New Tech Could Make All PS3s Backwards Compatible

[Pendragon9]

Actually, it was smart of Sony to remove PS2 compatibility. The Ps2 was still selling. DUH.

The Ps1 was no longer making systems and Sony wasn't cruel enough to force you to rebuy all your old games again *cough*NINTENDO*cough* so it was a smart move to put PS1 compat in it. Also, the internal mem card is a life saver.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

If they do this...

I will buy a PS3. Yes, the Wombat, enemy of Sony, shall buy one. Someday.

 

[HyenaThePirate]

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.

No...
What they need to do is INCLUDE THOSE DAMN THINGS WITH THE CONSOLES FOR FREE!!
I mean, I spent $600 on my damn system, the LEAST they could do is chuck in what essentially amounts to a one-time-use item that probably costs .39 cents to manufacture along with my epic gaming console.

Honestly, why they didn't include some sort of additional port or adapter on the damn system to begin with to accept them is beyond me.

 

[GloatingSwine]

Errrr... the first batch of Euro-PS3s played PS2 games on software (on an emulator), same with the older US 80GB PS3s. There were no PS2 parts in either of those. The first batch of 60GB US and JP PS3s had the PS2-on-a-chip solution but they were quickly replaced with ones that don't have that.

It was only partial emulation. The 80GB models and the european 60GB models have the Graphics Synthesiser chip in, they only do software emulation of the Emotion Engine.

The original one had a Memory card slot in it.

It doesn't, it has a set of flash card readers, but no PS3 model has a PS1/2 compatible memory card slot.

 

[HyenaThePirate]

The original one had a Memory card slot in it.

I have an original 60 gig from launch.
I don't see a memory card slot anywhere.

Was this something excluded from North American versions?

Edit: Nevermind. seems you are wrong for once Indigo. It never had a memory card slot.

 

[Woe Is You]

Errrr... the first batch of Euro-PS3s played PS2 games on software (on an emulator), same with the older US 80GB PS3s. There were no PS2 parts in either of those. The first batch of 60GB US and JP PS3s had the PS2-on-a-chip solution but they were quickly replaced with ones that don't have that.

It was only partial emulation. The 80GB models and the european 60GB models have the Graphics Synthesiser chip in, they only do software emulation of the Emotion Engine.

Hm. [http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20070226073502.html] To be honest... if that's true, I'm even more confused. I thought the Emotion Engine and the Graphics Synthesizer were on one chip and that got nixed entirely. It'd make sense that they weren't running PS2 games on any original hardware considering the emulator could upscale them to HD resolutions.

 

[Avida]

Woo! Its about time full backwards compatibality got here - there was something so strange about hearing the PS3 whine and the framerate fall to its knees playing the original ratchet and clank.

 

[MrGFunk]

Well, my PS3 is already backwards compatible. And I hardly ever play PS2 games anyway. But I'm still pleased that this is happening, a lot of people with a new PS3 want to play old PS2 or PS1 games, so I'm happy for them at lest.

Me too.

At least it would make people get over the "boo, it's not backwards compatible, I'll buy one if it was" and they'll realize it's a seldom used feature, they own a PS2 (fair assumption) anyway and finally buy the damn thing.

There's a few articles about at the moment that make me think SONY aren't worried about things they should be.
Developers not supporting. Calls for price cuts. Negative press releases.

Come on, get back to the top.

 

[GloatingSwine]

Hm. [http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20070226073502.html] To be honest... if that's true, I'm even more confused. I thought the Emotion Engine and the Graphics Synthesizer were on one chip and that got nixed entirely. It'd make sense that they weren't running PS2 games on any original hardware considering the emulator could upscale them to HD resolutions.

There is a single chip with both on, and that's what was in the original PS3, with it's own memory as well.

For reference, Here's the original 60GB mainboard [http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2006/1111/ps3_32.jpg]. Here's the PAL 60GB mainboard [http://media.ps3scene.com/images/PS3-motherboard-PAL/PS3_motherboard_7.JPG], you can see that the EE+GS is gone, and there's another chip in it's place. Finally this is the 40GB mainboard [http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2027/1802652525_aa0c26b42a.jpg], where the whole subsystem is gone, and the board's even much smaller.

 

[Joshimodo]

Wow, now the PS3 will actually have some worthwhile games.

Might dig out Populous.

 

[HyenaThePirate]

The original one had a Memory card slot in it.

I have an original 60 gig from launch.
I don't see a memory card slot anywhere.

Was this something excluded from North American versions?

Edit: Nevermind. seems you are wrong for once Indigo. It never had a memory card slot.

Oh. Whats under the flip part then? I thought the slot was under there.

Those are the slots for various peripherals and the memory cards for like cell phones and Cameras.
Not the PS2/ps1 memory cards.

You have a PS3, right? Is it on your model?

 

[HyenaThePirate]

Thanks anyway Indigo. I've checked but apparently mine is one of those models without the built in slot.

Maybe it was on the 20 gig versions, cause I can't imagine them adding it AFTER the launch models, but maybe they did and I just am unlucky enough to have bought it too early lol.
At least I have full backwards compatibility.

I suppose i'll just keep my eye open on Craigslist or something or hope to run into someone who bought one that will let me borrow it for a day or so.