New Tech Could Make All PS3s Backwards Compatible

[nova18]

This is the first positive Sony story I have seen on these forums for a while.
I'm glad people are getting their backwards compatibility, although I was one of the lucky ones who got a 60GB PS3.
Only problem is, I cant play PS1 games, but Im guessing that they wont fix that and make a killing from the PStore.

 

[Izerous]

I grabbed the only one worth buying the 60GB and tossed in a 320GB drive for $100 CAD. Even the proposed emulation for this patent would be weaker then what the 60GB was released with.

 

[Grensen]

finally hurrah for sony i got a shelf full of Ps2 games just waiting to be played again. i'm just to lazy to get my PS2 out from the closet.

 

[sooperman]

But then again, RROD isn't fully fixed, so they're not the slowest.

It is already fixed.

From what I heard, "the worst has passed" is all. But ah well.

Well they know what the problem is/was, RROD is covered under warrenty, and only a few consoles still get it. I'd say that it is mostly fixed.

But on-topic, that's great. I have a couple of PS2 games that I havn't played in a while, but it really wouldn't help me if the emulation was for downloaded games.

I wish they would do somthing like this for the 360 >

 

[Susan Arendt]

I have a 60GB PS3 and it is my precious. I love being able to play PS2 games on it. I have quite a nice library of PS2 games that I still enjoy, and not having to bust out a PS2 to do it is wonderful. (That's not even mentioning the excellent new PS2 games that keep coming out, like Persona 4.)

I hope this comes to fruition.

 

[CyberKnight]

But then again, RROD isn't fully fixed, so they're not the slowest.

It is already fixed.

Yeah, tell that to my Elite that's sitting in Texas waiting on a repair. *grumblecakes*

 

[Macgyvercas]

don't need it, have a 60 gig

 

[TZer0]

I've got the 80 GB one. These are good news for me.

 

[MK Tha Rebel]

Finally, Sony will give the PS3 something it already had before wait, what?

Was there a reason they dropped backwards compatibility in the first place?

 

[notyouraveragejoe]

This is a brilliant piece of news since I have been waiting for this feature in modern PS3s since I got mine.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

this is cool but i have one of the 60 gigs with the original chip, it's the reason i got it cause i heard they were discontinuing it

 

[ima420r]

I don't want a PS3 if it can't play PS2 games on it, so something like this will make me consider buying one. Well, this and a price drop.

 

[GloatingSwine]

Finally, Sony will give the PS3 something it already had before wait, what?

Was there a reason they dropped backwards compatibility in the first place?

Saved something like $20 per system built. At a time when they were taking an utter hosing on build costs.

 

[esperandote]

Sony is still selling the PS2 and would surely rather make cash off of Emotion Engine chipset sales rather than just giving them away with the PS3.

So they are going to sell the emulator to not losing money of ps2 sales? They could boost ps3 sells isn't that better?

 

[Cid Silverwing]

Now all they need to do is sell more memory card USB adaptors so the players can transfer their PS1/2 saves to the PS3 drive in time for the unlocking of PS2-playing on it.

 

[era81]

I would by a brand new ps3 if they do this I am looking to buy a refurbished 60 or 80gig right now this would save me money and it would be brand new.

 

[ratix2]

first off, the rrod will NEVER be fixed because the rrod is indicative of an internal hardware failure, and as long as there are 360s there will be rrod's. however the cause of the abnormally high failure rate HAS been fixed with jasper and better heatsink designs, so occurances of it should be down to normal levels of failure (electronics fail sometimes, it happens).

anyway, i have to ask what the point of this article is? this "new tech" isnt new. a software ps2 emulator has been possible on the ps3 from day one, sony has the resources to make one in a few months and given that any team they assign to the project will have full access to design and hardware/software specifications for both the ps2 and ps3 it wouldnt be as hard as the pcsx2 team has had. only thing is sony hasant put ANY effort into it because, and i quote, "people arent interested in backwards compatibility". until ps2 sales tank and it becomes viable they probably wont.

anyway, i think this article is kinda fudge, its always been possible, sony just hasant done it.

 

[The Mess]

...Except even the hackers have had a royal ***** of time trying to emulate the PS2 on windows software, so getting the emulation right, is not something that can be pulled of in a month of work. Particularly if there's something as quixotic as the emotion engine chip involved.

Even the proposed emulation for this patent would be weaker then what the 60GB was released with.

Care then to tell the unwashed masses why this is?

 

[tenlong]

My ps3 has bc. It would be nice for all ps3 owners to be able to play ps2 games on their ps3.