“I don’t own a PS3 right now but I just heard about the new PS3 Slim so I’m thinking it’s time to join the bandwagon. I have a good collection of PS2 games though, so can the new PS3 Slim play PS2 games?”
The backwards compatibility was taken out of previous PS3 models and there were some rumors early on that this new PS3 Slim would be backwards compatible but Sony had since squashed those rumors.
John Koller is the marketing director for SCEA and here’s what he said about the whole issue during a Kotaku interview:
Now that we’re at a point where we’re three years into the lifecycle of the PS3, there are so many PS3 disc-based games that are available that we think and noticed this from our research that most consumers that are purchasing the PS3 cite PS3 games as a primary [reason]
And it’s not just like 50 or 60 percent. It’s well into the 80 or 90 percentile range who are purchasing it for PS3 [games]. We do know that there are next gen consumers wanting to come over the the PS3. Most of those are consumers who have not utilized their PS2 for a little while and they’re ready to jump into the PlayStation 3
I have a PS3 160GB. Will Sony in the future make some sort of accesory that can be installed into the system and allow the PS3 to play PS2 games?
That’s ridiculous they want me to hold on to my ps2 just because they think we don’t want to play ps2 games anymore? Backwards compatability should be the bare minimum you should expect from the next gen console. It’s not like they can’t do it. Really disappointing sony :/
Indeed… This whole lack of backwards compatibility is the one thing which is holding me back from a PS3 purchase. I have too many grand games which I still enjoy playing to want to sacrifice the ‘console’ slot in my meager study for a console which did/could/should still take the PS family media.
I have some good news for everyone, I just bought a new PS3 slim and for fun attempted to put a PS2 game in it, and what do you know it worked. I tried about 10 other games all worked flawless, so I am not sure why Sony says they are not backward compatible but has anyone actually bothered trying, I can tell you it works…
I’ll upload a youtube video to prove it too.
Rejoice……
Dear David Kong, that is really good news. I would be grateful for your uploading the video. Please, post the link when it’s done.
This sony is making a lot of f–ing shit over there they are f–king bitches that don’t know what they wanna do cause everyone wants a console that you can still play old console games,and this is a reason that I prefer to stay with my ps2 and keep playing my nice games as buy a ps3 and cannot play them any more.
The Ps3 should be able to play Ps2 games period. I mean it works for x-box and wii….so y the fuck wud Ps3 not have it? its jus plain unfair….. i have to buy a Ps2 again to play my old games,….sony u guys suck.
Ok so when I heard bout the ps3 slim i was so excited, i mean finally a ps3 that is reasonably priced. But then i found out. No way am i buying a ps3 without bc i mean there are still great games coming out on ps2 and i still want to be able to play my ps2 games in the comfort of my living room (ps2 will go out to the shed). I am really disappointed with Sony. I would happily pay an extra $50 maybe even $100 for bc. 🙁 So they should have 2 i think 120 non bc and 120 bc.
sony ps3 slim right on the backside of the box says backwards compatability. so as to say (limited) i might add but can still play ps2 games im sure, and rumor is some ps1 games holla yes, i just bought one today and asked after stupid judgement and they told me it couldnt so i was mega pissed untill i read the back of the box lol.
I can play ps2 games on my ps3 slim 120gb hdd
is any software comming out that will allow the slim’s to be BC? or do we just have to wait for pigs to fly???
just bought a 250gig slim… it has NO backwards comptability and im pretty upset about this because i didn’t know it upfront.
I’ve just tryed Final FantasyX and I had a pop-up telling that this model of PS3 (Slim 120g) cannot read PS2 games.
And yes I’ve install the PS2 comp prog that can download on the PSNetwork…
PS-3 should be compatible with PS-2 software. This is absurd. I was told at Best Buy that the software was compatible. Now I get home and it is not so far in 7 games tried. That just stinks. I am considering taking the machine back.. Sony is FORCING the purchase of new games for the sheer sake of money! I see. Forget the consumer.
For Sony to suggest 80% t0 90% of people don’t care about backward compatibility is either utter stupidity or utter lies. I certainly would like to be able to play my ps2 games on my ps3 and i reckon at least 99% of playsation owners would too. For many reasons but mostly because my favourite games are still on ps2. But the problem is this, Sony are still making most of their profit from ps2 sales. They’re losing big money with tv’s and the ps3. If they made the ps3 backward compatible they’d be cutting their own throats. The fall in value of western currencies against the yen has kept the production cost of the ps3 much higher than Sony would like and all the delays in the ps3 release gave xbox and wii a massive share of the market other consoles never had before. The compatibilty problem is a hardware issue rather than a software issue anyway. The original 60gb ps3 had a “ps2” chip all the others don’t have. Until Sony can dramatically bring down the production cost of the ps3 (to be able to compete with xbox and wii) they will never make them backward compatible. Because doing so would cost them far too much money in ps2 sales.
Now this is something I see in all next gen consoles, not so much the wii, but the nintendo is guilty to this too… with their handheld systems.
PS3 slim no BC
Xbox 360 Some BC
Wii Yes to BC
DSi No gba slot
DS and DS light BC, but only to the GBA era… which is bullshit, I got tonnes of GB and GB colour games which I can no longer play…
long story short: no company seem to care about what their fans had 5 years ago and say: “fuck you, sell those and buy these!”
You can play ps2 and ps1 games on the new slim. Just pop it in and see.
i wish people like stephen ^ wouldnt keep saying ‘You can play ps2 and ps1 games on the new slim. Just pop it in and see.’
it doesnt. period. sony officials have said in press conferences around the world leading up to its release ‘ PS3 slim will not be backwards compatible.’
go f*cking die
I just got a PS3 for Christmas. I was Hoping it would be like my Xbox and play old games online (seeing as I can’t get the network peice for my PS2) and I was told “This PS3 is not compatable with the PS2 software.” But yet I throw in my old PS1 copy of Diablo and works just fine. all I can say is WTF?!? How can you make it play damn PS1 games just like PS2, but A PS3 can play PS1 but not PS2. That makes -78% sense.(yes, that is a negative.)
OK I just bought a PS3 slim 120g Slim and it definately DOES play ps1 & ps2 games. Its got software that installs a memory card, PS1 & PS2 style, onto the HDD. I only bought this console a few days ago so many the newer slims work.
ok scrap PS2 games. Just completely was stupid and put the ps1 game in again. It DOES play ps1 game still however. Reading through the manual, it says that it can play ps1 games but may not play correctly and that it CANT play PS2 games at all.
Well to STOP the arguing… Each party is right.
The PS3 is AND is not backward compatible.
The PS3 WILL run and play PS1 games, HOWEVER, it will NOT run or play PS2 games. I took the video, and I will post it to YouTube to prove it if needed.
Really people are bitching about this still…………..?
Firstly if they made it 100% BC then it would cost more and would most likely have a higher fail rate, and last i read the 60gig model is the most likely model to get the YLOD (yellow light of death) and is the only model to have BC.
So you know what if your gonna get a ps3 so you can play ps3 games, watch movies use it as a multimedia center then go for it and if you only want to play your ps2 game well i suggest you hang on to your ps2 and stop bitching about ps3 and how it doesnt have BC.
