Do you think 40Gb Ps3 will ever get Backwards Compatibility?

Can you find an 80 gig? If you're that concerned about BC then that would be your best bet.

I don't know... are they still avaliable at the USA as of now? maybe my mom will go to Miami on vacation like on 3 or 4 months... and there is the price thing... Damn, if Sony had express service i could ask my mom to have it fixed while she's over there... But she's only staying in for like 2-4 weeks and i heard that service COULD take longer than that.alucardio

If ur mom is going in like 3-4 months....you could get the Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Bundle....it has the 80GB Limited Edition MGS4 PS3 and it supposedly the last PS3 that is gunna come out with BC...might as well get the best..

I think they are still available but you'll have to look around. I don't know how familiar/comfortable you are with shopping online but you can certainly find them on amazon or ebay.

If ur mom is going in like 3-4 months....you could get the Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Bundle....it has the 80GB Limited Edition MGS4 PS3 and it supposedly the last PS3 that is gunna come out with BC...might as well get the best..

I can't believe I forgot about the MGS4 bundle:o That would probably be your best option IMO.

If ur mom is going in like 3-4 months....you could get the Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Bundle....it has the 80GB Limited Edition MGS4 PS3 and it supposedly the last PS3 that is gunna come out with BC...might as well get the best..

Randy_Savage

I can't believe I forgot about the MGS4 bundle:o That would probably be your best option IMO.

Ummm yeah, i think so, it's a good option! but have they talked about pricing yet?

The MGS4 Bundle will be $499

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/02/26/destination-playstation-news-mgs-ps3-bundle-kratos-psp-and-dualshock3-release-date-by/

Excelent! thanks man, i think i'm gonna go for this since MGS4 was one of the reasons I bought a PS3 :D

The only downside is that in the BC battle 60Gb vs 80Gb, the 60 wins, but not by much is it? I love My PS/PS2 lybrary and this is great news to me :D

PS: you guys wouldn't believe how expensive are the PS3 on my country (they go for around 1020$ to 1860$ if you buy them on a Venezuelan retailer)

Excelent! thanks man, i think i'm gonna go for this since MGS4 was one of the reasons I bought a PS3 :D

The only downside is that in the BC battle 60Gb vs 80Gb, the 60 wins, but not by much is it? I love My PS/PS2 lybrary and this is great news to me :D

PS: you guys wouldn't believe how expensive are the PS3 on my country (they go for around 1020$ to 1860$ if you buy them on a Venezuelan retailer)

alucardio

I have a 60gig and my buddy has an 80 and he has not experienced any problems with BC. Wow, it is really expensive for a PS3 in your country! I would have to sell a kidney or something to buy one there :P

[QUOTE="alucardio"]

Excelent! thanks man, i think i'm gonna go for this since MGS4 was one of the reasons I bought a PS3 :D

The only downside is that in the BC battle 60Gb vs 80Gb, the 60 wins, but not by much is it? I love My PS/PS2 lybrary and this is great news to me :D

PS: you guys wouldn't believe how expensive are the PS3 on my country (they go for around 1020$ to 1860$ if you buy them on a Venezuelan retailer)

Randy_Savage

I have a 60gig and my buddy has an 80 and he has not experienced any problems with BC. Wow, it is really expensive for a PS3 in your country! I would have to sell a kidney or something to buy one there :P

I know it's stupid! And you guys still complain about the PS3 being so expensive :D

They are so expensive that i can sell mine wich is broken for like 500$ and just buy a new one later this year without taking a single dime out of my pocket :P

EDIT: in case you didn't believe me:

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ve/MLV-8326384-sony-playstation-3-40gb-spider-man-_JM

2.500 Bolivares!

1 US Dollar = 2.15 Bolivares so...

2500 Bolivares = 1162$

How about that? :D Damn i hate Chavez!!!!!!!!! :evil:

Dude I hope so. I really do. I'm saving up my money from work to buy a PS3 and I can't find any of the 80GB ones in stores, I can only find the 40GB.

I dont understand why the 40gb models dont have BC. Surely its just emulation software? Or is there actual hardware required?GazzaB

The 80 GB also had chips inside specifically for running the emulation- those were taken out of the 40 GB. To do it now would require an all-software solution, which Sony is possibly working on to enable PS2 game downloads like they have for PSOne games now.

Alucardio, considering Venezuela is part of the NTSC territory getting the 80 GB would be an option for you- those of you in PAL territories are SOL, however.

[QUOTE="GazzaB"]I dont understand why the 40gb models dont have BC. Surely its just emulation software? Or is there actual hardware required?lyndonAPI

The 80 GB also had chips inside specifically for running the emulation- those were taken out of the 40 GB. To do it now would require an all-software solution, which Sony is possibly working on to enable PS2 game downloads like they have for PSOne games now.

Alucardio, considering Venezuela is part of the NTSC territory getting the 80 GB would be an option for you- those of you in PAL territories are SOL, however.

Yeah i think i'm going for that option. PS3 + Metal Gear + Dual Shock 3 = Win :D

When one realizes that the PS2 will not play PS3 games, they buy a PS3.

