
One big benefit of subscribing to PS Plus at the Premium tier is access to a catalogue of PS3 games you can stream via the cloud.
While you can't download the games to play them locally, the streaming service is more than capable, provided you have reasonably good broadband.
Unfortunately, members are unable to fully enjoy this perk, because it's currently not working properly.
At the time of writing, if you try to begin streaming a PS3 title that isn't already in your library, it won't work. There's not even an error message; the button simply does nothing.
Reports about this started hitting Reddit (thanks, PlayStation Lifestyle) a few days ago, and there doesn't appear to have been any communication from Sony on the matter.
There does seem to be a workaround, which involves booting up the PS Plus app on PC and starting up the desired PS3 game, which will add it to your library. You can then close that down and continue on PS5.
Others suggest adding the games to your wishlist, and beginning the stream from there.
Hopefully Sony acknowledges the issue soon and fixes the problem. We'll update this story as and when that happens.
Are you having trouble streaming games via PS Plus Premium? Tell us in the comments section below.
[source reddit.com, via playstationlifestyle.net]





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Sony just scratching their heads at a rack of YLODs
Games like the Ratchet and Clank PS2 games should have been added to Premium via PS2 emulation by now. Theyve had over 3 1/2 years.
The PS3 port werent great and only having option to stream them versions is disappointing
that native PS3 emulation really can't come soon enough 😭
@B-I-G-DEVIL No God of War 1/2 either feels like a mad missed opportunity as well given the recent anniversary 💔
@Fizza I cant wait for that i hope it happens soon fingers crossed i missed out on a lot of ps3 games
@Fizza theres no excuse at all why sony haven't released god of war 1 and 2 for download just sonys laziness
Pretty funny that PC master race has a workaround for this better than Sonys own methods
For f**u**c***k sake! Bring PS3 emulation. Do it as a thank you. Do it as a jest. Do it as a good will. I don't care it won't make you much, you earn enough especially this gen!
This is wishful thinking but maybe they are updating the service so we can stream the PS3 catalogue of games directly to the PS Portal! I’d play so many more PS3 games that way. Probably just smoking some hopium though.
Yet another reason to avoid subscription based cloud streaming like the plague. What's the tally now?
Maybe the severs blades finally went down
Man Sony really needs to figure this PS3 stuff out asap. This is the problem with cloud streaming. Any part of network goes down, either from client or server side and boom can't play anything. Plus those PS3 servers must be ancient at this point.
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