I have the same question will the ps3 120gb play ps2 in the future like what microsoft has done was make a software emulation will sony do the same
Well i’ve read all these comments and agree with all of them lol. I would like to be able to play ps2 games on ps3. 1: because i bought some older i wanted to play again right after i got slim 2: but i still have 2 ps2s so its not that much of a problem. I have 1 that is 8 years old and a ps2 slim that is 4 years and the older one works better lol to my suprise. But i’m neutral it would just be easier if new ps3s were BC.
I can play ps2 games on my ps3 slim.
The main reason why Sony took BC out of the PS3 is because the PS2 is still selling well. So i think that the PS3 really will play the ps2 games in the future because there is a PS/PS2 memory card utility in it and why would sony make it for no reason?
Mine PS2 is broken and i dont want to sell my games yet or buy a new PS2 because i just bought the PS3 so all we can really do is just hope for an update or something…
dude y ps3 we wanna play ps2 games sheesh
Heres how it is PS3 SLIM is PS1 bc but not PS2 this is because PS2 games take more to run a.k.a. costs more to make the software so SONY dosent want to spend the extra money which is I know GAY but atleast u can play ps1 games and download them off PSN and thats another thing atleast SONY could make PS2 ( off subject, and like a games on demand thing like xbox360 for PS3 ) games downloadable so that u could get your favorite ones
IM on my PS3 right now
i tryed it and it didnt work :/
Heard some rumors that PS2 BC on PS3 coming at the end of 2010 but i dont know if theyre true…
really? nobody figured this out? its because they’re still making HUGE money off of the ps2. ever notice how at every target, walmart, etc, they still have an entire section devoted to ps2 slim and ps2 games? they sell the ps2 for $99! if they make the ps3 backwards compatible (to ps2, ps1 games work just fine), they lose all that money they were making on the side.
on the other hand, sony HAS copyrighted the “emotion engine”, which is a “ps2 emulator” for the ps3 (there was a chip inside the original ps3 that acted as the ps2 processor, but they removed it to save/make money). who knows when that will come out though…i heard about that before the ps3 slim was released…still waiting. not like i have a grand collection of ps2 games, but it would be nice to play something when i get bored of codmw2. lol
btw, add me on psn! psn: doinyamom
I honestly don’t see the big deal, I have a PS2 and I plan on purchasing a PS3. Everyone’s so concerned with the PS3’s lack of BC compatibility. Why not do what I did when the DS came out with lack of Gameboy Color compatibility? Or what I did with the DSi when it lacked a GBA slot. I kept my old Gameboy Advance AND my DSi. That way, whenever I crave a classic, I just dust off my old Gameboy Advance and go nuts. Exactly what I’m going to do with my PS2, and if it breaks, there are still people around who can fix it
i have ps3 250g and i got really pissed when none of my ps2 games worked.
another thing, why does the ps3 even have a ps2 memory when it cant play the games???
Its mostly because ps2 still sells well and when it stops sellin they release the ps2 BC. Or at least thats what i heard…
it just sucks ass! i got my 120gb slim 2 days ago. So today I decided to try playin some metel gear solid 3 on it. it didnt work! Then I tried Sly 3 and kingdom hearts 2. still nothing, and those are pretty well known games. i had hoped to get some of the online stuff from MGS3. i heard that there are certain modle types that are BC. That might be why some PS3’s don’t have it. If you dont have any of these codes next to your serial #, then your just like me. SCREWED. CECHA01; CECHB01; CECHE01
just this christmas i bought a ps3 250g. it says on the back that the model has limited backward compatibility. i would like to try playing ps2 games on it but am worried i would ruin either the system or disk. or would it just tell me it isn’t compatible?
>Its mostly because ps2 still sells well and when it stops sellin they release the ps2 BC
But PS3 more profitable! Where is a logic? I’ll buy PS3 and buy only license games for PS2, Ps3, because there is no loader or hacked firmware for PS3. Also, because blu-ray writer costs a fortune.
I want it only to play Silent Hill and MGS series. Sony disappoints me.
I think we all get the point: Sony is being annoying and we’re all upset that you cant play ps2 games on the ps3 slim. Can we just get over it??? Yeah, I guess Im disappointed, but cmon, theres no use crying over it! Just wait and see what’ll happen. Gawd.
Whats going on here! In an earlier post there was disscution that PS2 games work onthe PS3 so I’ve bought aNEW PS3 slim tried a PS2 game on it and It didnt work! Sony have really messed up now
sad face 🙁 Im sure as said earlier, that the slim will soon be BC. Why else would it still have the internal PS2 memory card? There is word that it should AT LEAST, be out before the new year. Just hold on to your PS2 till then.
I hope Sony does something about the BC soon. I want to play many ps2 games on my 120 GB PS3 slim. I am not buying a ps2! At least put ps2 games on the psn for us fans to buy. And I want Manhunt for my ps3 slim. Don’t make me sell it, because I will!……..well I won’t sell my ps3 slim, but I will be dissapointed. Sony give it up with the ps2 already and move on.
i have ps3 slim 120 gb, it said on the manual that it can’t play ps2 games, but it can play ps1 games, and it have ps2 memory, but my ps3 can’t play ps2 or ps1 games,,,suck…
I am a diehard plystation gamer and have been since the introduction of the ps1. I am one of the poor bastards that waits overnight in line for the new models (ps2&ps3). I waited in line overnight and paid just under $700 for the 60 gig ps3. I absolutely love my ps3, but after playing it on daily basis since buyin it I got the dreaded (YLOD). When I got my new ps3 I gave my ps2 to one of my less fortunate freinds that didnt have one of thier own. I have roughly 30 or so ps2 games that my kids play all the time, and a few I still play. I am absolutly furious that there is no option to buy a new ps3 that has bc. I will not buy another ps2 or ps3 without bc. I will have to keep watchin eBay and take my chances on giving a perfect stranger my money for a used 60gig system, instead of giving Sony money for a halfassed system. If Sony wants to keep making money for ps2 related hardware, they should atleast offer a new slim model with all the features the 60gig had for a higher price. I personally would pay 100 more for those features on the new slim model. I know for $100 more I could just buy a ps2, but I really don’t need another console clogging up my tv stand and the ps3 offered smoothing for ps2 games that the ps2 system doesn’t offer which gave the games a better apperance on high def tv’s. So unless Sony offers a ps3 with bc in the future they lost at least one diehard ps fan boy along with all the money I waste on there products ( at least 3-4 games a month minimum).
I still have PS2 slim and I just got PS3 Slim(120GB) last week ago. I was little upset about that you can’t play PS2 games on PS3 slim. Well, I have PS2, but the screen flickers when I play PAL games. Doesn’t flickers on PS2(NTSC) games, only flicker at PS2 intro thing. So I have this PAL PS2 game and I want play it so bad, but the screen flicker whenever I play it. I can’t see the screen properly. I got the game 5 years ago, and I still haven’t finish it. Now that I have PS3, I want to play it there since the screen won’t flicker. It’s too bad it won’t play. I tried downloading the PS2 add-on thing for my PS3 to play PS2 games, but it doesn’t work
Sony is just making excuses for a sub par product. Saying that 90% of people don’t want to play old ps2 games is completely ignoring the very high replay value in a lot of old games. Screw you, Sony. Screw you.
