Backward Compatability

[SL33TBL1ND]

Is there a way to tell if a PS3 is backward compatable from looks alone?

I've been told to get one from somewhere like Game or the likes but I refuse to get rid of my PS2 and I can't have 4 consoles in the house! So... I'd like to know, can you tell?

You can't actually get BC ones anymore save for Ebay.

 

[Casual Shinji]

I kept my PS2 even though my PS3 has BC. Backwards compatibility isn't flawless. A lot of games look great, but some don't and have a squished screen or bad framerate.

 

[Da_Schwartz]

Just be safe and find a 60 gig.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

I wouldn't bother with Backwards Compatibility. I still use my PS1 to play my PS1 games.

 

[Solytus]

Aha, but there is. If the silver part of the system that you load discs in to is chrome, then it has backwards compatibility, and vice-versa. Sony retired the backwards compatibility along with the chrome.

I'm pretty sure current PS3 systems still had chrome after they dropped BC.

And the Slim doesn't have chrome, I don't think, but that's a totally different shape, so chrome is mostly irrelevant in determining whether or not it's BC.

I haven't seen any of the latest systems, but I know that most of the ones without backwards compatibility also lack the chrome. =S

 

[cleverlymadeup]

if i'm not wrong, i think the 60 gig BC version had more usb slots and more slots for various cards

i have one of the original 60 gigs and i've got like 4 usb slots and a few different card reader slots on the front of mine.

here try this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3#Model_comparison

 

[The_Deleted]

If you can find the code to unlock your DVD Recorder you won't need your MR Player.

 

[AvsJoe]

This thread was quite helpful for me. I too am looking for a PS3 with BC.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Check the stats on the box? There's a list of compatible units online.

 

[Azulito]

If you're looking for a BC PS3, just check the model number. If it starts with CECHA then it should be safe.

If wikipedia is to be trusted anyway ¬.¬

 

[Kpt._Rob]

Check on eBay. When I wanted to get a Jasper 360, I was able to search for that there and people had actually figured out which xboxes were Jaspers, so I didn't have to go to the trouble. I'm sure there are people on eBay who go out of their way to make sure the PS3's they're selling are labeled as backwards compatible if they are. Just make sure you check the seller's rating, but if it looks good that'd be an easy way to make sure the PS3 you're getting has backwards compatibility. If you're lucky, you might even be able to find one cheaper than retail (though don't count on it).

 

[MysticnFm]

Looks like I need to find a 'fat and dusty 60!'

Good luck with that, I have heard that they are hard to find, and still sell for up to $1000 (Australian). But I could be wrong.

Edit: What in gods name is a Jasper 360? *opens google*

 

[Marcus Attell]

That's completley stupid! All consoles should have 100% backwards compatibility so they can still sell their old titles, it's just a stupid business move on Sony's part.

I agree, they probably would have gotten more PS3 sales if they had kept the backwards compatibility, but I think they're still trying to sell PS2s as well. It's all kind of wishy washy and doesn't seem entirely smart.

From what I've heard, when playing a PS2 game on a backwards compatible PS3 isn't as good as playing a PS2 game on a PS2.

Not from what I've experienced.

They were trying to cut the console's costs by removing the PS2 hardware from the PS3 because they were literally putting the PS2 hardware inside the PS3. That added considerable cost. What I don't understand is why they removed the Graphics Synthesizer in the second round of BC revision. That shot themselves in the foot in terms of BC as well as the ability to sell PS2 games on the PSN Store. Also, the removal of the Emotion Engine was supposed to be THE cost cutting measure.

As for my 60gig PS3, playing PS2 games on it is nearly 100% perfect. Games that require oddball peripherals sometimes don't work, but I haven't thrown a game at the system that just used the regular controller that the PS3 couldn't play.

Remember, Sony is the game system that started the whole backwards compatibility. NES and Super NES weren't compatible, and neither were the Sega systems. Sony changed the game, and Nintendo started slow, adopting the B.C. for it's handhelds. But you are right. They got us addicted to B.C. and now they took it away! B+++++ds!

 

[Blanks]

it usually says on the box only on certain years though (2006 and 2007 made ps3's i believe), your looking if it has the emotion engine which is what the ps2 uses