At this rate, the priciest PS Plus subscription tier is a tough sell if you’re not into cloud gaming
Sony’s updates to its classic catalog have been disappointingly irregular, and whenever it has added old-school titles from the PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable days, they typically haven’t been the most exciting inclusions. To this day, many fan-favorite games that defined these consoles remain absent from the catalog, such as the originalCrash BandicootandSpyro the Dragontrilogies.
Right now, it seems like most of the value of Premium is tied to the streaming-only PS3 classics and cloud gaming in general. Unfortunately for players like me who never got into the PlayStation Now service, that’s not a great deal—but it could be so much more enticing if the PS1, PS2, and PSP library did more heavy lifting.
For all of the backlash, I’ve slowly but surely come around onNintendo Switch Online + Expansion Packthanks to the N64, Sega Genesis, and DLC inclusions. I hope PS Plus Premium can step it up too; otherwise, I’ll swap to the Extra tier when my sub runs out.
As more games join the service, I’ll update this list, including notes about any PS1 classics with trophies, or games that are exclusively playable with PS Plus Premium.
PSP classics
Here are all of the PSP classics available on PS5:
It’s worth noting that some beloved games are included in the separate Remasters list on PlayStation Plus Premium. Notable examples includePatapon,Patapon 2,LocoRoco,LocoRoco 2,Toukiden: Kiwami, andGravity Rush. So while it’s a lot of various newer remasters, there are gems that fit the “classic” vibe of the PSP and Vita era.
As for PS3 games, again, they’re streaming only on PS4 and PS5. There are way too many for me to list out and link — sorry! ButTokyo JungleandPixelJunk Monsterssure do rule.
