ps2 compatability...who cares?

so wat if the new ps3 40gb doesnt have ps2 compatability? i dont even play my ps2 games on my 60gb atm, if ur so worried dont buy it and stick with a ps2.

or u could buy this new ps3 and then some of the november games like army of two assassins creed and haze aswell as getting resitance and then ULL FORGET ABOUT PS2 GAMES FOREVER bwa hahaha

IMO this new console is great atm ive used my card reader once on my 60gig, and i only use 2 usb ports atm anyway, the most important thing the new console has going for it (over the core) is that it still has wifi

I am sure there is a cost to software emulation. Think about it, anything that has to be implemented millions of times over has got to have a substantial cost associated with it. While it may not be an actual piece of hardware, it has got to add up.

And for the record, I NEVER play any of my PS2 games on my 60GB. I have moved on.

Um....I care....

I support the PS3 100%, but im not sure I can just...forget the 50+ ps2 games ive collected over the years. Also considering the new ps2 games are $50 when I bought them....do the math. It's 2,500 dollars; not something i can just 'forget' about.

SO yeah, I want a ps3.....no...I will not sacrifice backwards compatability.

Um....I care....

I support the PS3 100%, but im not sure I can just...forget the 50+ ps2 games ive collected over the years. Also considering the new ps2 games are $50 when I bought them....do the math. It's 2,500 dollars; not something i can just 'forget' about.

SO yeah, I want a ps3.....no...I will not sacrifice backwards compatability.

RainWest

I agree, especially after Sony made fun of MS over the sames thing and talked about how important it is. But it is really funny to watch all of the Sony fanboys brush it off after ridiculing MS for only offering partial backwards compatibility, which is better than Sony who just ditched it entirely.

[QUOTE="RainWest"]

Um....I care....

I support the PS3 100%, but im not sure I can just...forget the 50+ ps2 games ive collected over the years. Also considering the new ps2 games are $50 when I bought them....do the math. It's 2,500 dollars; not something i can just 'forget' about.

SO yeah, I want a ps3.....no...I will not sacrifice backwards compatability.

GIJames248

I agree, especially after Sony made fun of MS over the sames thing and talked about how important it is. But it is really funny to watch all of the Sony fanboys brush it off after ridiculing MS for only offering partial backwards compatibility, which is better than Sony who just ditched it entirely.

sony has given everybody a chance to get 60gig which i think it the best one out of the 3 and plus they might be price drop by 50 bucks for the existeing 60 so if u really want to keep on playing yr ps2 games try to save up for the 60gig or keep yr ps2 and u have choice to get 3 existeing ps3 40g,60g, or 80g and i wouldnt be surprise if they 80gig will go down by next year or something like that

same here, people should stop complaining and hell i bet half the people tht are gonna buy 40 gb ps3 probebly already have ps2sRed_26

Exactly. The problem with why they took out SE is this. At first they had EE/GS which is what the first 60GB adopters have. Then they took out EE because it was costing them money that they could save on. So they took out EE and made software emulation, but see the software emulation was working because of the GS and that allowed them to upscale PS/PS2 games as well. Then I guess they realized taking out GS (if you have a problem keep your PS2 the 40GB isn't that expensive), cutting 2 USB ports (you only really need 2 if your using your PS3 to play games), and taking out the SD readers and memory slots (which I only ever used once), helped them cut the price without sacrificing, Blu-Ray, HDMI and Wifi which are the best PS3 things.

Look at it this way you guys wanted a cheaper model and al ot of people didn't care for the extra features this allows you to just sit down and play your PS3 games. you don't buy a PS3 to play PS2 so stop babying and whining. You want to play PS2 keep your damn PS2.

[QUOTE="RainWest"]

Um....I care....

I support the PS3 100%, but im not sure I can just...forget the 50+ ps2 games ive collected over the years. Also considering the new ps2 games are $50 when I bought them....do the math. It's 2,500 dollars; not something i can just 'forget' about.

SO yeah, I want a ps3.....no...I will not sacrifice backwards compatability.

GIJames248

I agree, especially after Sony made fun of MS over the sames thing and talked about how important it is. But it is really funny to watch all of the Sony fanboys brush it off after ridiculing MS for only offering partial backwards compatibility, which is better than Sony who just ditched it entirely.

[QUOTE="RainWest"]

Um....I care....

I support the PS3 100%, but im not sure I can just...forget the 50+ ps2 games ive collected over the years. Also considering the new ps2 games are $50 when I bought them....do the math. It's 2,500 dollars; not something i can just 'forget' about.

SO yeah, I want a ps3.....no...I will not sacrifice backwards compatability.

GIJames248

I agree, especially after Sony made fun of MS over the sames thing and talked about how important it is. But it is really funny to watch all of the Sony fanboys brush it off after ridiculing MS for only offering partial backwards compatibility, which is better than Sony who just ditched it entirely.

