Can PS3 play PS2 games

March 25, 2008

Can I insert a PS2 OR a PS CD in PS3?

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UPDATE: All PS3 ( 80 GB and 160 GB ) models currently being manufactured do not support PS2 or PS1 games. The last model that supported backwards compatibility was the 80 GB model number “CECHE01″ which is no longer being made. More info..

Not all PS3 consoles can play PS2 games. Currently the only Playstation 3 model that can play Playstation 2 and the original Playstation games is the 80 GB model. The 40 GB PS3 will not play PS2 games but will play some PSone games.

The older model PS3′s that are no longer being made could also play PS2 and PS1 games they are the 20 GB and the 60 GB model but those are no longer in production.

Not all PS2 games will work, if there is a certain game you are dying to play but not sure if it’s compatible with the PS3 then check out Sony’s Compatibility page, here you can enter the game title and see it that game title will work for the PS3. You can see lists of compatible games or games with known issues.

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Gamer417 September 29, 2010 at 5:34 am

Have you seen the new PS3 move controller thing now? Contention with the Wii

Hando October 12, 2010 at 10:37 pm

man i wanna play Shadow of rome and killzone 1 so bad!

Deano November 22, 2010 at 9:07 am

What do you do to hack the ps3 because I am thinking of getting one?

barry December 19, 2010 at 4:46 am

hey krystina, your dad is an asshole, why wouldnt he let you play “his” xbox? that’s kinda selfish for a dad you know.

Kai December 30, 2010 at 7:49 am

this comment is for krystina what model ps3 do you have

jfmherokiller December 31, 2010 at 7:06 pm

Thank god for a ps2 emulator for pc my ps2 died last week and I wanted to play katamari 1

Jasmine March 6, 2011 at 7:49 am

I have just got my PS3. Sad to know that it doesn’t support PSOne and PS2 games… I want to play Time Crisis 1, and 2 on this box!

wildfoxfun March 10, 2011 at 10:29 am

i cant wait to get my ps3 its gonna be sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo coool

Austin March 14, 2011 at 3:52 pm

Yeah just got my Ps3 and got really upset because I have Madden 11 for Ps2 and came to find out that my Ps3 won’t play it….

jordan March 25, 2011 at 11:16 am

thats kinda dumb that the 160 gb cant play ps2 games!!

Jason Nicol March 30, 2011 at 12:49 am

I have a ps3 and i want to get GTA San Adress.

gamemasterdoes not hack April 4, 2011 at 8:06 pm

i have one of the ps3 that play ps2 games and there’s only 9 in my town

Cajethan aig June 5, 2011 at 4:33 pm

My ps3 does not load golden face disk but loads only white face disk what will i do?

jordan July 29, 2011 at 7:36 pm

Can I run windows XP on a PS3? Does linux need to be installed or can I just have windows XP? Is it possible to use PS3 to run CAD programs like Unigraphics (NX 7.5)? Will the hardware support this?

jack August 11, 2011 at 2:21 am

Ps3 sucks i want to play 2 RE4 but my ps2 went out on me

sumguy October 9, 2011 at 3:04 pm

I have an old 80g it played all and had the media hub built in but it over heated and like many the gpu slipped off the cpu… my 160g plays PS1 but sadly not PS2. If I recall with the PS2 system data DL I used to be able to play PS2 games on my 160g… my HDD went out, sent it to Sony and when I got it back couldn’t play ps2 games anymore, even with the software data.

sumguy October 9, 2011 at 3:16 pm

maybe the new HDDs wont support the PS2 system data? …u know I think before I sent it to Sony I was using my old 80g HDD in my 160 and if im right I was playing my FF12 before sending it in with the old dead HDD in it

james peterson October 10, 2011 at 8:55 am

Why don’t they play ps2 games its the stupidest thing ever.. I geuss ill just go smoke some more crack and stick with the xbox 360 at least I can find a game that works for it. I geuss my ps2 realy did have a porpouse… sony you piss me off!!!

Tracie November 3, 2011 at 11:33 pm

Why the fuck would play station go from being able to play old games to not? That doesn’t make any sense. I just got a new ps3 for my birthday because my old ps3 doesn’t work as well as it used and I thought getting a new one would be better than fixing the old one. Then I’m told they don’t play old games anymore. Guess I’m returning the new ps3 and getting the old one fixed but I think that’s bullshit. I’m so angry.

andrew November 26, 2011 at 11:53 pm

I want to get a ps3 and I heard the new ps3 does not play ps2 games and I am happy about that because we are moving on

taylor November 28, 2011 at 5:48 pm

ps3 suck nuts! sony you suck… just give up on all of your careers and everyone stick with xbox360

Church rat February 11, 2012 at 11:09 am

What about me that dont even have any video game

LineBackerGod March 1, 2012 at 8:49 am

what ever happened to tron the original game and will they ever come out with any controllers like they had back in the 80s..and any games like Tron?

kaze April 30, 2012 at 11:01 pm

you all can play ps2 games in ps3 only in new version ps3 which has blueray dvd but u havw to install memeor card to continue your gamind reign

mr fix May 29, 2012 at 11:31 pm

look u can some how make ps2 games work u gonna need to download ps2 bios and download the oldest update for ps3 and replace the ps3 bios with the ps2 one but its a bit risky

Jeremy June 7, 2012 at 10:32 am

How can Sony do this to it’s customers? Just another reason to not buy anything Sony. I bet the PS4 won’t even play PS3 games… what a rip-off

chheku t June 8, 2012 at 7:05 pm

ps2 ma saga 6

danny August 1, 2012 at 7:02 pm

ya krystina, y would your dad be such an asshole. if i was your dad id wine n dine you ;~) 9403212848 i just bought an awesome game but when i opened it sony took a huge shit on it and thats why all ps3′s suck now…….neon srt4′s are the fastest and best looking cars around except for the 2006-2011 honda civic si…man those are sweet…i forgot to fill out the box’s for name and email and it gave me an error, but my comment was still there so sony doesnt suck too bad

Tom October 17, 2012 at 7:02 pm

unfuckingbelievable i have gta sa but it dont work on my ps3 this is why ps3 sucks I HATE U SONY SONY SUCKS!!!!! ill have 2 buy a xbox 360

Daivion December 4, 2012 at 5:34 pm

Do a 250gb play ps2 games

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