Friday, 31 October 2025

PS Plus, PS5 Expect More PS1 Classics as New Dev Adds Support

PS Plus Premium classics

PS Plus Premium users will be happy to note that another developer has announced support for PS1 classics on PS5 and PS4. Sony has lately been criticized for a lackluster classics lineup, especially in the latter half of 2025. But Brazilian studio QUByte Interactive might help change that.

PS Plus Premium users hoping for an end to the lull in classics lineup

Over on X, QUByte announced that its internal emulation engine has been successfully updated to support PS1 games. The company is already in the process of porting three titles to modern platforms: 1998 action game Invasion from Beyond (B-Movie), 1997 racer Motor Mash, and 1997 shooter One.

While there’s currently no confirmation of these games landing on PS Plus, Sony has in the past teamed up with emulation companies to bring classics to PS5 and PS4, so fans have their hopes up.

For now, QUByte is bringing a 1994 Ubisoft-published game to PS5 and PS4 on November 27, 2025. Street Racer, which was marketed as a fusion of Mario Kart and Street Fighter back in the day, will return as Street Racer Collection. The package includes four versions of the game that were released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Mega Drive, MS-DOS, and Game Boy.

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Wednesday, 29 October 2025

2025 PS Plus Game Failed to Perform Despite Day-1 Launch

PS Plus game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

A 2025 PS Plus game has bombed commercially despite launching on the service day one, its developer has announced. Don’t Nod’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage was split into two halves — Tape 1 and Tape 2 — both of which were made available to PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers at launch.

PS Plus day-1 game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage sales ‘below expectations’

Announcing its half-year financial results, Don’t Nod revealed that Bloom & Rage’s sales performance “remained below expectations, leading to a partial write-down of €13.1 million.” Tape 1 and 2 launched in February and April, respectively.

That said, Bloom & Rage’s inclusion in PS Plus may have saved both the game and Don’t Nod from complete doom. The developer revealed “a very strong increase in revenue, which rose 3.8-fold” because of the game’s inclusion in PS Plus. Looks like Sony paid a pretty penny for Bloom & Rage.

For Don’t Nod, another massive loss could have been devastating as the developer has struggled to release a commercial hit in recent years. 2024’s Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden failed to make a splash, much like Jusant from the year before. 2020’s Twin Mirror wasn’t a money maker either.

Don’t Nod’s next game is Aphelion, a cinematic third-person action-adventure headed to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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