The success of the PlayStation platforms has led to a fantastic library of games. To remove the compatability on the PS3 is to make it incompatible with the entire PlayStation library that we have today. It's like they put an end to it. I am supposed to believe that all the games I have collected, and still play from time to time are suddenly not good enough to be played. Good games are always good games. So enough about how BC is not needed. If you just want to play the newest games you can always do so, if you want to play all the games you like you won't be doing it on the new PS3 model.

i think they should have left the ps2 compatibility (by software or hardware...the method doesnt matter).

my ps2 has been broken for years, as such many many ps2 games i wanted were never bought. now that i have a ps3 (60 gig) ive spent about 200 hours on ps2 titles alone. i was happy to spend an extra 100 dollars to get the 60gig, but what about those who are unsure of the ps3 and want in at a lower price point? sucks for them cause they dont want to spend 500 on a gaming system? i see no real reason for the back compat to be dropped.

[QUOTE="RainWest"]

Um....I care....

I support the PS3 100%, but im not sure I can just...forget the 50+ ps2 games ive collected over the years. Also considering the new ps2 games are $50 when I bought them....do the math. It's 2,500 dollars; not something i can just 'forget' about.

SO yeah, I want a ps3.....no...I will not sacrifice backwards compatability.

GIJames248

I agree, especially after Sony made fun of MS over the sames thing and talked about how important it is. But it is really funny to watch all of the Sony fanboys brush it off after ridiculing MS for only offering partial backwards compatibility, which is better than Sony who just ditched it entirely.

This is 2 the reason i hate when ppl say stuff lile "why should u care about BC"

BC was the best thing that happen to consoles and now is standard.

Here's a Quote from SONY's Phil Harrison...

"Backwards compatibility, as you know from PlayStation One and PlayStation 2, is a core value of what we believe we should offer. And access to the library of content people have created, bought for themselves, and accumulated over the years is necessary to create a format. PlayStation is a format meaning that it transcends many devices -- PSOne, PS2, and now PS3." - Phil Harrison, SONY, December 2006 to Gamepro

Source: http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=55108

To shut the door on nearly 115 million potential PS2 customers make no sense whatsoever ... why upgrade to a system that won't play your hugePS2 collection? But it will play your PSX games? Yes ... I still have PSX games (I play them on my PS2).

EVERY Ps3 should allow the user to free up the space taken up by the ps2, so you still have room foryour Wii60.

I can't wait to see the return line the day after Christmas when peoplerealize these won't play Ps2 games, evenwith emulation.

GREAT move Sony, almost asgood as packaging it with the AWFUL Spiderman 3. Good Job!

RIP (prediction for the PS3)

Alright, lets dispell some untruths here for the moment.

Yes, the 40GB cannot play PS2 games but it can play PS1 games. Also, software emulation is going to be available, but without the extra chipset the 80GB is using to process the current emulations, it is going to require new firmware to be produced. It is going to be a much slower process and might never be that exciting.

With that said, I am glad I have the 60GB. I would never want a system that didn't offer BC.

Here's a Quote from SONY's Phil Harrison...

"Backwards compatibility, as you know from PlayStation One and PlayStation 2, is a core value of what we believe we should offer. And access to the library of content people have created, bought for themselves, and accumulated over the years is necessary to create a format. PlayStation is a format meaning that it transcends many devices -- PSOne, PS2, and now PS3." - Phil Harrison, SONY, December 2006 to Gamepro

Source: http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=55108

To shut the door on nearly 115 million potential PS2 customers make no sense whatsoever ... why upgrade to a system that won't play your hugePS2 collection? But it will play your PSX games? Yes ... I still have PSX games (I play them on my PS2).

EVERY Ps3 should allow the user to free up the space taken up by the ps2, so you still have room foryour Wii60.

I can't wait to see the return line the day after Christmas when peoplerealize these won't play Ps2 games, evenwith emulation.

GREAT move Sony, almost asgood as packaging it with the AWFUL Spiderman 3. Good Job!

RIP (prediction for the PS3)

radioioRobert

Phil Harrison is the same guy who said rumble was last gen. I wonder what will he say about BC.

I care. This is what put SOny ahead of everyone else. The fact that what game you would want to play on the new system you could. This is something Sony made part of the package. Yes its all about the future and what they need to do to improve, but at the same time they need to keep a strong hold on the past and keep backwards compatability. Its needed for Sony cause this is something they prided thermselves on not us.

Gamers Game....Fanbouys Pick Sides....

Phil Harrison is the same guy who said rumble was last gen. I wonder what will he say about BC.PSP107

dont attack phil, hes just a spoksman

and hes really good at it, i saw an interview where they were asking questions that went below the belt and he was able to keep his cool and give some excelent replies.

[QUOTE="PSP107"]Phil Harrison is the same guy who said rumble was last gen. I wonder what will he say about BC.GlassDominion

dont attack phil, hes just a spoksman

and hes really good at it, i saw an interview where they were asking questions that went below the belt and he was able to keep his cool and give some excelent replies.

yeah but the words he chose felt like he really meant that rumble was last gen.

