How Would a PlayStation 2 Emulator Change Gaming for PlayStation 5?

Sony recently announced an increase in price for all the tiers of its PlayStation Plus service. And naturally, fans were not happy about this. Naturally, fans will be discouraged unless it’s justified. So what can Sony do to justify higher prices for all tiers? There are rumors that Sony might indeed have a plan for this, one that could definitely work if it pans out.

Sony’s supposed PlayStation state of play event, rumoured to happen in September 2023, will showcase new content for the biggest upcoming games, including Spider-Man 2. While there’ are a lot of big games and new content to look forward to, one of the biggest talking points could be the rumoured introduction of an emulator to bring back some of the classics. If this actually happens, will it justify the notable price increase?

Sony might soon bring the PS2 emulator to the PS Plus; would it change gaming on the PlayStation 5?

The PlayStation 2 is Sony’s most successful console. It was launched with the promise of a DVD drive, and that played an important part in this console’s success. Now, a bunch of leaks and rumors suggest Sony is developing an emulator for PS2. And the only reason for this could be to bring back PS2 titles and make it accessible through PS Plus. Sounds enticing, no?

This simply means gamers would have access to the best games that played an important part in the success of this console. It is an exciting thought to be able to play the early God of War titles, Silent Hill 2, and many more such games on the PlayStation 5.

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This might also be the reason for Sony announcing this price increase. Now the annual subscription of PS Plus Essential costs $79.99, and Extra and Premium costs $134.99 and $159.99 respectively. Maybe they know that gamers would not mind paying extra for the PS Plus once they get PlayStation 2 games. It will be monumental if PS2 and, eventually, PS3 games are added to Extra and Premium as part of the classics.

This might be PlayStation’s chance to One-up Microsoft’s Xbox

Over the years, Microsoft has been taking the cake when it comes to offering their fans a bunch of classic titles with improved performance and possibly even better visuals. Microsoft basically invented a new thing that allowed gamers to play all previous-generation consoles on newer consoles. Sometimes those games also include some exciting new features such as added HDR and Dolby Vision support. The backward compatibility of Microsoft’s library goes so far that they at one point have large teams working just to make sure every game plays using backwards compatibility and looks very good.

If the PlayStation 5 gets that console library, it would indeed be great and give them something to stand against Xbox. Here’s hoping this new state of play showcase actually brings this news with it: Besides the announcement of just PlayStation 2, we are expecting numerous other titles. If all goes well, maybe Sony will start looking for ways to bring the PlayStation 3 to this console too.

It will all be revealed soon enough. Here’s hoping the rumors of that state are okay.

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