Sony confirms PS3 games still don’t support DLC on PS Plus Premium

Posted on June 11, 2022

Sony has confirmed that PS3 games or streaming titles still won’t support DLC when they’re included in the upcoming PlayStation Plus revamp.

On Monday, the company confirmed that no streaming title will support DLC. While PS4 titles can be streamed but also downloaded and can support DLC, PS3 games are currently only streamable.

While this has been the case since the launch of PlayStation Now, some had hoped that Sony would have implemented DLC support for the PS3 titles, particularly after the disappointment that the games had retained their PSNow download-only status.

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The following PS3 titles have been confirmed to join the service:

  • Asura’s Wrath
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
  • crash command
  • Devil May Cry HD Collection
  • demons souls
  • Enslaved: A Western Odyssey
  • echochromic
  • FEAR
  • Hot Shots Golf: Outside the Limits
  • Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
  • ICO
  • inFAMOUS
  • inFAMOUS 2
  • Lost Planet 2
  • Loco Roco Cocoreccho!
  • MotorStorm Apocalypse
  • Motor Storm RC
  • Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
  • Puppeteer
  • Rain
  • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
  • Ratchet & Clank: Finding Loot
  • Ratchet & Clank: A Time Warp
  • Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
  • resistance 3
  • Super Stardust HD
  • Tokyo jungle
  • When Vikings Attack

Some of the games included in this list contain DLC that players cannot access as part of the service.

Asura’s Wrath had several DLC episodes released for the game and it also had Street Fighter crossover DLC.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 had four downloadable content packs. The Revelations DLC lets players play as Alucard. Two more cosmetic packs and a new power were also released via DLC.

Crash Commando had released a DLC pack called the Heist Map Pack that also brought new trophies.

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West received a single-player DLC called Pigsy’s Perfect 10 a few months after release.

Sony confirms PS3 games still don't support DLC on PS Plus Premium

Lost Planet 2 received several packs of maps, as well as Monster Hunter crossover armor. A piece of DLC in which players battled the Helghast from the Killzone franchise was also released.

Both MotorStorm Apocalypse and MotorStorm RC both received DLC packs that were mostly new cars and tracks, neither of which appear to be accessible as part of PlayStation Plus Premium.

Resistance 3’s Brutality Pack DLC included new character skins, a survival mode, and seven new music tracks by Mastodon.

Eventually, Tokyo Jungle received several pieces of DLC, including new animals to play with and costume DLC.