PS2 emulation on PS3?

PostPS2 emulation on PS3? by **TravelJug** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:58 pm

I'm asking on behalf of a friend here who wants a PS3, but he wants BC. I keep on telling him the new PS3 have emulation software on them. I'm not making that up am I? I could've swore I read that somewhere. Cheers lads.

Also, assuming it exists, how is the emulation software compared to 60GB BC?

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **Akai XIII** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:03 pm

Only the old, BC, 60GB model can play PS2 games. They removed the emulation software from the newer models.

They can all play PS1 games.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **TravelJug** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:04 pm

Akai XIII wrote:Only the old, BC, 60GB model can play PS2 games. They removed the emulation software from the newer models.

They can all play PS1 games.

No PS2 games at all then!?

Raze · PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **Raze** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:05 pm

Nope, the only model here that can play PS2 games at all is the 60gb.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? LOCK. by **TravelJug** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:09 pm

That's ridiculous. Cheers lads. I'll warn the Maverick.

Lock:

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? LOCK. by **Qikz** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:23 pm

TravelJug wrote:That's ridiculous. Cheers lads. I'll warn the Maverick.

Lock:

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? LOCK. by **TravelJug** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:26 pm

StayingDead wrote:
TravelJug wrote:That's ridiculous. Cheers lads. I'll warn the Maverick.

Lock:

That's the one I was looking for but couldn't find it.

GG lad. GG.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **Hulohot** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:33 pm

I didnt know ALL Ps3's could play Ps1 disks

Must...Try.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **Cropolite** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:40 pm

I'm playing FFVII lately.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **TravelJug** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:30 pm

I don't think I could bring myself to play PS1 games on my PS3. On a big TV it would make the baby Jesus cry.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **<]:^D** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:21 pm

Anung Un Rama wrote:
Hulohot wrote:I didnt know ALL Ps3's could play Ps1 disks Must...Try.

They can!

I found all my old ps1 games in my draws!

*gets*

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **Rik** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:24 pm

TravelJug wrote:I don't think I could bring myself to play PS1 games on my PS3. On a big TV it would make the baby Jesus cry.

They look a bit odd in 1080p :lol:

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **Pattybean** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:29 pm

Didn't some rumour start this year that a autumn PSN update would include a software backwards compatibility for all playstation 3's?

Was this ever confirmed or denied?

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **SuperFinal** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 9:43 pm

This makes me even gutted-er that my 60Gb got pinched. The insurance company'll be replacing it with an 80Gb next month, but I'll genuinely miss the backwards compatability. And SD card slot for that matter (unless that's still included on the latest model).

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **LewisD** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:01 pm

TravelJug wrote:I'm asking on behalf of a friend here who wants a PS3, but he wants BC. I keep on telling him the new PS3 have emulation software on them.

Lies make baby jesus cry.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **Rik** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:04 pm

SuperFinal wrote:This makes me even gutted-er that my 60Gb got pinched. The insurance company'll be replacing it with an 80Gb next month, but I'll genuinely miss the backwards compatability. And SD card slot for that matter (unless that's still included on the latest model).

Afraid not, they have gone. the 80gb is just the 40gb with a bigger HDD, no other changes.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **Pattybean** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:01 pm

Rik wrote:
SuperFinal wrote:This makes me even gutted-er that my 60Gb got pinched. The insurance company'll be replacing it with an 80Gb next month, but I'll genuinely miss the backwards compatability. And SD card slot for that matter (unless that's still included on the latest model).

Afraid not, they have gone. the 80gb is just the 40gb with a bigger HDD, no other changes.

It is rather easy to upgrade the HD from the 40gb versions too, im considering moving up to 160gb as the PS3 has become my most used media player for my HD-TV as it seems to play things a lot easier from my network than the 360 does so im considering the bigger HD for my TV show collections I have stored on my NAT drive.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **TheTurnipKing** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:51 am

In fairness, you can just buy a PS2 to go with it. It's not even like you'll notice the slimline lurking in the shadows behind the mighty behemoth.

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **LongHairStu** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:56 am

I'll shortly be going TV-less. Or at least, I thought I would be until the music from Ico came up on random on my iPod the other day. I thought to myself "I can't do without this!". Now, if Sony gave a damn in the slightest about the value of games as a medium, as an artform, as anything more than a mere cash-cow, they would still include backward compatibility. Would a movie studio actively keep its classics from new consumers? Sure, I probably will buy a PS2 instead (my ex has the old one), but I would have liked some upscaling, and I would have liked a new machine into the bargain. I would have felt a lot more positive about things that way. As it is, I'm staying away from PS3 for as long as possible (ie. until Team Ico's next game).

PostRe: PS2 emulation on PS3? by **Rex Kramer** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 7:59 am

I would be incredibly suprised if PS2 games didn't make their way on to the Playstation store in the future. I don't think they'll ever re-introduce backwards compatibility for disc based games but they wouldn't overlook such an obvious revenue stream. Whether people would be prepared to pay again for a game they already have on disc is another matter.

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