PlayStation Plus Premium offers users hundreds of titles from the history of Sony’s consoles, making it seem that the company is finally taking care of its older franchises. Another reason to believe that PlayStation is keen on breathing life back into some of its previous titles is through its Preservation Team, which has been unofficially revealed via a senior build engineer at the company. The employee posted on April 25 that they worked as an initial hire for the “newly created Preservation Team.”
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While not much is known on the Preservation Team’s purpose, looking at the name it can be largely assumed that the team will have something to do with keeping old games alive. Preserving the history of gaming is something that many gamers consider deeply important to the industry. Last November Xbox boss Phil Spencer stated that the game industry should embrace the need for emulation believing it is key to preserving older and influential titles.
While preservation may be something PlayStation is working on only recently, for other platform owners like Nintendo preservation through emulation has been going on for quite some time. Nintendo Switch Online has been allowing players to pick up classic NES and SNES titles for years now, and recent reports have confirmed that the company will next be bringing Game Boy Advance titles to the subscription service next. While gaming preservation can take place through multiple means, emulation seems the most likely course of action for PlayStation’s Preservation Team, especially considering the company’s plans with PlayStation Plus Premium.
The Preservation Team will hopefully mark a change in Sony’s prior approach to console and game preservation. Even as newer franchises such as Horizon Zero Dawn and the rebooted God of War continue to bring fans over to PlayStation, there are plenty of older franchises that gamers believe should at least be preserved if not remade. Popular PlayStation exclusives like Killzone and Sly Cooper haven’t seen a mainline title in years.
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