How does the fact that the PS3 plays PS2 Games a PLUS??!!

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#1 septicvirus
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I mean really; who DIDN'T own a PS2 last gen.

Why list the fact that the PS3 can play all the great PS2 games as a reason to get it??? Why not just play them on your PS2 and save some money?

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#2 laughingman42
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Because everyones PS2 broke.:|

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;)

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#3 Truth-slayer
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Because then you can also play PS3 games as well and save money. More is never a bad thing.
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#4 sakura_Ex
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Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity,sorta like what Halo 3 does.
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#5 septicvirus
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Because everyones PS2 broke.:|

.

;)

laughingman42

That's why people are still buying them today. At its price, it is of MUCH better value than a PS3.

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#6 shadowrun69
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Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity,sorta like what Halo 3 does.sakura_Ex

Ooooooohhhh...

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#7 MaximumD
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Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity,sorta like what Halo 3 does.sakura_Ex

hahaha funny, but it's true. lol

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#8 Pariah_001
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I mean really; who DIDN'T own a PS2 last gen.

Why list the fact that the PS3 can play all the great PS2 games as a reason to get it??? Why not just play them on your PS2 and save some money?

septicvirus

Because I don't like switching between consoles every time I want to play a PS2 game.

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#9 SolidTy
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I mean really; who DIDN'T own a PS2 last gen.

Why list the fact that the PS3 can play all the great PS2 games as a reason to get it??? Why not just play them on your PS2 and save some money?

septicvirus

The PS3 upscales them to Glorious HD to boot, and plays PSOne games! It's just a great feature. I hate how many games MY 360 can't play.

And Not many people have enough room to have all the system's of all time hooked into one T.V.. I had to retire my Xbox, and Dreamcast, and Gamecube. Luckily, Sony and Nintendo's system's let me play old games with no fuss or muss. Xbox 360 on the other hand...

What I don't get is why do people such as yourself complain about GOOD THINGS?

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#10 septicvirus
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[QUOTE="sakura_Ex"]Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity,sorta like what Halo 3 does.MaximumD

hahaha funny, but it's true. lol

Is this an example of damage control? Halo 3 looks amazing.

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#11 JiveT
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Yeah its convenient.
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#12 MaximumD
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How's saying the truth be damage control? Halo 3 is near HD, nothing wrong with that.
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#13 coolviper2003
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Some people don't have space to have all the last gen consoles in their entertainment center, so backwards compatibility is a great feature to have on any console. I'd prefer to have just a PS3, Wii, and 360 in my entertainment center then having all of those plus a PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox all cluttered in one area.
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#14 pretzelmeister
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[QUOTE="MaximumD"]

[QUOTE="sakura_Ex"]Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity,sorta like what Halo 3 does.septicvirus

hahaha funny, but it's true. lol

Is this an example of damage control? Halo 3 looks amazing.

Yes, exactly, it does lookamazing:Halo 3 is basically Halo 2 in HD. It looks amazing, but thats about it. I think thats what Sakura EX meant.

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#15 Truth-slayer
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[QUOTE="MaximumD"]

[QUOTE="sakura_Ex"]Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity,sorta like what Halo 3 does.septicvirus

hahaha funny, but it's true. lol

Is this an example of damage control? Halo 3 looks amazing.

No. Just No.

But it wasnt damage control as being able to play last gen games on your new console is NEVER a bad thing.

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#16 I_AM_AROD______
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It's so that you can play all the best sony games on one system as apposed to having 3 different ones all stacked up on your TV. That's the answer. if you think it's stupid, congratulations on having a leaning tower of systems upon your telivision.

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#17 Tiefster
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Because I don't need to drag my PS2 out and connect everything just to play an old favorite for a few hours. While its not that great, its a really convenient thing.
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#18 septicvirus
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It's so that you can play all the best sony games on one system as apposed to having 3 different ones all stacked up on your TV. That's the answer. if you think it's stupid, congratulations on having a leaning tower of systems upon your telivision.

I_AM_AROD______

But what if I just have a PS2 anda 360 hooked up??? Then I have the best of both worlds, no?

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#19 welltarnation
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It's a major plus. I don't want to keep a PS1 anda PS2 hooked up to my HDTV. The PS3 allows you access to a great library of past games, not to mention the present and future ones. It's just common sense.

It'll continue to be a plus too, until your Xbox360 can play them.

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#20 welltarnation
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[QUOTE="I_AM_AROD______"]

It's so that you can play all the best sony games on one system as apposed to having 3 different ones all stacked up on your TV. That's the answer. if you think it's stupid, congratulations on having a leaning tower of systems upon your telivision.

septicvirus

But what if I just have a PS2 anda 360 hooked up??? Then I have the best of both worlds, no?

Not really. You're basically wasting two input slots on your TV using those two.

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#21 Great_Ragnarok
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that said I wonder what their emulator is like? coz I heard that they removed the emotion chip so now they have to emulate it.anyone has any idea about this?

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#22 septicvirus
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that said I wonder what their emulator is like? coz I heard that they removed the emotion chip so now they have to emulate it.anyone has any idea about this?

Great_Ragnarok

Yeah, supposedly anyone who buys a PS3 now will have to have the leaning tower of video game systems that you all talk about.

