Those that were late to the PlayStation 3 bandwagon know that their shiny black console doesn't play well with PlayStation 2 games. The word on the street is that a new firmware update will change this. Every upcoming firmware update has its fair share of rumored features attached to it, so take this newss of the addition of PS2 backwards compatibility with a grain of salt.
According to German game site InPlayStation, an October firmware update for the PS3 will bring full backwards compatiblity for PS2 games for that poor 40GB model that got left out in the cold. PSXextreme reminds us that Sony has said that they plan to make PS2 games downloadable on PSN some day, so they say that this could be a plausible rumor.
Granted, none of this is confirmed. It never is. And hearing another firmware feature is like hearing "wolf" again. But, seeing as how there are still plenty of great PS2 games hitting the market, I would really like to see this happen. What do you think?
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9:29 AM on 06.04.2008
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Im stuck in space battling with Rage Monsters and Cock Dragons!
Alfie
To be perfectly honest though, I've barely played PS2 games on mine, and I've got a 60GB so I'm looking at the best compatibility I could have. It was never much of a contest deciding if I would play an old game I had already finished a few times, or my brand new Ratchet & Clank (or whatever it happened to be at the time)
7d 14h 1m!
BAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
/cry. /wrist. /emo.
The PS3 is going to need a lot more then 40Gb if Sony plans on releasing PS2 games as downloadable content.
Which is why you can install any standard SATA HDD in your PS3. You can pick up 500 GB for not even a third of what you payed for your 40GB PS3 now and that should hold a crap load of content for many years.
This update could even be somewhat useful to EU 60gbs.
Besides, remember you can replace the harddrive to any size you want? downloading PS2 games? Not a problem!
Also, pointless captain obvious fact; The PS3 is the only CONSOLE capable of playing every GTA in the main series.
My little brother has been bugging me to find him a good deal on a PS3 (or sell him mine, HA!) and the 40gb is the only one anywhere near his price range. He has a ton of PS2 games currently and I KNOW he'd be bummed if he got a PS3 without backwards compatibility.
Frankly, if ANY of these recent firmware update rumors come true, I will be a happy panda.
Those models use software to emulate the emotion engine, but still include the original graphics synthesizer GPU hardware. The 20GB and 60GB NTSC has both pieces of hardware, and the 40GB has neither. So it sounds far-fetched.
Also, DinnertimeNinja's avatar is awesome.
Make it happen! That was my only setback for not buying a PS3 sooner!
i would like to get a hold of an 80gb Metal gear soild 4 ps3!...would make a nice gift for oooo say my b-day comming up on the 9th lol!
OH ABOUT F***ING TIME!
Some PS3s have just the video hardware from the PS2 and use emulation for the processor.
- This BC works for about 75% of games, many of those with noticeable technical issues.
The 40GB has no hardware from the PS2.
- Emulating both graphics and hardware will probably be the worst kind of BC.
BC does not mean BC + upscaling
the old 20/60GB has PS2's EE chip & used the cell to upscale.
a firmware update would most likely mean cell PS2 emulation, which means less overhead to upscale. I doubt it will have upscaling. I know the RSX can't because it's busted (the scaling, that's why PS3 games are limited to horizontal stretching unless the cell does the scaling)
I own a 60Gb NTSC unit and I am hoping this is true.
They really need to re-introduce a version of the 60GB. It's possibly my favorite game console ever (not counting SNES, but you don't compare fantasy novels to Tolkien either) primarily because it's such a fantastic PS2 player on top of delivering the media capabilities and current games. With the huge catalog of PS2 games that are both excellent and cheap they're missing a real opportunity to convert those who recently purchased a PS2 or are considering it now.