PS: You used to be cool, Sony. =__(
I also think its crap that ps3 will play ps1 games but not ps2
My guess is this, the all ps3s is bc but there’s something in the software blocking ps2 games until later updates japanese americans are smarter then we think I noticed the ps2 memory and I’m sure the BC is alrede installed just blocked as of right now
The Ps3 slim with 250 gb can. this is how you do it. go to game card utility (PS/PS2) if you havent made storage for PS or PS2, go to create one. you dont need acessories. I just made one tonight. Then Put The game in, and it should play !
in the back of the box of the PS3 slim 120GB it dose say it has LIMITED BC and i am gonna try that today i will post again if it works
it did not work Sony sucks balls
they sure dosuck balls, i was told that you could play ps2 games on ps3, pretty anoyed.
Nick, only the old 60 GB model PS3 (March 2007) will play PS2 games. Any other model wont play PS2 games, they are all however backward compatible with PS1 games.
you can only play playstation 2 games on playstation 3 slim
i meant you can only play on playstation 3 60gb not on slim
Only ps3’s with 4 usb ports are capable of playin ps2 games
if you don’t got one with 4 your screwed (like me i only got a 2 usb port)
I had the same problem as you with the PS3 I couldnt play PS2 games. But I dug a little deeper. If you have online go to the playstation Store on your PS3. Then go to the search bar and type in “PS2” or “Playstation 2” and 1 download will appear. That download is a software that will let you play PS2 games on your PS3 slim. Don’t worry it is free so you wont have to pay anything. It is a quick download it will take up to 10 sec.
@Jesse Gray
tried searching up ‘ps2’ and ‘playstation 2’ on the PSN through MediaGo on my computer (ps3/internet issues) and all i got out of it all was about 1077 items of pure and utter crap. eg: ps1 and ps2 games i did not want. is there a special site you can download this from or something? coz i am way to lazy to search through 44 pages. Or a drop-down menu to check
Email – apocalyptic-punishment@hotmail.com
would also help if i knew the name of the item im looking for
y does the 160 gb ps3 have it were u can make a ps1 an ps2 memory cards but u cant use the ps2 games on it. WTF
So you all know Jesse Gray is completely right. I got a PS3 slim with two usb ports went to playstation store icon went to magnifying glass search icon typed in playstation 2 in all caps scrolled down to find whats called the Playstation 2 system data it works my friends i can play ps1 ps2 and ps3 games on one system thanks Jesse Gray ps3 is retired but not the games woot.
Correction upon trying to put in both mgs2 and mgs3 i found that even with this software downloaded it still show up as unsupported data when inserting the game. So unless your lucky and have the 80g or 4 usb ports etc. your ps2 games are retired sorry folks.
I found the download for ps2 data thingy, but still don’t play GTA Vice City. That sux!!!!!
Confirming Jesse Gray’s comment. I searched Playstation 2 and it came up with a bunch of useless stuff. However if you only search for ps2 in the PSN Store it comes up with only the PS2 Utility Download.
So there is absolutely no way to play PS2 games on a PS3 Slim? No way at all?
Yeh why do they butthe ps1 and ps2 memeory making card thing for all the consoles. I undestand the ps1 memory card because you can download the games from store, but why to but ps2. Sony is really mest up. So what if we dont buy ps2 games anymore we might still want to play the old ones which you cant get from shops and other bull **** what ps3 doesnt suppor!!!
yall fuc**** gay biasters this is nosense u get what u get
if u read closely, the file in PSstore will only work with–the games that require you to install the game to the console HDD–(Example -Final fantasy 11)
PS3 250 GB Slim can play PS2 games, Just go to the PSN search type “PS2” and go it will bring PS2 system update file download that. Then create a data storage for PS2 and you are done
The thing about the ps2 download, i don’t know whether it was true in the first place or not, but it’s not true now. I’ve searched it, today, about half an hour before posting this comment, and the ps2 system data is nowhere to be found. you search playstation 2 and sure enough, about 1700 things of crap come up.
However, if you search ps2, no content is found whatsoever. If there’s another way to do this, let me know. please.
I searched PS2.. nothing comes up.. search at the play station network store?
I downlaoded this system data for my 250gb slim. I then tried 25 different ps2 games and none of them worked. What is the point of that download if it doesnt work
well i havent tried this because i dont have a ps3 but i have seen other people playing ps2 games on their ps3 slim so i dont know lol
His statement about consumers wanting only PS3 games is ridiculous. I bought the PS3, insttead of other systems, because I assumed it would play PS2 games. I have a lot of them. The fact is, I am now forced to buy PS3 games – that’s not what I want and not my choice. I may return it since I feel I was misled by the store clerk who assured me it could back play.
What is wrong with you guys the ps3 is the greatest games system on the market if you have so many ps2 games than you must have had a ps2 than play them on the ps2 and stop complaining and if you sold the ps2 it is your onwn dumb fault
Has anyone heard the rumors that they are going to start putting PS2 games for purchase in the PSN? I see stuff about it all over the net but nothing has come up about it at E3 this year and I was expecting it. I just want to play FFX and Bouncer and a few others. Come on Sony get with it.
ocupo ayuda como jugar juegos de ps2 en mi ps3 slim por favor el que sepa que me diga
jesu_1217@hotmail.com
Even after downloading the ps2 brain…i still cannot play ps2 games…have yet to try ps1 game but who cares about ps1…thanks sony for bein gayy
does not work only works with ps2 cds that prompt installation ie ff online no normal games work
Just use the ps2 that you used to play all your ps2 games on. RETARDS
just go to pss and go to add on and search ps2 data, and it will have this software u can download which allows ur ps3 slim to play ps2 games, i swear its true no spam i saw it on youtube did it at home now i can play ps2 games no lie
this thread should always be in tact. all b/c threads should still be in tact. this is still an issue. its going to be an even bigger issue when ps2s are discontinued. i know this makes people won`t to put their hair out who don`t own b/c ps3s. so please revive all threads like this. ps2s do not have wi-fi, ps2s will be discontinued, ps2 games don`t need to be overpriced ps3 games, and why pay for your ps2 games again. b/c is not dead. if the can`t pay a software update then persuade them to start working on it with new technology. those of you who don`t won`t backwards compatibility, just try to ignore it and let us it.
The PS3 250 GB Slim that was produced before 2010 cannot play PS2 games, but they can play PS1 games, however it is possible that the feature is disabled and hidden.
I tried to play a PS2 game, and it said unsupported disc or whatever.
Plus I’ve made storage for both the PS1 and PS2, and I have the PS2 System Data downloaded and installed and still doesn’t work.
This should shed light on the question :
FROM:
http://us.playstation.com/support/answer/index.htm?a_id=470
“Only model# CECHA01, CECHB01, and CECHE01 are backward compatible with PlayStation 2 format software titles, but full compatibility is not guaranteed. ”
Refer to this link to see a complete list of models and compatibility:
http://us.playstation.com/support/answer/index.htm?a_id=232
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Gta5
Fifa 2010- ultimate team
Fifa South Africa 2010 world cup!
MW2!
Cod4 MW!