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#23 Lazy_Boy88
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Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity,sorta like what Halo 3 does.sakura_Ex
Ownage approved.
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#24 DementedDragon
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Great BC is always a plus, you can also play PS1 games as well; not only is that convinient but it saves up space in the game room. So yes it's a BIG plus.
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#25 I_AM_AROD______
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[QUOTE="I_AM_AROD______"]

It's so that you can play all the best sony games on one system as apposed to having 3 different ones all stacked up on your TV. That's the answer. if you think it's stupid, congratulations on having a leaning tower of systems upon your telivision.

septicvirus

But what if I just have a PS2 anda 360 hooked up??? Then I have the best of both worlds, no?

Yeah sure. But we weren't talking about 360, we were talking about Playstation. If you want to play Playstation games from PSone, PS2, and PS3 all you need is a PS3. If it didn't have that (like for some reason you want) you would have to have a PS3 on top of a PS2 and a PSone balancing on top of the rounded top of the PS3. That why it is a plus.
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#26 cj2121
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that said I wonder what their emulator is like? coz I heard that they removed the emotion chip so now they have to emulate it.anyone has any idea about this?

Great_Ragnarok
Here is a site that you can search which games are compatible. I believe the 80 gig version is the one without the EE chip. Most of the big games work from ps1 and ps2 on the ps3.
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#27 snipe2004
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how can it not be a plus?

why are you trying to spin a positive thing? or are you jsut grasping for straws?

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#28 Ibacai
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It makes it so I don't have to plug my PS2 in and frees up space. Just like the Wii's BC and VC are pluses. Not to mention the improved graphics.
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#29 BrooklynBomber
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Just play GOW 2 upconverted on your hdtv and then ask that question again TC also the games load faster the best feature is more space and less cables under around your set. The 360 also plays old xbox games butit's hit and miss on what works but still a great feature to have instead of keeping that huge xbox around.
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#30 Blue-Sky
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Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity, sorta like what Halo 3 does.sakura_Ex

LoL Nice one!

anyway, Who wouldn't want a PS2 in their PS3? I like the virtual memory card and PS1 downloads. HD upscaling is nice, though not as good as the 360's revisions. I gave my PS2 to my little brother to destroy, and it saves me the space and trouble of using it.

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Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity,sorta like what Halo 3 does.sakura_Ex

:lol:

Too true.

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#32 ShmenonPie
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Because everyones PS2 broke.:|

laughingman42

No. Not true at all.

And it's a big plus, to assume that EVERYONE owned a PS2 is extremely ignorant.

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#33 mistervengeance
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I mean really; who DIDN'T own a PS2 last gen.

Why list the fact that the PS3 can play all the great PS2 games as a reason to get it??? Why not just play them on your PS2 and save some money?

septicvirus
because it can upscale them to hd Edit: i just read the earlier response. "kinda like halo 3, eh?" that's gold.
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#34 manningbowl135
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I didn't.
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You get to pay $500 for upscaled versions of the same games (that already look stunning in SD) you could get for $129. Not only that but you don't get rumble and have to get a memory card adapter.
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Because the PS3 can upscale old PS2 games to almost HD qaulity,sorta like what Halo 3 does.sakura_Ex

9.5

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#37 gingerdivid
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How is added convenience not a plus?
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#38 Hewkii
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I mean really; who DIDN'T own a PS2 last gen.

septicvirus

I didn't.

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The Wii plays GC games, and the 360 plays Xbox games... so if you're a fanboy, you don't really have any options as far as arguing against the feature goes. :?
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#40 l-_-l
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Because everyones PS2 broke.:|

.

;)

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Nope, I still have my luanch PS2. I take the cover off and blow all the dust out every time it starts to DRE. After I blow it out, it works like new again. I guess I do this evry 6-8 months.
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#41 Daffy101
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[QUOTE="septicvirus"][QUOTE="I_AM_AROD______"]

It's so that you can play all the best sony games on one system as apposed to having 3 different ones all stacked up on your TV. That's the answer. if you think it's stupid, congratulations on having a leaning tower of systems upon your telivision.

welltarnation

But what if I just have a PS2 anda 360 hooked up??? Then I have the best of both worlds, no?

Not really. You're basically wasting two input slots on your TV using those two.

RF Modulator.

To the TC. It's a plus for the PS3 just like it's a plus for the 360. I didn't own an Xbox last gen but I own a 360, so I dont have to have both to play the games. It could go vice versa with the PS3.

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#42 thenycest1_b_basic
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because its a good purchase for those that wants to play the AAA ps2 games and for those who wants to play the upcoming AAA games.

i honestly have 5-6 ps2 games i have yet to finish.

waiting is fine with me. take ur time developers.

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#44 welltarnation
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They're not taking it out. They're just not using hardware to do it.
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#45 Timstuff
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I don't need to keep my PS2 hooked up anymore. In fact, I loaned it to a friend a few months ago and I still haven't gotten it back yet, but I've hardly missed it. I can play practically anything I want on the same system, which is very nice.
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#46 elite_ferns1
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my ps2 broke (and so did my xbox 360 btw)
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#47 Navy_Sealz
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Because if it has BC i can sell my ps2.
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#48 Zero5000X
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i had a gamecube last gen. there are a lot of PS2 games i didnt get to play. heck, right now im playing FFXII.
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#49 Rockman999
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SO IF ITS SUCH A GREAT PLUS...

WHY IS IT NO BIG DEAL THAT SONY IS TAKING IT OUT OF THE PS3 NOW???

septicvirus

ARE YOU STUPID?

Sony isnt removing th BC feature from future PS3's,theyre just removing the EE to reduce manufacturing cost and using software emulation to run the BC feature.

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#50 MikeE21286
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that's just a dumb question......