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New PS3 Model Does Not Have PS2 Compatibility (Corrected)

The recent announcement of the CECH-3000B 320GB model which will consume less power and weight less, does not include PS2 compatibility.

Kain814693d ago (Edited 4693d ago )

Its about time^^
i think i sell my slim and buy this one^^if its true of course

dangert124693d ago

I just wish sony would do a ps2 classics like they did with the ps1 games instead of waiting for these hd remakes,

im playing grandia and final fantasy vii on my ps3 atm hd visuals and trophies care not for when it comes to these experiences

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jadenkorri4693d ago

@ egidem
best pic ever and sums up everything

zeeshan4693d ago

Sorry not gona happen. It'll be more profitable for Sony and third party devs to release HD versions of PS2 games than to sell PS2 titles over PSN or something.

Army_of_Darkness4693d ago

I don't think anyone would be dumb enough to sell their current ps3 for this new model just because its ps2 compatible!!? You might as well just get a ps2 console for $50! Or less... Gawd, some people are just retarded...

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nopunctuation4693d ago

Sony is making way too much money selling repackaged HD collections that we already bought. PS2 compatibility will never return. Im alright with it though because collections have some easy trophies.

squallheart4693d ago

Very true its probably a bad translation. From what ive read on andriasang, its just a weight and power that are changing hell maybe even security.

slaton244693d ago

well the HD remakes dont mean u go buy them they could also be for the ppl who did not get the games in the past...if u have them good i buy the HD collections i dont own such as Gow and sly cooper...do like me have a ps2 next to ur ps3 and stop whinning for not having BC...it will b ok...i bet when ps4 comes out it will b BC and on the store it will have ps1 and ps2 classics

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Iamback4693d ago

wow talk about ruining this site, it is now ugly as f...

ShamefulDispray4693d ago

So now we can play PS2 games on our PS3? Just in time for my MGSHD & ZOEHD Collections on PS3. Suckers around every corner.

Just according to Keikaku.

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cjflora4693d ago

I wish I could say the same. I got a slim after my fat died of the YLOD. I'll admit though that in the 2 years I had my fat I played PS2 discs maybe 2 or 3 times so I wasn't all that concerned about losing BC.

bloodybutcher4693d ago

well,my fatty yloded as well,but i bought another 60gb.hopefully it will last^^

sourav934693d ago

There's something wrong with the translation. After translating that page with other translator programs and websites, all of them translate that text about ps2 as "this system will NOT be compatible with playstation 2 with proprietary software(?)". Sometimes google translate isn't reliable and should be double checked with other translators.

gamingdroid4693d ago

Sony will not bring back Backwards Compatibility. They just found a new business model, remastered oldies!

M-A-R-S-H-A-L-L4693d ago

Oh darn. This got my hopes up for a minute there. :(

Kain814693d ago

i have read it, it was updated after my comment...so i didn´t know that it was a mistake...jeezzzz is that why i got so many diagrees???

Crazyglues4693d ago (Edited 4693d ago )

Ok, now your talking, I will indeed pick this up if true..

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meganick4693d ago

Sony could add PS2 functionality to every PS3 with a simple firmware update. They just choose not to because they want the extra income from PS2 sales.

Aarix4692d ago

I dont think so. As far as my knowledge the "emotion engine" is needed to power the emulation. But that's not in all the ps3's

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YoungMoney4693d ago (Edited 4693d ago )

I knew it! I knew they would use software or a Sony app.

Cheeseknight284693d ago

What in the world would be the point in all the HD collections if they are just going to add PS2 support back in?

That'd be like flushing money down the toilet. Sony's a business and they will always do business in the mind of maximum profit while balancing maximum consumer satisfaction. Consumers are satisfied with HD remakes and those make them a lot more money than re-implementing PS2 support.

Madusha4693d ago (Edited 4693d ago )

I have a PS2 as well. Problem solved...and it's like $50 now? I'm sure you could get a used and good-condition one for like $20 =)

Kain814693d ago (Edited 4693d ago )

I have no room for all my Consoles under my TVs, so i appreciate it.
Btw i have my PSone and PS2 consoles, but i dont have them, connected to my TVs.
Btw i did not diagree with you, cause you are right too, its more a Personal preferences...

Aarix4692d ago

You WANT ps2 on ps3. You want to use your ps3 controller, you WANT to use your harddrive for online and YOU WANT unlimited memory

Rama262854693d ago

Surely this would be more mainstream news if true?? This is what people have been asking for for years, surely it at least deserves an official announcement??

Aloren4693d ago

Maybe it's too little too late. Really, 5 years after launch, when HD collections are announced every week... this announcement is not as meaningful as it would have been even just a year ago.

CNXN4693d ago

o fuck off really... i just bought a new one like a month ago damn better be software update and emulate

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing696h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker6h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing696h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

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Profchaos12h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto11h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger8811h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies1h ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.