Red Dead Redemption
James Bond 007 Quantum of Solace
Football Superstar (shit)
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I own both the ps2 and ps3, and have always used the ps2 to play my games rather than my ps3 slim 120gb. My ps2 is no longer working tho and it seems pointless to go purchase a new ps2. Hopefully they will make all ps3 models backwards compatible if that is possible.
Their Making a new 3d ps3 for next year when the ps4 is coming out in 2 years
im wayting for naruto shippuden ultimate ninja storm 2! AND! dragon ball raging blast 2! for PS3!
PS3 Slim Man
i tried what you said but its still says unsuported data ><
I downloaded the “PS2 Data Software”; and I’m a little confudes cause before downloading the software the description mention “PS2 format software” so it says it will partition your HD to create a partition for a PS2, however it seems like it will work only for downloadable stuff… still confused but it sucks that you cannot play PS2 games in PS3.. however getting a PS2 isn’t that expensive anymore so just pay 100 bucks and presto! enjoy it… so there is a solution for everything
@Edith Wharton: Agreed, it plainly states in the download that PS2 software only works with those 3 models. So if you DONT have one of those three, it doesnt work.
I agree with the ps1/ps2 card thing, kinda lame.
2101A owner: released may 2010 120g slim – purchased 8/18/2010.
However it DOES play ps1 games, ALTHOUGH, they look like crap. Ps1 games played on ps1/ps2 look way better than on ps3, lol, and i have the HDMI cable and a HDMI flat screen. although i havent messed with video options, its set at 1080 resolution… soooo go figure. Maybe something i have to play around with, idk and nor do i care.
Furthermore, UNLESS “they” (ones claiming they play ps2 games on any model other than the three mentioned) have either:
A. moded the system somehow to make it work (physically or with some type of hacked software or even connecting it to there pc)
B. The download also states something about a game file and some have said to partition a file although the download says it does it automatically. I personally can do nothing with the file itself besides delete it, however i just got it today and havent messed with anything yet, so there may be a step im missing…. very doubtful though.
Or C. they’re liars, lol!
in conclusion, i personally think they should have left the BC in all ps3 systems, although i can understand why they didnt. So if you want to play your ps2 games either keep your ps2 or go buy one. Or be lucky you have one of the PS3 systems that actually play them. Or get the ps2 emulator =P
I think I might now the answer to this ps2 compatability problem, since I saw this thing on amazon called an infra-red adaptor for the ps3(slim or fat) and its say that u can plug the thing into the usb port that lets u play ps2 games, at least thats what it says but I haven’t tried it yet and its only 20 bucks. So whoever buys it try it and tell me since and cant do it even I wanted to since my ps3 is broken but I’m waiting for the playstation move bundle with a 320 gig ps3. So whoever tries it good luck.
I didn’t read all of the postings here, but I’ve tested a few PS1 games and they play on my PS3 slim console. Medal of Honor and MOD Underground, FF7, FIFA ’01, and several others that I tested worked.
Isn’t an IR adapter irrelevant to PS2 BC? Or did I just miss something…
I downloaded that DL from Playstation Online for my P23 SLIM 160gb model and it did not play a single one of my more than 20 playstion 2 games NOT ONE, i am f_cking sick of Sony’s capitalistic ways IE: waiting for people to stop buying the ps2 is their official excuse I SUGGEST A HACK OR A MOD… MOD THAT MOTHER FU_CKER, we deserve it i only have TWO!!! PS3 TITLES (why, can you say EXPENXF_CKINSIVE) BUT I HAE A TON OF UN-FINISHED AND LOVED PS2 GAMES. MY PS2 IS NOW STARTING TO ACT LIKE A SEGA DREAMCAST..wont will wont wont wont wont will work freezes wont wont wont will work. HACK YOUR PS3!!
If they wont post that website please contact me at j3ztersolo@aol.com , my PS name is SADICOY & sExLyf,
IM AN ANARCHIST trust me, i wont lead u to a p.o.s hack or mod, i stake my online and gaming rep ON IT.
go in the psn store search ps2, look for one with a pic of a ps2 it might be “ps2 game data utility” dont remember. if u got problems contact me on psn Mr_epidemic.. noobs u gotta use ur ps3, lazy fucks look though the pages its not too far in…
hey. i have a ps3 slim 250GB. i cant find add ons on my ps3 store or ps2 system data. can sombody help me. pleas?
i have a ps3 slim 120gb and i have tryed to play ps2 games but it says this model of the ps3 system is not compatible with playstation 2 format software. i dont understand the first ps3 that came out the big fat one was a 60gb and let me play my playstation 2 games. all i want to play in my ps3 slim is grand theft auto san andreas that is my favorite ps2 game.
Just bought a ps3 slim 320gb hard drive and dissapointed with it so far, to the point I’m considering taking it back. I have a xbox 360 and the graphics seem much better on it as I bough the same game for the ps3 as I had for the 360, going to give it another chance and get a HDMI cabel; so I will see. I bought 2 ps2 games and it wont play them!!!! What’s all that about, I’m very angry about that. Sony sort something out you lacking! and it’s a huge dissapointment. PS3 4/10 🙁
ok…. things are getting romoved from the ps3…are we going to the future with MORE tech? or are we going back in time? seriously sony! people would buy more things for the ps2 and ps3! how about thinking straight and make some money off of ps2 games?!?!?!?!?!?!
umm, i’m trying to get a ps3 but my dad wont let me yet =(
when i do get one, i’m gonna get either a 60g or get a slim and sell my ps2 games then buy them back as ps3 games, lol
WTF!!! i got a 160gb ps3 and i was so anxious to play my old ps2 games on it but when i put the disc in it wouldnt play. my friend has the same one and he can play ps2 games on it. seriously sony, you can make 3d technology and motion controllers but you cant do something as simple as making the ps3 play ps2 games. stop ripping off nintendo and start working on your own products
Those of you that are upset, its the backwards compatibility emulator in the original PS3s that was the biggest cause of the YloD. So, would you rather play that old ps2 game you bought for 5 dollars, and risk your system breaking? Or would you rather keep your system you payed $300+ for with out it breaking?
This is dumb I got the brand new ps3 320gb and it says all the same stuff I went to the ps store found that ps2 system software downloaded it and still can’t play ps2 games
no site da ps store eu vi no youtube que ha um pograma ps2 system data que da para jogar jogos ps2 no ps3 de 120 e outros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9MMWtLGar4
Really annoyed. I chose I a PS3 for my son only because I assumed that it would allow him to play his PS2 games. It doesn’t.
The response from Sony is very poor. They have not said that it is difficult or expensive to be backwards compatible. They have just said that many customers who took part in customer research did not mention backwards-compatibility as their priority.
I do now wish I had instead opted for a Wii as I could have spent a fraction of the price, then spent £200 buying my son a decent collection of games.
Very poor show, Sony.
i have tride to play ps2 game on the ps3 120g but it dont werk
Just bought a ps3 this weekend.
I have a ps2 with several versions of Buzz, Tekken and Grand Theft and I only bought a ps3 instead of a Wii because I wanted to play these games.
Now I paid €350,- for a stupid move package (with a stupid camera, controller and demo pack instead of a game already), and I can not even play on it yet, because I have to buy some expensive games that are about €50 to €100,-
Sony, you really f*cked up in my eyes.
