{"id":48848,"date":"2025-06-11T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=48848"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T06:13:12","slug":"konamis-gradius-5-delisted-from-ps3-with-slim-chances-of-future-port-or-re-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/konamis-gradius-5-delisted-from-ps3-with-slim-chances-of-future-port-or-re-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Konami\u2019s Gradius 5 delisted from PS3 with slim chances of future port or re-release\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Originally released for the PS2 in 2004, the Gradius series\u2019 fifth entry <strong>Gradius V <\/strong>was re-released digitally in 2015 on PS3 via PlayStation Network. However, as of recently, the 2004 arcade-style shooter has been delisted and can no longer be purchased.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While those who have already downloaded Gradius V can continue to play it, the game\u2019s PS3 release has unfortunately been discontinued indefinitely. In response to an inquiry from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespark.jp\/article\/2025\/06\/10\/153805.html?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=tweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game*Spark<\/a>, Konami said that the delisting was unavoidable due to a license for software used in Gradius V expiring. Given that the re-release was in 2015 and the delisting happened in 2025, it is likely that the publisher had a ten-year license for software used in the game\u2019s development.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"48852\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250610-48848-002.jpg\" alt=\"Gradius 5\" class=\"wp-image-48852\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"48853\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250610-48848-001.jpg\" alt=\"Gradius 5\" class=\"wp-image-48853\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about the prospects of the game coming back in the future, Konami said that there are various issues blocking a potential re-release or port of Gradius V, so they currently have no plans for it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Konami hasn\u2019t forgotten about the Gradius series though, as they recently announced <strong>Gradius Origins <\/strong>\u2013 a compilation including past games in the series as well as one brand-new title. It\u2019s scheduled to come out on August 7, 2025 on Steam and Switch. Sadly, the collection will not include Gradius V.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2004 arcade-style shooter Gradius 5 can no longer be purchased on PS3, and Konami says a future re-release could be problematic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":48851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-48848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Konami\u2019s Gradius 5 delisted from PS3 with slim chances of future port or re-release\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The 2004 arcade-style shooter Gradius 5 can no longer be purchased on PS3, and Konami says a future re-release could be problematic.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/konamis-gradius-5-delisted-from-ps3-with-slim-chances-of-future-port-or-re-release\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Konami\u2019s Gradius 5 delisted from PS3 with slim chances of future port or re-release\u00a0 - 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