How to Get Sleeping Dogs on PS5: There’s a Workaround…

Sleeping Dogs is a cult classic open world video game that combines the mechanics of Grand Theft Auto with martial arts combat in the streets of Hong Kong. But despite having a PS4 release, the game cannot be found on the PS5 Store. So how you supposed to play Sleeping Dogs on a PS5?

You can play Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on your PS5 by either using a physical copy of the game or by downloading it to your console via the official Playstation phone app. The game was likely delisted on PS5 due to some performance issues, but it can still be played on the console.

Even two console generations after the game’s original release, it’s possible to enjoy Sleeping Dogs on a PS5. Let’s take a look at how to download the game, as well as the performance issues you may run into.

Can You Play Sleeping Dogs on the PS5?

Yes, you can play Sleeping Dogs on PS5. However, you will need to play Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition rather than the original.

This because the original game is a PS3 game, while the Definitive Edition is a PS4 port. While you can play certain PS3 games on the PS5, these are only a select few that Sony has added to their PS+ game streaming service. At the time of writing this article, the original Sleeping Dogs is not on PS+.

On the bright side, playing Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition has a number of benefits over playing the original PS3 game. The Definitive Edition runs at a native 1080p and features many graphical improvements, such as an entirely new lighting system, new visual effects, and new animations.

The Definitive Edition also includes all 24 post-launch DLC packs for no additional cost. You’ll also notice some gameplay enhancements, like better vehicle handling, better timing for counterattacks, and some smoothed out difficulty spikes.

Despite the fact that you won’t find the game on PS+, the Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition can be played on the PS5 because the console has full crossplay support for PS4 games. The game can also be played on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC.

How Do I Get Sleeping Dogs On My PS5?

The most surprising thing about Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on PS5 is that it doesn’t appear to be listed on the PS5 version of the PSN Store.

This means that you won’t be able to download the game onto your PS5 using only your PS5. Neither Sony nor Sleeping Dogs’ developers, United Front Games, have put out statements giving a reason as to why this game is not listed for sale, but there are some pretty convincing theories.

When you go to the Playstation Store’s website listing for Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition , you’ll see a warning that “When playing on PS5, this game may exhibit errors or unexpected behavior and some features available on PS4 may be absent.”

This warning unusual and isn’t found on most PS4 game listings. It’s theorized that games with this warning cannot be found on the PS5 store. However, there are easy workarounds to download them anyways.

The easiest way is to link your PS5 to your phone via the official Playstation app, and then buy and download the game from the app. In order to do this, simply download the Playstation app and then log into the same PSN account that you use for your PS5.

This will link the two devices and allow you to download games onto your PS5 simply by hitting download on the app. This means that all you have to do is get your PS5 to download Sleeping Dogs by downloading it via the app.

Another option is to buy a physical copy of the game. This will only work if you have the version of the PS5 with a disk slot. Simply enter the disk into your PS5 and it should begin to download.

A popup about possible performance issues will appear when you boot up the game, but you don’t have to worry about your console exploding.

Is Playing Sleeping Dogs on PS5 Worth It?

Again, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition on PS5 comes with a warning about potential performance issues. This will likely leave many gamers a little wary about even playing the game, but you’ll probably be happy to learn that these performance issues aren’t really that severe.

The main thing people complain about with Sleeping Dogs on PS5 is random crashes. These don’t seem to happen that often. One user on the psnprofiles forums claims that they only experienced 6 or 7 crashes during the length of an entire 100% playthrough.

Another user claimed that they experienced some funny AI glitches that weren’t there on the PS4, like the AI flying through the air and cars bouncing off the road.

The main thing you may have to worry about is there are some people reporting possible save data corruptions happening.

This means that if you’re playing Sleeping Dogs on PS5, you need to save often to prevent you from losing significant progress in case of crashes, and you need to make sure your save data is being backed up on the PS+ cloud in case your data gets corrupted.