[QUOTE="GlassDominion"]

[QUOTE="PSP107"]Phil Harrison is the same guy who said rumble was last gen. I wonder what will he say about BC.PSP107

dont attack phil, hes just a spoksman

and hes really good at it, i saw an interview where they were asking questions that went below the belt and he was able to keep his cool and give some excelent replies.

yeah but the words he chose felt like he really meant that rumble was last gen.

but they havent exactly gone back on that have they? the ps3 is being shipped with the sixaxis controllers. only now they offer the dual shock 3 with rumble for those who would like it. its not something dumb like redesigning their console to have a new video out connector, and call it the same system *cough xbox pro now shipping with hdmi*

The success of the PlayStation platforms has led to a fantastic library of games. To remove the compatability on the PS3 is to make it incompatible with the entire PlayStation library that we have today. It's like they put an end to it. I am supposed to believe that all the games I have collected, and still play from time to time are suddenly not good enough to be played. Good games are always good games. So enough about how BC is not needed. If you just want to play the newest games you can always do so, if you want to play all the games you like you won't be doing it on the new PS3 model.

digidrive

BC is important only to those who have games they still want to play through and had a ps2. Don't forget all the new ps3 owners who don't own a ps2 or ps1 etc... They may not care to go back and catch up on past games (maybe one reason they didn't own a ps2)

As time goes on and more PS3 games come out BC does become less relevant. I agree it's important and there are still clear options to buy a model with BC. IMO the 40g with no bc is a nice package for those looking to jump into this gen rather than last.

After a couple years how many people played ps1 games on their ps2? I'm sure a fair amount but a lot were also like myself, never owned a ps1 and didn't paticularly care to try and catch up from the begining of ps1, I simply enjoyed ps2 and only ps2.

i dont care...i have played and finished all the 10.0 games that the ps2 have, now is time to move on...

[QUOTE="GIJames248"][QUOTE="RainWest"]

Um....I care....

I support the PS3 100%, but im not sure I can just...forget the 50+ ps2 games ive collected over the years. Also considering the new ps2 games are $50 when I bought them....do the math. It's 2,500 dollars; not something i can just 'forget' about.

SO yeah, I want a ps3.....no...I will not sacrifice backwards compatability.

ghettokid15

I agree, especially after Sony made fun of MS over the sames thing and talked about how important it is. But it is really funny to watch all of the Sony fanboys brush it off after ridiculing MS for only offering partial backwards compatibility, which is better than Sony who just ditched it entirely.

sony has given everybody a chance to get 60gig which i think it the best one out of the 3 and plus they might be price drop by 50 bucks for the existeing 60 so if u really want to keep on playing yr ps2 games try to save up for the 60gig or keep yr ps2 and u have choice to get 3 existeing ps3 40g,60g, or 80g and i wouldnt be surprise if they 80gig will go down by next year or something like that

not everyone only north america got the 60gb PS3 that has backward compatibility

and i care about that cause i never had a PS2 and now i'll never get that chance to play all the tiles i missed. and its just ridiculous to own a PS3 yet i still have to buy a PS2 to play PS2 games on it, thats just crazy

so wat if the new ps3 40gb doesnt have ps2 compatability? i dont even play my ps2 games on my 60gb atm, if ur so worried dont buy it and stick with a ps2.

or u could buy this new ps3 and then some of the november games like army of two assassins creed and haze aswell as getting resitance and then ULL FORGET ABOUT PS2 GAMES FOREVER bwa hahaha

IMO this new console is great atm ive used my card reader once on my 60gig, and i only use 2 usb ports atm anyway, the most important thing the new console has going for it (over the core) is that it still has wifi

heretic92

Personally, I consider this to be a bad move by Sony. Yes, there are definately some perks to getting a lower cost unit out there (and I think the PS3 could pick up in sales at $400).

However, BC is important to many people. In fact, I almost didn't buy my PS3 because I ended up with the Hong Kong version, which means my BC is tied to Asia and not the US (granted some games come with English, but not all of them). I really want to play Yakuza 1 and 2...but now I have to play the JPN versions without English. I don't know if I'm going to get it now.

With time, sure, BC will be less important. But right now, there's a severe lack of great, defining games for the PS3. Not every niche has been covered, and until then, BC will be highly important. Plus, there's always a few games from every gen that you'll want for a good long while.

And no one here takes into account that a PS2 emulator may be implemented later via firmware. No, because everyone is crying a river over losing it on the 40 GB sku. The people who are crying the hardest are already PS3 owners which is very sad. I'm also very sick of these retarded threads keep popping up, it's like your providing a new dyper forthe babies to poop in. I hope no one else makes anymore threads like this, you are only feeding the whiners. I hope a mod actually notices this retarded subjects over 40 GB not having BC and locks every single one of them. You guys need to grow up and look toward the future, not the past.da1writer

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