Problem is if the PS3 version is released on their PS Now/Premium etc. If they released a PlayStation Remaster would I buy it? YES, despite it seeming cheeky when Xboxers can pick up a cheap copy of each game for under £5.
which is a joke as to me and many others it is their biggest selling point! Th efgact that you can also use the original discs (Even if all they are is a key to download versions of the game from the store) is excellent! I own 350+ PS1/PS2 games and while it is great to see Sony make the games more accessible, I still have to keep them in storage with a lack of HD output to enjoy them! One of the reasons I bought an Xbox One X last year even after owning a PS5 is due to XB's BC, sadly they did announce at the 20th anniversary that the bundle they updated would be the last. I'd be happy if they took them versions and just swapped all the button icons and text. The Xbox Backwards Compat' version are wonderful! Not only did they up the resolution in-game but they also enhanced all the CGI cutscenes too! It's probably the best example of Xbox's dedication to BC. The best bet might be as a stream-only PS3 classics offering as part of the new PS+ highest sub tier. It's weird for the trilogy to be available on PC and via backwards compatibility on Xbox consoles, but totally absent on PlayStation. I don't like FFXIII one bit, but I do like its sequel considerably, and I never got the chance to try out Lightning Returns yet. Perhaps they simply feel the returns for it are not worth the effort and expenses? Maybe the very mixed and declining critical and commercial success of the trilogy with each subsequent game has left Square with the impression that there might not be sufficient demand for it right now? Who knows. It can be done, as there are PS3 exclusives that later found remasters on PS4 and PS5, but for some reason neither Sony nor Square Enix seem keen to throw any time, money and resources into making the trilogy playable on modern PlayStation platforms. The only reason is likely down to the fact that due to the PS3's esoteric architecture, it is considerably difficult for any emulation software-based backwards compatibility to be able to run those games natively on modern PlayStation consoles.