Jim Ryan: PlayStation Classics Look Great on PS5 and PS4 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 April 2022 / 1,980 Views
Sony Interactive Entertainment yesterday announced following months of rumors that it is launching an all-new version of PlayStation Plus in June that will be available in three tiers - Essential, Extra, and Premium.
The Premium tier includes up to 340 classic PlayStation titles for the original PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PSP.
Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan in an interview with Famitsu said classic PlayStation games look great on the PS5 and PS4.
"I'll talk more about it in the future, but I've heard from people who actually played it that it looks really good on PlayStation 4 and 5," said Ryan. "However, the content of the correspondence will depend on the title."
The relaunch of PlayStation Plus will combine the current PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now into a singe service.
When the new PlayStation Plus service launches, PlayStation Now will no longer be available as a standalone service. PlayStation Now subscribers will migrate over to PlayStation Plus Premium with no increase in price.
This new version of PlayStation Plus will roll out over time in different regions. It will first launch in some markets in Asia, followed by North America, Europe, and the rest of the world. The goal is to have it available worldwide by the end of the first half of 2022.
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"I wouldn't play that old shit, but it looks good for the people that want that crap."
I don't care a lot about any kinds of enhancements, but this is great for those that do. Personally I'd care a lot more about being able to insert my original discs in my modern console and play those classics that way. As it is, emulation is looking like a longer-lasting solution to playing classics than playing them on PlayStation consoles is, which is sad...
Jim doesn't play the games, he just goes off of what others tell him. I want him gone so badly. I miss the days of Kaz Hirai, Andrew House, Jack Tretton, Phil Harrison, Shawn Layden, Ken Kutaragi, Adam Boyes. It's like the soul is sucked out of the company now and the top person doesn't even play the games they make.
Hopefully these games have enhancements. I'm not sure if they have confirmed but can you buy these classic titles individually?
They have not confirmed yet. But going by Jim Ryan's comments yesterday, it leads more towards classic titles being exclusively on the Premium tier of the service. We'll have to wait for more information to come out.
I don't really believe it, but well, let's see what improvements they did bring.
Show us the list of them "classic games" and make the world go bonkers somehow haha
Amen!
Are you talking about their evaluation that people didn't care much about BC? Well he kinda kept that, saying they put the Classics on the Premium tier because they know most don't care about it so they wouldn't make everyone pay for it.
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Jim does mention he didn't play the BC stuff, others did. So Jim himself clearly isn't a BC guy at this point, but at least he seems to be listening and working to try and please the BC crowd the best he can right now.
Every leader has their weak points, and it's a rare rare few who are well rounded and well liked by many.
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