05-14-2008, 02:51 PM
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 | God Squad | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: PEI, Canada
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 Re: PS3 and backwards compatibility...
The main reason they took the PS2 chipset out of the 40 GB model was to simplify manufacturing and make the system a bit cheaper to make. This was a response to those that found the price of the original PS3 units a bit much to bear/ had no interest in backward compatibility. The lost BC only applies to PS2 games, BTW- you can still play PSOne games with no problems so if you can find yourself the original MGS in good condition go for it. 
As for the future, Peter Dille (current head of SCEA) did say in an interview that it would be possible to patch the PS2 to be able to play downloadable PS2 games, much like we can with the PSOne games in the store now. While this would not help with your actual discs it would be a good way to get some of the classics you may have missed out on. Whether they will actually do this, however, is up in the air right now. While he did say it would be possible he did not say with any cetainty it will actually happen. |