People have really bad memories regarding the PS3's backwards compatibility

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#1 ramey70
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Sony stated as far back as June that including the PS2 chip was a temporary fix and would be removed to allow software emulation. 

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Sony actually keeps their word and people get angry.  Amazing. I've truly seen it all here.
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#2 Deihmos
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I also remember them saying all PS2 games will be BC unlike Microsoft.
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#3 ramey70
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I also remember them saying all PS2 games will be BC unlike Microsoft.Deihmos
How do you know they won't be with future updates to the emulation software?
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#4 Vampyronight
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I also remember them saying all PS2 games will be BC unlike Microsoft.Deihmos
You're right- because it won't be 100% compatible on day one, it will NEVER be compatible. :roll:
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#5 bdhoff
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[QUOTE="Deihmos"]I also remember them saying all PS2 games will be BC unlike Microsoft.Vampyronight
You're right- because it won't be 100% compatible on day one, it will NEVER be compatible. :roll:

Please...do you believe it will ever be 100% compatible?

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#6 ramey70
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[QUOTE="Vampyronight"][QUOTE="Deihmos"]I also remember them saying all PS2 games will be BC unlike Microsoft.bdhoff

You're right- because it won't be 100% compatible on day one, it will NEVER be compatible. :roll:

Please...do you believe it will ever be 100% compatible?

What we believe and what will happen are two different things.
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#7 Deihmos
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They actually said 100% from launch then changed their tune.
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Sony stated as far back as June that including the PS2 chip was a temporary fix and would be removed to allow software emulation.

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Sony actually keeps their word and people get angry. Amazing. I've truly seen it all here.
ramey70


The emulation software is obviously nowhere near ready, therefore, they should still be using the EE chip. Thats why people are annoyed.
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#9 ramey70
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[QUOTE="ramey70"]Sony stated as far back as June that including the PS2 chip was a temporary fix and would be removed to allow software emulation.

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Sony actually keeps their word and people get angry. Amazing. I've truly seen it all here.
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The emulation software is obviously nowhere near ready, therefore, they should still be using the EE chip. Thats why people are annoyed.

How do you know it's not "ready"? Do you have any first hand experience with it to make that claim? What is your definitiong of being "near ready"? 80% BC? 90%BC? It's obviously somewhat ready if it's already effective in at least making some gomes run.
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#10 DilutedDante
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How do you know it's not "ready"? Do you have any first hand experience with it to make that claim? What is your definitiong of being "near ready"? 80% BC? 90%BC? It's obviously somewhat ready if it's already effective in at least making some gomes run.ramey70


Sony's statement was that it works with "a limited range of PS2 games". That doesn't sound remotely near ready to me. In fact that sounds pretty far from being ready. So far away that it shouldn't be implemented.

"Some games" isn't sufficient. "A limited range" isn't sufficient. The vast majority is, and from what Sony is saying, that isn't the case.
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#11 ramey70
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[QUOTE="ramey70"]How do you know it's not "ready"? Do you have any first hand experience with it to make that claim? What is your definitiong of being "near ready"? 80% BC? 90%BC? It's obviously somewhat ready if it's already effective in at least making some gomes run.DilutedDante


Sony's statement was that it works with "a limited range of PS2 games". That doesn't sound remotely near ready to me. In fact that sounds pretty far from being ready. So far away that it shouldn't be implemented.

"Some games" isn't sufficient. "A limited range" isn't sufficient. The vast majority is, and from what Sony is saying, that isn't the case.

Actually what that tells me is that the emulator software itself is ready. However, it must be updated to work with additional games. It has to be implemented at some point and that time has come.
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#12 hellscovern
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[QUOTE="ramey70"]How do you know it's not "ready"? Do you have any first hand experience with it to make that claim? What is your definitiong of being "near ready"? 80% BC? 90%BC? It's obviously somewhat ready if it's already effective in at least making some gomes run.DilutedDante


Sony's statement was that it works with "a limited range of PS2 games". That doesn't sound remotely near ready to me. In fact that sounds pretty far from being ready. So far away that it shouldn't be implemented.

"Some games" isn't sufficient. "A limited range" isn't sufficient. The vast majority is, and from what Sony is saying, that isn't the case.



They have also said they are working on it right up to launch day adding more and more games, at the MOMENT it's limited and Sony have admited that but it will change with updates all this moaning is pointless.
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#13 bob_dartagnan
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Wow nice find, I hadn't heard that.
So I guess future PS3s here in the states will get the same treatment.

Now to the Euro's "STOP WHINING!"