diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp
index 19420e03a6..9249df0f8c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ error_code cellGameDataCheckCreate2(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 version, vm::cptr<char>
 
 	cbGet->getParam.attribute = CELL_GAMEDATA_ATTR_NORMAL;
 	cbGet->getParam.parentalLevel = psf::get_integer(sfo, "PARENTAL_LEVEL", 0);
-	strcpy_trunc(cbGet->getParam.dataVersion, psf::get_string(sfo, "APP_VER", ""));
+	strcpy_trunc(cbGet->getParam.dataVersion, psf::get_string(sfo, "APP_VER", psf::get_string(sfo, "VERSION", ""))); // Old games do not have APP_VER key
 	strcpy_trunc(cbGet->getParam.titleId, psf::get_string(sfo, "TITLE_ID", ""));
 	strcpy_trunc(cbGet->getParam.title, psf::get_string(sfo, "TITLE", ""));
 	for (u32 i = 0; i < CELL_HDDGAME_SYSP_LANGUAGE_NUM; i++)