"users\/282447\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996964\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996964\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.pushsquare.com\/themes\/base\/images\/avatar.svg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"awp69\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996964\">13<\/a><\/li>\n<li>awp69<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T15:08:14+00:00\">2 mins ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>It\u2019s kind of sad that Sony has not put out a statement on what\u2019s going on with this.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"comment\" id=\"comment8996965\" data-author=\"users\/344938\" data-subject=\"comments\/8996965\" data-dislikes=\"0\" data-id=\"8996965\">\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"framed lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/users\/344938\/avatar.jpg?v=1731265208\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"ButterySmooth30FPS\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"detail\">\n<ul class=\"info\">\n<li class=\" first\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"num\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comment8996965\">14<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ButterySmooth30FPS<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><time data-days=\"5\" class=\"date age \" datetime=\"2026-01-27T15:08:20+00:00\">1 min ago<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"text\">\n<p>Just play on a PS3 like I do and forget about streaming. The awful input lag makes playing difficult even when the streaming works.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul class=\"ui-comment-tools\">\n<li class=\"likes first last\">0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"empty\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ui-load-comments ui-cta-button\" onclick=\"this.innerHTML = 'Please Wait...'; this.classList.add('loading'); return false\" href=\"news\/2026\/01\/ps3-game-streaming-still-broken-and-sony-draws-criticism#comments\"><span class=\"icon icon-comments\"><\/span> Show Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"reply\" class=\"block comments\">\n<header class=\"widget-header\">\n<p>Leave A Comment<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p class=\"empty\">Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-group optional\">\n<div class=\"insert centered block with-label lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_E6978D55A3750D\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px;display:flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items:center; justify-content: center;\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-after-comments\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- cache: html:pushsquare.com\/ssl\/ps3\/related\/articles\/ps-plus,ps3 @ 1769520248 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_Articles-2\"><\/span>Related Articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/64ed990e4d88a\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PS Plus Essential Game for February 2026 Leaked\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">PS Plus Essential Game for February 2026 Leaked<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Available from 3rd Feb<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/6ab033cf591dc\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"PS Plus Loses These 8 Games in February 2026\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">PS Plus Loses These 8 Games in February 2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">Get &#8217;em while they&#8217;re still hot<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"item\">\n<p class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/c4042a097362e\/75x75.jpg\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"January 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"heading\">January 2026 PS Plus Extra, Premium Games Available to Download Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">RE Village! 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