I hope I can return it otherwise I will sell it and buy me a f*cking Wii!!
Hey there Guys….
Sony Playstation will only release a ps2 software emulator for ps3 only when the ps2 consoles stop getting sold…just like the ps1….that’s the only reason the ps1 games are compatible on all ps3s….im hoping ps2 comes to an end 🙁 but ps3 allows playing ps2 games :)…. The PS2 Data software does not work anymore for the consoles above the 120gb…atleast for me it doesn’t 🙂
Hope This Helps Guys…
Koller is weaving a precarious semantic web here. 80-90% cite ps3 games as PRIMARY REASON for purchase. >.> Of course its the primary reason. Who would buy a ps3 to PRIMARILY play ps2 games. That would be nonsense. What he is PRETENDING those statistcs indicate is that 80-90% arent really interested in backward compatibility, which is totally untrue. Removing the BC from ps3 will lengthen the life span of ps2, slowing the rate at which people upgrade to ps3, allowing it to be relevant for a few more years later in its life. A great longterm strategy for sony, a slap in the face for consumers. Koller’s statement was really disingenuous and insulting.
i bought one 1 week ago and i was hopping to play ps2 games but i cant sony you have to work on putting a system that can play ps2 games because the ps3 games are to expensive or make the ps3 games more cheaper either one will work for many of us
A have the Crapy old ps2 the silver fat one and I’m getting a ps3 slim in 6 months (the basic GBite model) and I want some of my ps2 games to play on my ps3 because a can’t be bothered to buy them for ps3 and some u can’t get for ps3 anyway
i just got myself a ps3 160gb & is very upset that i cant play my ps2 games. my ps2 died on me we played it so much & have over 40 ps2 games that i love, now i cant play it? please update the software.
I bought a ps3 60gig about 5 months ago, once in a while it will freeze when i play a game or when im on the net and its rly annoying since the my 360 never will and theyre cheaply made compared to ps3. anyway my ps3 doesnt play ps2 games and i downloaded the ps2 software so wtfs up sony? is it that hard to make an update to play all ps2 games, ill even pay to do it but ya.
all you idots are complaining about going out and buying ps2 games and not being able to play them when you should at least research a bit on the console before buying it. Apparently on the ps store there is an add-on you can download that will allow you to play ps2 games but im not sure if it works yet i havent tried it
OMFG WTF SONY?!?! Are you seriously going to be some stuck up people. Install a damn program in all the PS3’s So we can have something better. You can make 3d graphics and 3d t.v’s but, you can’t make one FUCKING simple thing to do. Make a freaking playstation 3 that allows you to play playstation and playstation 2 games. Quit trying to improve the new crap and improve the old classics. People love the classics damn it!!! Nyeh, screw it. I’ll stick with xbox 360 and halo.
Gonna buy two wii consoles and games this Christmas for grandkids. Anybody want my ps2 console & games ?
It’s all about money. If sony made the PS3 backwards compatible, people wouldn’t have to sell their ps2 games and buy them as new ps3 games. They WANT people to spend money on new games. They did it on purpose. I have a several year old original ps2, but I’m not about to sell it along with my other games for $20 and spend $1000 to get my collection back as ps3’s. It is very disappointing.
First of all its not jus the fact that so many of us has a wide array of ps2 games collecting dust due to the upgrade (ps2-ps3), But i an many others think that its nonsense to be able to play ps1 games and not play ps2 games. alot of these games have story lines that require you (the gamer) to go through it from start to finish to not just understand the story but to truly admire and respect the devlopers of these magnificent games that capture the imagination of even the most business orientated individual. I’m sure i speak for all when i say that FIXING this semingly minor problem will benifit the entire playstation community in many ways.
I bought a ps3 yesterday and i was excited that to play online you didnt have to pay unlike the XBox 360. how ever now i am very angery…My favorit PS2 games are the kingdom hearts and they dont make them for the PS3…i was very upset that i can not play them….really thinking about taking it back and just buying an online account for the XBox 360
EVERY ONE IS INTERESTED IN BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY THE THING IS NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE FUCK IT MEANS
Really annoyed with the ps3 i thought it would play ps2 games but it doesn’t so i have got to get a 60gb ps3 for my ps2 to work
PS2 Need To Fix Up you Know!
Hey there Gays….
Sony Playstation will only release a ps2 software emulator for ps3 only when the ps2 consoles stop getting sold…just like the ps1….that’s the only reason the ps1 games are compatible on all ps3s….im hoping ps2 comes to an end but ps3 allows playing ps2 games …. The PS2 Data software does not work anymore for the consoles above the 120gb…atleast for me it doesn’t
Hope This Helps Gays…
Why would you spend 300 on a PS3 if you plan on playing PS2 games on it? Just stay with your PS2, you morons. Yea, I love HD, and I spent 300 dollars to not use it correctly. Maybe, next time, you should try shoving a laser disc in there and then call Sony and ask why your disc doesn’t fit. Don’t they care about their customers? We should be able to use laser discs, wth. HAHA, IDIOTS.
Just bought a PS3 slim 160gb HDD… it does read PS2 and PS1 game.. but my friend bought a slim 120gb and it does not.. maybe they are putting the functionnality at random 😛
to des:
go buy yourself a used PS2 man! around $25 bucks!
This bc crap is stupid as f*** with the ps3. Sony either make them backwards compatible or give away a ps2 with every non bc ps3 u dumb a**** Il never buy anything from Sony as long as their being ignorant like this
It shouldn’t be that hard to put it back in update the software.my favorite ps2 games kingdom hearts 1 and 2 I can’t play why because sony is greedy and to all you people saying buy a ps2 why would I wanna unplug my ps2 to play my ps3 and vis versa I really do wanna have to big console when I could have one come on sony…..p.s. Stop buying ps2’s so they can discontinue it
the answer is simple…… Its what the general public should do in any situation where they don’t like the results of a company or gov. org. BOYCOTT IT!!!!! If the general public stuck together and I mean REALLY stuck together companies would have no choice but to give us what we want or lose ALL of our business to an other company who DOES give us what we want. sony doesn’t want to lose your business but if your dumb enough to buy into their polotics than you deserve to get screwed. If the general public stopped buying sony ps3s and held out for bc and maybe even go to the extremes of going to xbox or wii than sooner or later sony will wake up and realize they need to listen to the general public. The genaeral public should become educated on the machines before their purchases and when learning that the ps3s lack bc and are told the truth upfront about them they should stray from the company untill the prob. is fixed. Why do you think there is improvements made to products over time?? because the companies rely on data that suggests that their product either meets or doesn’t meet the satisfaction of their customers. if the product sells great than it meets if sales are low that would suggest they need to improve. so STOP purchasing the product. and people who keep feeding the idea that there IS some sort of compatibility are missleading customers to purchase machines that other wise they may not buy only feeding sony those exta sales data that tell them every things fine.
you do realise you can buy ps2s for around $30 used
Pretty sad, sony. For the price of a 250gb I should at least be able to play my ps2 games as well. Every thing I own is sony, but I will definately be re-thinking my future purchases.
