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wutang01 said:
Pure rumour. But it sounds feasible don't you think?
Why else would they remove backward compatibility from the 40GB PS3?
I heard it was because people were still playing PS2 games on the PS3 and Sony was losing money or something
They only took ps2 playback out of the 40gig units to make them cheaper. As they still have parts from the PS2 inside the 60 and 80 gig units. So to make the 40 gig units cheaper they took them out.
but I hope this is true as it would be great to get some of those PS2 game's i never got around to playing.
01/07/2008
Central Coast (NSW)
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Yesterday i was playing my ps2.. and i had noticed how much the ps2's graphics are to the ps3..
even though the ps3 is more advanced, still, it was.. wow
01/07/2008
Sydney, NSW, PSN ID: HostileForLife
I hope this is really is true because this means i can play GOW I & II and Killzone! 
01/07/2008
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Ooo i liked the first killzone!!!
there was lots of action in it 
01/07/2008
Sydney, NSW, PSN ID: HostileForLife
Unhostile said: Ooo i liked the first killzone!!!
there was lots of action in it
Yeah unfortunately i never got a PS2 before so i missed heaps of good games. I was 10 at that time when the PS2 and Gamecube came out so i went with the GC because i though PS2 games were too bloody and violent. 
01/07/2008
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Yeah besides GOW and Killzone, i may get all the Ratchet and Clank games and the Jak and Daxter games as well. My, have i missed a lot. 
01/07/2008
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K-Man said: Yeah besides GOW and Killzone, i may get all the Ratchet and Clank games and the Jak and Daxter games as well. My, have i missed a lot.
Ahh, yes wise choice. Ratchet 1, 2, 3 and Gladiator (I think it was also known as "Deadlocked" or something?)
wutang01 said: Ahh, yes wise choice. Ratchet 1, 2, 3 and Gladiator (I think it was also known as "Deadlocked" or something?)
Yeah Deadlocked. Oh and Twisted Metal Black. Loved Twisted Metal Head-On on the PSP and so wanted to play TM Black.
01/07/2008
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Hopefully PS2 Games will come to the PSN. 
I still enjoy playing some PS2 Titles.
01/07/2008
Iη ƒ®ønt õf mÿ PS3 [ßrisbane]
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Awesome news, if true.
By the way, I made my thread for nothing. In the future, I should not waste my time providing people with news.
01/07/2008
Melbourne, VIC - I currently own 108 Japanese (Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games and 12 Australian (Region 4) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games...TOTAL = 120
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Not wanting to brag, but I predicted this. Solves the PS3 BC issue with 40GB units and creates new revenue source for SONY...win/win. 
01/07/2008
"A sure way to lose happiness is to want it at the expense of everything else."--Bette Davis
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There was that other rumour about a new firmware update which re-enable software-based PS2 backward compatibility on the 40GB consoles.
Rumour though. So ... *shrugs*
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Finding room to store these large PS2 games in our standard 40-60GB HDDs might pose a problem for the people who aren't ready to upgrade to a 320-500 GB HDD.
01/07/2008
Melbourne, VIC - I currently own 108 Japanese (Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games and 12 Australian (Region 4) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games...TOTAL = 120
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S0NY said: Finding room to store these large PS2 games in our standard 40-60GB HDDs might pose a problem for the people who aren't ready to upgrade to a 320-500 GB HDD.
That is true. I only have around 12GB left on my hard-drive as it is. 
01/07/2008
Iη ƒ®ønt õf mÿ PS3 [ßrisbane]
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That's approx. 12 PS2 games....
01/07/2008
Melbourne, VIC - I currently own 108 Japanese (Region 2) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games and 12 Australian (Region 4) SONY PLAYSTATION 3 BD games...TOTAL = 120
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S0NY said: Finding room to store these large PS2 games in our standard 40-60GB HDDs might pose a problem for the people who aren't ready to upgrade to a 320-500 GB HDD.
That is true, seeing that the PS1 Classic games on the PSN are about 500MB or so?
Hmm... i may need to upgrade after all if i'm planning to get so much PS2 games....
01/07/2008
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Has anyone else noticed that when you play PS2 disks on your PS3, the screen is much smaller?
01/07/2008
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Luke4123 said: Has anyone else noticed that when you play PS2 disks on your PS3, the screen is much smaller?
Just go to game setting and upscale the screen for PS2 games options.
01/07/2008
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I cant see them doing this, without having a way for 40g ps3's to be able to play. They would alienate a large chunk of ps3 owners by doing this.
01/07/2008
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K-Man said:Just go to game setting and upscale the screen for PS2 games options.
Oh. Thanks for that.
01/07/2008
Iη ƒ®ønt õf mÿ PS3 [ßrisbane]
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How about MGS1 on PSN first?! >:[
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Sony already denies PS2 games for PSN
Sony has already denied the rumors regarding PS2 games for the PSN. Sony's Patrick Seybold, director of corporate communications & social media, spoke to GamePro: "I'm not sure where the image came from. At this point, we haven't made any announcements, and there are no plans for PS2 downloadable titles on PS3."
Take Mr. Seybold's answer for what it's worth -- an honest sounding, and somewhat surprised, reaction. We don't know what to take from this and perhaps we shouldn't read into it any further as there's nothing really left to go on. Then again, the image in question belongs to the UK store while Mr. Seybold is with SCEA ... hmm. Anyway, it is an interesting response to say the least. It is a very different answer to the usual robotic auto-reply "we do not comment on rumors and speculation."
www.ps3fanboy.com/
Well ... maybe they want to cover the truth? Who knows?
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