The rest of my post will be complete sarcasm. 'What is wrong with you sony! I bought a PS2 to play games when that came out, and now I buy a PS3 to play PS3 games, but you won't let me play my PS2 games I bought way back when for the PS2 hardware on your new machine that I bought to play PS3 games on! Sony!? Why would I buy a PS3 if I can't play PS2 games on it? Just like how I bought a GC because it plays N64, Super NES and NES games!! What a terrible thing to do! You will lose sooo much business because of this! What is wrong with you? Trying to sell a new console that you think was created to play 'new' stuff. How silly of you sony, to think that 'next-gen' wasn't last gen.'

And.. thats all. I'm not pointing any fingers at anyone. I just felt like posting that, so please do not take offense if your'e upset about the no BC on 40gb. My intention wasn't cruelty, it was a gesture of sarcasm to explain my feelings in manner that seems to represent itself quite frequently. Just figured it would be more easily understandable. The affirmentioned post, came from my heart. Please don't confuse cruel sarcasm with 'love sarcasm' (which is what I used). It was posted for the good, not to hurt.

:)

EDIT: I don't see sony making any moves for BC on 40gb. Also wanted to add that this particular thread is much more mature than the usual 'no BC in 40gb' threads of the past. I applaud the maturity, and that fact that your asking a question as to the likelyhood of it occurring in the 40gb model. I edited my post a few times as I was coming off as a jerk, which is not my intention.

When one realizes that the PS2 will not play PS3 games, they buy a PS3.

The rest of my post will be complete sarcasm, regarding what seems to be a large majority of point of view of those backlashing at the 'no BC in 40gb' (the following have been comments seen on this forum in other threads, apart from the GC comment ;-)): 'What is wrong with you sony! I bought a PS2 to play games when that came out, and now I buy a PS3 to play PS3 games, but you won't let me play my PS2 games I bought way back when for the PS2 hardware on your new machine that I bought to play PS3 games on! Sony!? Why would I buy a PS3 if I can't play PS2 games on it? Just like how I bought a GC because it plays N64, Super NES and NES games!! What a terrible thing to do! You will lose sooo much business because of this! What is wrong with you? Trying to sell a new console that you think was created to play 'new' stuff. How silly of you sony, to think that 'next-gen' wasn't last gen.'

And.. thats all. I'm not pointing any fingers at anyone. I just felt like posting that, so please do not take offense if your'e upset about the no BC on 40gb. My intention wasn't cruelty, it was a gesture of sarcasm to explain my feelings in manner that seems to represent itself on this forum quite frequently. Just figured it would be more easily understandable. The affirmentioned post, came from my heart. Please don't confuse cruel sarcasm with 'love sarcasm' (which is what I used). It was posted for the good, not to hurt. :) I compare what has happened with Backwards Compatability to that of certain situations in the work force. At work, if you show your manage or boss that you can complete a certain task with excellent results... they will expect you to continue to do that no matter what, and with complete loyalty. It seems the same has happened with Sony and BC. They threw it in as a nice gesture to their customers, and now are expected to continue to do so. So what once was a nice gesture, is now a requirement.

EDIT: I don't see sony making any moves for BC on 40gb. Also wanted to add that this particular thread is much more mature than the usual 'no BC in 40gb' threads of the past. I applaud the maturity, and that fact that your asking a question as to the likelyhood of it occurring in the 40gb model. I edited my post a few times as I was coming off as a jerk, which is not my intention.

When one realizes that the PS2 will not play PS3 games, they buy a PS3.

The rest of my post will be complete sarcasm, regarding what seems to be a large majority of point of view of those backlashing at the 'no BC in 40gb' (the following have been comments seen on this forum in other threads, apart from the GC comment ;-)): 'What is wrong with you sony! I bought a PS2 to play games when that came out, and now I buy a PS3 to play PS3 games, but you won't let me play my PS2 games I bought way back when for the PS2 hardware on your new machine that I bought to play PS3 games on! Sony!? Why would I buy a PS3 if I can't play PS2 games on it? Just like how I bought a GC because it plays N64, Super NES and NES games!! What a terrible thing to do! You will lose sooo much business because of this! What is wrong with you? Trying to sell a new console that you think was created to play 'new' stuff. How silly of you sony, to think that 'next-gen' wasn't last gen.'

And.. thats all. I'm not pointing any fingers at anyone. I just felt like posting that, so please do not take offense if your'e upset about the no BC on 40gb. My intention wasn't cruelty, it was a gesture of sarcasm to explain my feelings in manner that seems to represent itself on this forum quite frequently. Just figured it would be more easily understandable. The affirmentioned post, came from my heart. Please don't confuse cruel sarcasm with 'love sarcasm' (which is what I used). It was posted for the good, not to hurt. :) I compare what has happened with Backwards Compatability to that of certain situations in the work force. At work, if you show your manage or boss that you can complete a certain task with excellent results... they will expect you to continue to do that no matter what, and with complete loyalty. It seems the same has happened with Sony and BC. They threw it in as a nice gesture to their customers, and now are expected to continue to do so. So what once was a nice gesture, is now a requirement.

hopesfoll

A very well thought out post there. As far as the 40 gig having BC support for PS2 games the thing is there were also video hardware that was removed in this SKU that supports the emulation software.