Guys, srsly!
there are 3 reasons you guys are retarded
1) PS2 GAMES ARENT FUCKING BLU RAY DISCS, AND YES THATS A FACT.
2) SOME NEW UPDATE REMOVED PS2 GAMES FROM WORKING ON PS3 AND THEY ADDED SOMETHING NEW!
3) YOUR COMPLAINING ABOUT GOING BACK IN TIME? THEN WHY DO YOU PLAY PS2 GAMES INSTEAD OF PS3 GAMES GODDAMN RETARDED DUMSHITS -.-
PS: i totally agree that its fucking lame that we cant play PS2 games on the PS3 slim -.-! i got like over 25 useless PS2 games now :/
Well someone’s cracked the PS3 code now. Serves the money grabbers at Sony right. Just have to wait for some nice person to develop an app for hacked PS3’s. Hope they hurry up.
I have the slim and it plays PS1 games but not PS2 games.. It can also make PS1 and PS2 memory card utility :/
lol i noticed that. Got my 320gb slim yesterday and i can make a ps2 memory card but cant play the games. And so what if ps2 aint blu-ray the ps3 can play dvds you retard! And to the guy who says 360 is better picture i have both in my telly on hdmi and the ps3 wins it by a longshot. Really pissed off i cant play mgs2 and snake eater!
ive just bought a ps2 game of ebay for a fiver and now its saying i cant play it wats all that about
Im pretty fucked up about that we cant play ps2 games in ps3’s but why you can make ps2 memory card inside to ps3 but you cant play ps2 games in Ps3! Sony, you failed
I bought a ps3 when they first come out and after just 3 years its broken, ylod. Repaired it 5 times and now its unrepairable. I want to buy a new but am pissed off now coz it wont play ps2 games. Think I will stick with my ps2 which still works perfectly after 10 years. I guess Sony have forgotten how to make a decent console.
I actually own a 60GB PS3. It has the backward compatibility, BUT be advised that not all games are fully compatible. Final Fantasy 4, for example, has a bunch of flashing blocks and lines that never disappear. So I bought a new PS2 to get full compatibility. Yeah, it takes up more space, but that’s fine. I’m considering selling my PS3 and buying a newer model one with a bigger HD even if it loses the backward compatibility. Losing two USB ports seems like a bigger issue to me though.
Also, aren’t there any PS2 games you can download from the PlayStation Store? Can you play those games on a new PS3 model?
@Retrogamer
There are no PS2 games on the playstation store. Only a couple which are upgraded to PS3 (Prince of Persia and God of War). There are only full PS1 games on the store.
Someone mentioned that they wanted to play Kingdom Hearts on ps3, I have a 60gb ps3 and it plays fine on mine and I haven’t loaded anything on my machine. I agree with Retrogamer when he/she stated “It has the backward compatibility, BUT be advised that not all games are fully compatible” I do remember reading that somewhere too.
What’s with all the swearing? Are you lot that ignorant that you have to swear to get your point across? Maybe instead of playing games you should go read a book and broaden your vocabulary so you have more words to express yourselves with other than with vulgarities. (Braces for upcoming flames)
Oh and @ Sony Entertainment *tm* it’s spelled “seriously” not “srsly” and it’s “Dumbshits” not “Dumshits” just so you know, if you’re going to swear at least spell it right. By the way, PS3 do play more than Blu-Rays. Apparently there are more than 3 reasons to be retarded.
I live in Mexico and i bought a PS3 160 Slim because of the following reasons:
1 it is a Bluray player and i love the digital crystal clear
2 Because im a big Resident Evil Fan and i whanted to buy all of the old RE games and play them
But i cant cuz my PS3 wont play them……Pissed at Sony…..I should have bought an X box at least in it i would have gotten a better chance my PS2 games would work…..
tHEY dON’T wANT yOU tO pLAY yoUr PS2 gAMES bECAUSE they Still SELL PS2’s!!!!……….. Millions!!!! AND IF PS3’S CAN PLAY PS2’S = NO MORE PS2 SALES! IT’S A PERFECT STRADIGY!!!
can you use the playstation 3 disc with the playstation 2 box
LOL sony does not want to make it where it can play ps2 because people buy them used, and sony does not get any money for that. instead they make it where if u want to play ps2 game u need to buy a ps2 system, which gets them more money. ant going to buy ps2 games new, not when there is gamestop =)
have not tried to play ps2 games love driver games and max payne and for u retards who say it cause of blue ray it plays dvd dumb asses and we would be able to play them if u dumb ass poor people would stop buyin ps2s.
I AM PISSED OFF WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD THEY MAKE THE PS3 IF U CANT EVEN PLAY PS2 GAMES, AND EVEN IN PSN THEY HAVE PS2 SYSTEM DATA, THAT DOESN’T EVEN WORK. YEAH THEY PROBABLY DO WORK ON THE ORIGINAL PS3 BUT MOSTLY EVERYONE I KNOW HAS THE PS3 SLIM SO SONY CAN JUST SUCK IT.
all the people complaning, you need to shut up ok? you buy a ps3 to play ps2 games? no! you buy a ps3 to play ps3 games, just go buy a ps2 you idiots!
Did any of you ever stop to think that maybe it is another money making gimmick by Sony. Think about this… it has been how many years since PS3 came out? They made the first few models backwards compatable just long enough to get dependant on the PS3 and dispose of their PS2 since it is now obsolete. After that, they take away your ability to play PS2 games on your PS3, and conveniently enough they still have BRAND FUCKING NEW PS2S. How many years later is it?
I can see how some ppl are pissed at this, I’m not happy but more pissed over the Torx Screws than the Backwards Compatibility, I had some 70+ games before buying my PS3 slim 320GB Moves package, I can’t play them, but their not going to waste, do you guys have any idea how easy and quick it is to sell PS2 games on Ebay? It only take me MAX 2 days to get a reply on some of the most obscure games in my collection.
Point is, no matter what change Sony makes to THEIR console, some ppl are going to be happy and other are not, but seriously, do you really think sony cares about what any little consumer that pays 200-300-400 or even 500 dollars for a console says, thinks or does?…no, they make millions, they care about their projected sales and what the “buzz” of an idea creates, either buy it and deal with it, or dont, you’ll be hurting them more not buying their crappy product if you dont like it…Right?
Now the screws, that’s something else, I cant even freakin clean my [redacted] Ps3 when it’s dirty! I should be able to open it, it’s mine! I paid for it, didn’t I?
it seems like many bought a ps3 just to play ps2 games LOL.
Wtf msn HELLA HOMO
“LOL.” Then why can the PS3 play PS1 games? By your logic, everyone should have to buy a Ps1 to play PS1 games. I don’t have a PS1, so I’m glad for PS3 emulation, but why couldn’t they had keeped PS2 backwards compatible like the PS3 phats had?
Dave Mustaine has a point, just buy a pre owned PS2 from a car boot for £10 or less if you really need to have PS2 backwards compatability.
I think they should have kept the backward compatibility.
I do keep my old systems, but who wants every system they own hooked up, or have to go root around in the closet, attic, basement, etc. to find the console to play a game on? It’s such a pain to swap out consoles and it takes a lot of room to have them hooked up all the time.
MUCH easier and convenient to have one system that plays many generations of games.
