PS2 Support Not Returning to PS3

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kiniku

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Sony should develop the PS3+ and raise the price that model $100.00 more. Then you whiners who rejoice over every negative peice of dirt you can cook up can bitch aobut the price again.
 

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[citation][nom]kartu[/nom]Do you think Sony makes money with PS2 hardware sales?[/citation]

They definitely do make money on PS2 hardware sales... In fact, leftover PS2 sales helped prop up their losses on the PS3 sales in the beginning.
 

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[citation][nom]kartu[/nom]It's clear, that PS3 hardware and concept in general was "fail". Problems:2) high power consumption[/citation]

You do realize that early model PS3's typical power consumption was very close to that of the 360? Or that the current PS3's with a 45nm CPU and 65nm GPU actually use less power than the current 360 models? Please do your homework before making baseless accusations.
 

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"Although the first generation of PlayStation 3 consoles featured hardware-based PS2 emulation"

Yeah, that's what mine has. BOOOYA! I needed it too cause my PS2 broke. I can imagine that the software emulation probably wasn't that great (you may have gotten lower frame rates or something depending on how taxing the software emulation is). I can say first hand that the Hardware emulation runs perfectly smooth!
 

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I disagree that BC has anything to do with the pricepoint at $299. They no longer have different chips - it's all software, software they ALREADY have. PS2 still sells, and PS2 games still sell. If they offered a firmware unlock of BC for $50-100 - I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
 

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[citation][nom]Soldier37[/nom]Let it go already you've had 8 years to play and or buy ps2 games and a ps2. It's almost 2010 it's time to let the love of your life drift into history. I have a blu Ray on my pc and use my ps3 to play blu rays and play ps3 games not go backwards and play 2001 era blocky old school games. Enough with the madness already![/citation]

Madness? .....

THIS IS SONY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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A great game is a great game. I actually prefer most PS2 titles over any PS3 or 360 games. Graphics are overrated and I really do not care how the games look. Recent titles are getting prettier and prettier while sacrificing fun. It seems to me recent titles have a lot more bugs as well. I for one would really like to see backwards compatibility but the price drop is where it is really at. I may actually pick up a PS3 at this price point. Of course it is still a maybe because I already have a 360 and cannot see the advantage of getting a PS3 at this time. Hell, the blue ray is a non issue since I refuse to pay the ridiculous price for blue ray movies and that is the PS3's big selling point.
 
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I'll say it diferently.....
I want to buy a ps3 BUT I also love PRO evolution soccer which by the way sucks in ps3 so i am still playing on ps2 (which I don't have) the old Pro Evo.

In my case I am NOT buying ps3. i am not into games a lot and the ones i like are not on ps3 (some of them are but I can play then on a PC too. i just want to play PRO with my friends on my 42" and don't want to buy the crap pro they have for ps3.

Also what about when ur friend comes with a ps2 game to play with u? yeah right he has to bring his ps2 and cable too LoL!!! Oh and if it's broken (something usual with ps1 & ps2) then no game :-/

You there in sony better find a way for those who want to play ps2 games rather than saying they buy ps3 for ps3 games. WE play not you so WE decide. make it possible to DL a software even if u have to pay somthng like 5-10!

Oh and last what short of "green" policy is to ask as buy a second console?? More waste for the planet! The most dificult to recycle 100% is the electonic devices and you want as to buy somehing that will be thrown away in 2 years max,
Well done you save the planet!!!! Are you also going to advertise this new ps3 as "green" because it's not green if i have to have a second console to cover all my needs.
 

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"...most people are buying the PS3 for PS3 games. They're buying it for PS3 games and Blu-ray movies."

Um...DUH! That's because the console doesn't have backward compatibility for PS2 games!

I'd consider buying it at this cheaper price tag if it did.
 

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You can't do full-software PS2 emulation on the PS3. The GPU architectures are too different, and the PS3 is not powerful enough to emulate it by brute-force in software, like you might be able to do on a powerful enough PC.

The first-gen PS3 had full PS2 hardware inside, both the PS2 CPU and GPU, so it was very easy for it to run PS2 games.

To save money, they removed the PS2 CPU hardware in the 2nd-gen PS3 but kept the PS2 GPU hardware, and emulated the PS2 CPU in software.

In the current 3rd-gen PS3 systems all of the PS2 hardware has been removed. The PS2 GPU was the main requirement for emulation, so once that hardware is gone you're never getting the PS2 compatibility back.
 

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is it posible that they will release a software based emulator u pay for over psn? or just rerelease the games as digital downloads like on xbox.
 

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Why are ppl who don't seem to own a ps2 or ps3 even leaving comments. I own a ps3 60gb(now 320gb) it has BC, which i never use. why would Sony care what ppl who never buy anything want, the ps2 is old and the ps3 has been out for years. i am confused by ppl who leave comments claiming they play ps2 games all the time but don't own a ps2, its nonsense, stop being cheap. no one cares. the ps3 is for ps3 games. live in the present not the past.
 

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Why are ppl who don't seem to own a ps2 or ps3 even leaving comments. I own a ps3 60gb(now 320gb) it has BC, which i never use. why would Sony care what ppl who never buy anything want, the ps2 is old and the ps3 has been out for years. i am confused by ppl who leave comments claiming they play ps2 games all the time but don't own a ps2, its nonsense, stop being cheap. no one cares. the ps3 is for ps3 games. live in the present not the past.
 
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