I personally don't get all the fuss about backwards compatibility,
If you want to play ps2 games, pick up a cheap 2nd hand ps2, if you already have loads of ps2 games, then you should already have a ps2?
I bought the ps3 to play ps3 games and watch blu-ray films, If I personally want to play a ps2 game, I'll boot up the ps2?
These companies have only introduced this if its cost effective and doesnt require too much hardware modifications, ps2 is a pain to add compatibility for its emotion engine, which adds to the hardware needed, thus costing more money eg/ ps3 60GB model,
so satisfy all the cost complaints here he have 40GB,
just personal preference though, just kinda baffles me
I do have a PS2... But the reason I want backward compatibility, is to play the previous games in my collection, becuase I just dont have the space for both consoles really.
:( I think I was a tad argumentative that day lol, I can see why no backwards can be annoying, I guess I don't see the bigger picture because I've got a slimline?,. easy to store somewhere!
ps2 compatibility is only available on the 60gb versions! not the 40gb that you can readily pick up in shops! can only buy 60gb second hand nowadays!! hope this helps?
If you dont still have a PS2 and want to keep your PS2 games then a second hand 60GB version is the only one worth getting, i got one just before Sony ceased production of the 60GB version and all my PS2 and PS1 games work perfectly on there.
my question is why did sony stop making the 60g its bound to be the more popular version am i right in saying the memory card slots were only in the 60g too? the answers are prob in this thread but i am too tired to search!
My assumption is because the PS2 is still selling units nationwide and they are still selling units at around £80 a hit.
So by keeping the Backward compatibility in the 60gb version, they were killing their ps2 sales, not what they want to do.
It also cost them more to do it this way, so by stop selling the bigger more expensive version, people would still buy the PS2 (and hopefully in a couple of years, pay again to upgrade to the PS3..
I have the US equivalent to the 60gb (80gb here) and there really aren't any memory card slots, and I don't think that would be too logical, because then there memory card converters wouldn't sell much would they
Its a shame you guys don't have backwards compatibility. I havn't really played any of my PS2 games yet, because of the 3 I have, I would want the saves on all of them, but I do have some PSX games, and it works great.
My assumption is because the PS2 is still selling units nationwide and they are still selling units at around £80 a hit.
So by keeping the Backward compatibility in the 60gb version, they were killing their ps2 sales, not what they want to do.
It also cost them more to do it this way, so by stop selling the bigger more expensive version, people would still buy the PS2 (and hopefully in a couple of years, pay again to upgrade to the PS3..
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Could be true that, but in todays world, making your new console backwards compatiable with your previous successful systems is a no-brainer, Nintendo made the Wii fully compatiable with all Gamecube games, and the 360 i think is fully backwards compatiable as well, so theres no excuse for Sony to make their 40GB version of the PS3 non-compatiable with PS2 and PS1 games (well thats my opinion anyway)
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