In some cases I can see them not providing backward capability, but they already had consoles that offered them, and it is nice to go back and play older games on older systems from time to time, especially those in extended series that stretch over consoles.
In the case of PS2 games, there are so many GOOD PS2 games out there, and that system was around for so long, I think it’s a bit stupid to not offer backward compatibility on newer models. Whether you have or can get a PS2 still is not the point. I could see, say, if they did away with PSOne capabilities.
From a business point it makes sense but from a consumer point it’s annoying.
haha i have a 360, ps3, ps2, Halo edition original xbox, and two gaming computers. i guess im spoiled huh?
I bought my PS3 to play ps3 games AND to play classic ps2 games such as FF10. Its bullshit that they just took out the backwards compatibility. Making the hard drive bigger to keep the costs up is bullshit. If i had known, i would have bought one of those fat things when they were brand new, took out the crap hard drive and replaced it with a beast.
Listen you jerks that keep giving us USELESS information if you ACTAULLY have the RIGHT code/program etc. that works then post the link here if not quit jerking us around a-holes!
it’s isn’t that ppl are buying the ps3 to play ps2 games it’s just that compatibility should be an obvious addition to any new console. it isn’t as if it costs them much to add it because it doesn’t. in fact it loses them money by not adding it. i wanted to get a ps3 but what’s the point? i bought all those ps2 games that i still love to play but now cant because my ps2 is busted and sony decided to be like microsoft and try to get extra cash by being douche bags. in the end i still want to play my ps2 games, i cant do that on a ps3 i might as well get a new ps2 for cheaper. i know i want to play my ps2 games and when i go to best buy there is really not an over abundance of ps3 games that i feel i need to pay up the ass to get by buying an overpriced system that does not any longer deliver everything it was originally advertised to do. so sorry Sony, i don’t know where you are getting these surveys from but it’s wrong and it’s costing you.
I think that the ps3 should play ps2 games because sony makes both consoles so they should at least make the ps3 slim(s) play ps2 games. But what gets me really mad is the ps3 commercials, because it says “it only does everything”, YOU’RE A BUNCH OF LIARS, IT CAN’T PLAY PS2 GAMES CAN IT?
I love my PS3, bought it when it first came out in 2006 and it still works, compared to my xbox 360 that got the red rings of death twice. I never owned a PS2. I just loved ps3 because it was well put together and had all the features a console should have without buying more accessories. I am pretty piss that the newer slimmer model isnt backwards compatible. As I want to buy an additional ps3 for our bedroom.
Im getting old so new games doesn’t really excite me anymore. When I first bought the PS3 one of my first games I purchased was Raiden III and Gradius V, both PS2 games that are classic in the arcades. So if my old Ps3 dies, those games becomes useless and I’m not going to buy a ps2 just to play it.
Pah, it’s not like Nintendo and Microsoft bothered with backwards compatibility, oh wait!
thats complete bullshit .All PS3’s shoud have backwards compatibility.Thats what console designer do.Think about it,when they came out with the PS3 people threw away(or sold)thier PS2’s.Then they came out with the PS3 slim so perhaps people threw away(or sold)thier fat PS3’s thinking the slim could play ps2 games but when it couldn’t they just so happens to be selling ps2s still. seem weird?
I recently found out that the reason why they took out ps2
compatibility is because it can play (ps2 import game)
meaning JAPAN ONLY games. Hope this help you guys ^.^
this is a message to “Concealed”. i have a ps3, ps2, ps1, xbox original, NES, nintendo 64, nintendo gamecube, sega dreamcast, PSP, gameboy color, gameboy advance, gameboy advance SP, and a gaming computer, so unless u have even half of what i have dont call yourself spoiled. oh and by the way i worked for my game collection.
Hey did you guys know that complaining about this on here will make Sony change their minds and and refund you all your hard earned money. Seriously, you have a ps3, play ps3 games on it. You want to play ps2 games? You should READ ABOUT WHAT THE SYSTEM CAN AND CANT DO ONLINE BEFORE YOU BUY IT!! 🙂
Ps3’s suck can I get An Ahmen!!!
@b2brawler42, Cool story bro
Its strange that my playstation can play the playstation 1 games but not the second while it has a inbuild memory card for both of them. It doesnt make any sense at all. {When I didnt knew that this was possible} I was like: ok, Lets see if I can play this one…answer..Put a playstation 3 game into your console…wtf?…. I mean c,mon If you dont want to let people play your old games on your new consoles then dont inbuild some memory cards you cant even use!. Whats the point to that?. They should say buy the old playstation 2 instead. But not make your console all filled up with stupid databanks and all that while you cant use them…
When they made the PS2, it played the ps1 games and even read the memory cards for the ps1. Why would you go and change the PS3 like that? It was a stupid idea and just another way to piss people off and make more money! What a joke!!!!
its true we buy ps3 to play ps3 games, but they shouldn’t put anything for the ps2 if they are not going to include on the ps3 is really unfair for the ps2 players there are many people that would like to play ps2 games on the ps3 they just crush our hope for ps2 game on the ps3, so those who say that ps2 players are idiot, not we are not we pay to have wat we want unlike those idiots who say that.
Ps2’s are selling for under $99 just save up some pocket money and buy one
First of all, i have both ps3s. The backwards compatible ps3 is awesome and all but it froze alot on ps2 games. The newer ones offer assistance.
You might only use your PS3 for PS3 games, but others use theirs for PS1 games or as a Blu Ray player. I shouldn’t have to buy an extra system,because you have a problem with that. No, I think the point some people are trying to say about Sony’s PS3 [and its PSN] problems is: Sony can do nothing wrong, it’s only your fault for believing in them. Ahmen!
Your a stupid one dave, the first version of ps3 can play ps2 games you idiot, its a device feature that sony included why take it away on ps3 slim that’s the point, and its cool to have a that feature.
ok all u people saying u cant play them and sony said you can use a bit of common sence go on the psn store and download the PS3 PS2 UNTILTY DATA all u hade to do whas google it
yall gotta quit complainin, i mean seriously, the ps3 iz the shit! i dont see a damn thing wrong with the system at all, sure it dont play ps2 games, i own a slim to, so i know what it can or cant do. and yes imma lil bumed it doesnt play ps2, but ya know what, THEY STILL SELL PS2’S! and i got one, yes its a drag and some money but hey, i make money jus mowing lawns and helping some POS place called candle-lite. anyway, all im saying is quit complainin with the best, high-quality system ever made and GET OFF YOUR LAZY ASSEZ AND BUY A FUCKING PS2 IF YOU REALLY BUY A PS3 TO PLAY UM’!
I have a Ps3 slim, great console, and before i had a Ps2. I´ve a great pile of games, around 30 and i defeneatly don´t wanna lose them. So can anybody say how i can chip it on an easy way so i can play Ps2 games on my Ps3 console?!
