Weird, I'm pretty sure 2.10 already has support for importing PS patterns.
edit> I think I confused it with PS brushes
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2025
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Does it? Is is native or is it a plugin maybe, you forgot that its a plugin. Or if this is true, maybe the importing was removed in v3 until the re-implemented it? Official announcement part is here: https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/06/23/gimp-3-1-2-released/#photoshop-patterns I am sure if it was already supported, they would have said anything about it.
Looking through the documentation for legacy version 2.10, I found following part: https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-concepts-patterns.html
Caution
Do not confuse GIMP-generated .pat files with files created by other programs (e.g. Photoshop) – after all, .pat is just a part of an (arbitrary) file name.
(However, GIMP does support Photoshop .pat files until a certain version.)
Looks like v2.10 did not support Photoshop Pattern officially. But it supported it in prior versions (not sure when they stopped).
I think you're right. I think I confused it with PS brushes; those are recognized.
FWIW, what do PS patterns offer that a normal tileable image does not offer?
PS patterns offer vendor lock-in. ;-)