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  1. DrStranglove

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    #1 DrStranglove, Dec 22, 2010
    Will the currently PS3's for sale play the old PS2 games?

    How about PS1 games?

    Thanks!
     
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    #2 250californiafan, Dec 22, 2010
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    Unfortunately, no. Only the initial batch (the 20, 40, 60, and 80) was backwards compatible.
     
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    #3 Auraraptor, Dec 22, 2010
    Correct, only the earliest PS3s were fully backward compatible with PS2 games.

    HOWEVER, ALL PS3s will play PS1 games. They also have a built in memory card function, as well as an optional smoothing routine which makes the picture less jagged on PS1 games.
     
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    #4 DrStranglove, Dec 22, 2010
    Crap.

    Looks like it may be to eBay I go.........
     
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    #5 dailyferraridriver, Dec 23, 2010
    It may not make sense anymore - the older these systems get, the more problems they are developing. Considering you can still buy a new slim PS2, it almost doesn't pay to buy an older PS3.

    The newer PS3's are much smaller than the old lineup.

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    #6 4REphotographer, Dec 23, 2010
    Why did I not know this!? Off to eBay to buy the original NFS:Hot Pursuit.
     
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    #7 DrStranglove, Dec 23, 2010

    See that's just it. I have 7 PS2s and I only play about 4 video games which are all PS2 games. The PS3 is attractive to me as it has a blue ray player. (Even though I agree with Steve that BR has at best three more years left, they studios are making it so to get the bonus features on movies I love... you have to have BR! Damn!)

    So instead of a BR player and one more piece of junk, I thought I could just replace a PS2.
     

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