I am not as pissed off as you mates because I have a fat ps3 and a slim
ME TO >>>>>>
hey. i have a ps3 slim 250GB. i cant find add ons on my ps3 store or ps2 system data. can sombody help me. pleas
its really suipid that the 320gb ps3 cant play ps2 games it doesnt make sence i want to keep my old games but i wanna fucking get more memory and a ps3 i only have a ps2 but i am getting ps3 they should make 320gb that can play ps2 games again its fucking retarted and matt is right it sais “it only does everything” its so retarted because they freaken took out the backwards compadibility and its so retarted because once i buy the ps3 i wont have any money left to buy any fucking ps3 games
is just gay because sony thinks that the ps3 is perfect… no is not because you cant even play a bloody ps2 games it and eventhough i got lucky and my ps3 plays ps1 games it is still carp so please sony im begging you to release a ps2 hardware in your next update
You guys are just being typical jealous haters. You complain “Oh, they are being jerks and doing this just to make more money!” But you only say it because you are on the other end. You say it’s not fair, but would you guys (or girls) not do the exact same thing? Every human on Earth wants to be rich, and if you say you don’t, you are lying because you know inside, you want to be set for life. Think of how many families the money Sony pays feed. Some are probably just making enough to get through the week.
I dont care if PS3 can play PS2 or not. i just want to play PS3 games
I couldn’t help but read most of the comments on here and had to respond, it figures most of you are idiots and their are a few here that got it right the 1st time, Sony know exactly what their doing [all comes down to money/profits & current buzz], the other thing YOU people seem to have missed is that the 3rd generation ps3 [the ps3 with 80GB hard drive is backwards compatible only], not the 40GB or the 60GB as originally intended. Remember only the ps3 with 4 USB Ports is ps2 compatable. Sony also [if you remember] to away the power to use the first 3 generations of the FAT ps3’s capability to be a powerful multimedia pc with bluray player. Which they have kept in the 1st generation slimline ps3 [2 USB ports, ps2 non-compatible]. The buzz is that the next ps console the PS4 will also be non ps2 compatible, but ps3 compatible, with the option to have full 3d and virtual riality simulation technology built in the 1 generation PS4’s.
I had a PS2, sold it when I got my PS3 orig 60gb, I play more PS2 games on it than PS3 games,
Why should old games be dumped, alot are better than the new ones coming out !
When the Metal gear HD collection comes out I will be able to sell my PS2 Metal gears for a tidy sum !
They should concentrate on getting good games out
Multi media rubbish
If I want to listen to MP3s I have a 160gb ipod
For films I have a DVD/Bluray
For radio I have a radio
GAMES MACHINES SHOULD BE FOR GAMES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I grew up with the Playstation brand since long as I can remember from the PS1 days. Many great games I played on the PS1 and PS2 but why on Earth would Sony re-move the compatibility on the new slim models why they leave us European’s out and only North America and Japan? PS3 will probably be the last console I’ll ever buy from Sony if they keep this nonsense up. Even though I have my original fat PS2 I still miss playing my PS2 games on the PS3 system so that my PS2 lasts a few more years. Thanks Sony.
why complain that the ps3 doesnt support ps2 games anymore so what almost everyone hasa ps2 or u canfind one really cheap used. And besides the xbox 360 doesnt reallt support any backwards compatability
I’m fucking pissed off, I buy the most expensive ps3 and that’s the only one that can’t play ps2 games. And people who say things like this : “all the people complaning, you need to shut up ok? you buy a ps3 to play ps2 games? no! you buy a ps3 to play ps3 games, just go buy a ps2 you idiots!” You are the idiots, ofcourse I play ps3 games most of the time but there are games like SSX that aren’t available on ps3. so got any hints ? playing saun white maybe , well I think that game sucks compared to SSX. SW may be more realistic and better graffics but SSX was a lot more fun. and I have 4 other games like that. I hate sony right now. I give anyone a thousand dollars who can make me play ps2 games on ps3 !!!!
SONY HAS REMOVED PS2 DATA AT PS-STORE. WHY??
AND WHY CAN PLAY PS1 GAMES BUT NOT Ps2 GAMES??
SONY IS FAILER !!
The problem is a lot of us just got rid of our PS2’s when the PS3 came out. And yes, Uncharted, GTA4, Assassin’s Creed, MW2, and LA Noire are all awesome. HOWEVER, sometimes we like to take a stroll down memory lane and play some amazing PS2 games that are just gathering dust on our shelves. I have been DYING to play Metal Gear Solid 3, so much so that I am actually going to buy that “MGS HD Collection” when it comes out next month. In my case, I gave my PS2 to a friend for his birthday right after i got the origional PS3 which did play Ps2 games. Once I got the lovely Yellow Light, I bought a brand new slim PS3. Set up my internal PS2 memory card (because for some reason they never took that out) and put in “GTA San Andreas” only to get an error message. So I tried “Bully”, same message. It was then I realized my PS2 days were officially over.
I agree. WHY THE FUCK DID SONY NOT MAKE THE 2nd GENERATION PS3 COMPATIBLE WITH ALL SYSTEM GAMES? IT’S POINTLESS! ALL MY FRIENDS WERE PISSED WHEN IT CAME OUT AND WE’D RATHER HAVE A 1st GEN THAN A SLIM 2nd IF WE CAN’T PLAY OUR PS1 & 2 GAMES! Fuck. Sony, get your head out of your asses and honestly bring in some consumers who will tell you “Yes, I want to play PS3 games. But I also want to play my PS1 and 2 games on it as well.” Fuck. I don’t even care if the slim has blue ray. I just want to be able to sit and play RE5 and RE Outbreak on it!
SERIOUSLY.
I say we petition for a 3rd gen slim that plays all three, DVD, blue ray, and can hold at least 160GB, built in small fan, along with being able to upgrade GB size to a max of 426GB.
I delight in, cause I found just what I used to be taking a look for. You’ve ended my four day long hunt! God Bless you man. Have a nice day.
hahaha.. programers in the philippines has already solve all of your problems my ps3 can play ps2 ps1 psp games and even store them. every techno botic has one offering to modify their ps3 to be able to play other consoles.
Its bullshit because I want to play new ps3 games and old resident evil and devil may cry and street fighter. Ps2 has good games that I want to play on my new system cus my ps2 went out. Why by a ps3 if I have to buy a ps2 as well. Xbox is sicker anyway gears and halo is better then sony games.damn why did I buy this, oh yeah I thought I could play my ps2 games as well fuckkkkkk….
Also anyone who says I should move on from those no cause I have like 50 more working ps2 games I still play and enjoy. resident evil and devil may cry every 8 months is still amazing
the fat ps3 play ps2 games the slim dont i’d rather want one that play ps2 games like it suppose to so you people talkin about buy a ps2 can kiss a dick. an yes dave mustaine i buy a matha fucken ps3 to play ps2 and ps3 bitch
I got a 320 GB PS3 Slim for Christmas, and the other day, I noticed an option “Internal Memory Card”, so I selected it, and another menu came up with 2 options, “Create New Memory Card (PS2)”, and “Create New Memory Card (PS)”. So since then, I’ve been curious.
Whats REALLY Funny though is the fact that PS3 Slim goes far enough back to play PS One games but won’t support PS2, I mean Can’t be to difficult to work that into a patch for a software update, they already have it on hand from the Original PS3
See this is just another way for them to make money. What they gonna do is start re-mastering and updating the old PS2 games with better sound quality and graphics.
Of course the research is gonna say that people purchase the ps3 for ps3 games. That doesn’t mean that they don’t still want to play those games.
Bollocks 2 all ur comments