anybody think they will add software emulation in a future update?

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i kind of think i might wanting to be getting a ps3 a year or so down the road - but i will not get one unless it can play my library of ps2 games

anybody hear of any plans??

Just look for a good 60GB off ebay or something, i got a 60GB and i can play all my PS2 games on it. I don't think they make 60GB PS3's now though, so i would say ebay would be the best place to look when you want one.

why would they take away the software emulation man?

whyy!?? Whyy would they go and do that!? :cry:

because everyone wanted a cheaper ps3:x

yeah i can understand cheaping out on the hardware

but an emulation PROGRAM costs nothing?

yeah i can understand cheaping out on the hardware

but an emulation PROGRAM costs nothing?

BobSacamento

bastards...

I am sure they will when they cease production of the PS2

I can see them releasing a software emulation through a firmware update. But I can also see them release the software emulation on a disk that people would need to purchase and install ($0-$40).

mhmm i think the ps3's near the end of the lifecycle will definitely include it

yeah i can understand cheaping out on the hardware

but an emulation PROGRAM costs nothing?

BobSacamento

Yea and windows costs nothing too. /sarcasm.

They have to pay people to program new code because even the full software bc ps3s still had ps2 components in them. They did a thing where they showed the motherboard of both the new and part software bc ps3s at some conference.

the ps3 is just so much more powerful though im surprised they can't just do a straight up port translation or something

why do they even need the exact ps2 hardware? these games should run better on a ps3

the ps3 is just so much more powerful though im surprised they can't just do a straight up port translation or something

why do they even need the exact ps2 hardware? these games should run better on a ps3

BobSacamento

I'm not sure about that. I think they would have to reprogram it to work without the components. And I think spending their assets on coding it all again wouldn't be efficent seeing as times are tough all around. The singstar games have been given an update to be able to play the ps2 versions on all ps3s. But i'm guessing that is cause the singstar people actually made the code.

well - all that aside

they already HAVE an emulator

zionist pricks

well - all that aside

they already HAVE an emulator

zionist pricks

BobSacamento

Haha, why'd you have to go there?

Heck, I'm not even sure the 360's backwards compatibility is being supported anymore. They had a pure software emulator and it was only guaranteed to work with specific games. MS kept releasing patches that would expand the list of compatible games, but I haven't heard anything for a while.

Nothing beats having the acutal silicon. The only reason the PS3 could do 99% emulation was because it basically had most of a PS2's chips in it. I'm guessing that you will never see emulation come back on the PS3. The only way to play old games will be if Sony recodes and releases them on the Playstation Store. That's what Nintendo and Microsoft are doing.

You could always tape your PS2 to your PS3....tada.Now your PS3 plays PS2 games.I R Smarted.