PS5 Is Becoming a Really Great Place to Play Retro Games

Fair collection.

But with a headline like that. I'd still rather play the 99% of left behind gems then the limiting but surprising revived licenses of modern gen.

Other then the MSX or other stuff that's more particular on modern gen on Switch for example sure.

But otherwise I find the back compat, collections and more still pretty limiting.

Will I see Argonaut get Malice PS2/Xbox on modern gen after Croc, who knows? Do they have to deal with Take Two as they were published under Mud Duck or others at the time? Who knows. Space Station Silicon Valley same with due to Rockstar North/DMA Design, or whatever else. If that came to NSO I'd be excited, not enough to sub, but still.

Among other Capcom/Konami niche IPs? Plenty of PSP puzzle games I'd like to see revived that never will. I could mention tons of games on PS/Xbox/Nintendo and won't see it happen.

Plenty of IPs/licensing that is more in limbo I can get physical, or emulate and know is never to rarely possible on modern platforms at all.

Not even licensed TV/movie games either I mean the niche gems, the AAs/B grades that don't care about their old IPs, the gone budget range publishers, let alone the big publishers still around that don't care about them.

Racing games are just always going to stay behind, the non licensed ones are fine 'if they care' the licensed ones yeah those are going to stay behind and that's fine, but their progression/modes/mechanics they can salvage, they will continue to not care about and will continue to disappoint me, sigh.

So while the offerings are 'something' between western/eastern, etc. publishers and developers, and that's not a bad way to look at it.

Something is still something then nothing. The 'best' way, yeah nah. All 3 platforms, 8th or 9th gen are still limiting and not the best for my needs at least.

Even then how long is it before we see not even all the PS1/PS2 games on PS3 store or PS1/PSP on Vita transferred over (or can't be, and even besides those delisted of any games on those eshops) make their way to PS4/5 either via collections, back compat program or in general? I doubt it.

I wouldn't buy a PS5/Series/Switch 2 at all for them that's for sure. Then again I'm not finding the new games very appealing either with their limiting gameplay ideas not appealing to me at all with story/graphics and IP branding or characters or worlds I don't find interesting. But I'm not their type of customer and that's ok.

But I research too many games the ways I do, so they can't really appeal to me that easily. XD That's my issue really.

Getting Battle Engine Aquila for PS2 on PS+/digital purchase was enough to surprise me, that's rare, and will continue to be for many other games. The cost for them physical is probably worth nothing for many games I seek, others are pricey, it varies.

I want a retro compilation of the 8 bit and 16 bit Looney Tunes games!

More Gameboy is always good, I grew up with this and the Game Gear and love both. Too bad SEGA kind of ignores its 8 bit (and Saturn and Arcade etc.) games but it is a bit understandable.

Still hanging on a SEGA arcade collection, all the games from Yakuza series for a start with histories, similar to the ATARI 50 collection (which is awesome btw).