PlayStation®3 General Discussion

[Tashala70]

I thought that the PS3 was 100% backwards compatible. Is there a cut off date of this feature? My husband tried to play the original Drakkan and it would not play.

[CrustyJockStrap]

ps1 game disc's about 90%  work on all ps3

Ps2 games disc's on PS3 PHAT 60GB

below 50% compatabillity

PS3 slim with ps2 game disc's

0% backwards compatabillity

[mont348]

All PS3's can play PSone disk based games the original 20 and 60 gig and some 80 gig US Phat models could play PS2 disk based games via hardware/software emulation. 

There is some PS2 games for download via the playstation store with the emulation file in the download they will work on all PS3 models.

[CrustyJockStrap]

Updated my original post to state game disc's and not downloads

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mont348 wrote:

All PS3's can play PSone disk based games the original 20 and 60 gig and some 80 gig US Phat models could play PS2 disk based games via hardware/software emulation. 

There is some PS2 games for download via the playstation store with the emulation file in the download they will work on all PS3 models.

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  20GB did not have BWC as that was supose to be the cheap version with out the added extra bits.

It was mainly 60GB but some 80GB made it through

[mont348]

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CrustyJockStrap wrote:

Updated my original post to state game disc's and not downloads

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mont348 wrote:

All PS3's can play PSone disk based games the original 20 and 60 gig and some 80 gig US Phat models could play PS2 disk based games via hardware/software emulation. 

There is some PS2 games for download via the playstation store with the emulation file in the download they will work on all PS3 models.

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  20GB did not have BWC as that was supose to be the cheap version with out the added extra bits.

It was mainly 60GB but some 80GB made it through

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I read somewhere the 20 gig was backwards compatible but didn't have a Wifi chip i don't think it ever reached the UK only imported from Japan etc.

[Fritches]

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CrustyJockStrap wrote:

Updated my original post to state game disc's and not downloads

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mont348 wrote:

All PS3's can play PSone disk based games the original 20 and 60 gig and some 80 gig US Phat models could play PS2 disk based games via hardware/software emulation. 

There is some PS2 games for download via the playstation store with the emulation file in the download they will work on all PS3 models.

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  20GB did not have BWC as that was supose to be the cheap version with out the added extra bits.

It was mainly 60GB but some 80GB made it through

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I found that the 60's (despite the inharent YLOD problems) was the best made than every other phats the came out.

But yeah OP what these two have said is correct.

[CrustyJockStrap]

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mont348 wrote:

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CrustyJockStrap wrote:

Updated my original post to state game disc's and not downloads

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mont348 wrote:

All PS3's can play PSone disk based games the original 20 and 60 gig and some 80 gig US Phat models could play PS2 disk based games via hardware/software emulation. 

There is some PS2 games for download via the playstation store with the emulation file in the download they will work on all PS3 models.

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  20GB did not have BWC as that was supose to be the cheap version with out the added extra bits.

It was mainly 60GB but some 80GB made it through

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I read somewhere the 20 gig was backwards compatible but didn't have a Wifi chip i don't think it ever reached the UK only imported from Japan etc.

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You right it did not reach the UK

Wifi was in it

Card Reader taken out

No backward compatabillity

I think it only had 2 USB ports also

[Chorlton]

Here's a link to Wikipedia, just to clarify eveything above.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ps3#Model_comparison

The 20gig was never released in PAL, so it was only available in Japan &  the USA.  Only noticable difference I can see from the article is no card readers, but I do remember it didn't have the silver trim like the 60 gig one had.

I honestly thought all ps3's where 100% backwards compatible also, but looking down the list (link below) there are some issue's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS3_Backwards_incompatible_PS2_and_Playstation_games_list

hope this helps.

[mont348]

I thought i was right the 20 gig had PS2 backwards compatibility but no Wifi or card reader but still had the four USB ports but who uses four USB slots all the time anyway i haven't been inconvenienced by having no card slots and only two USB ports.

[GraphiteGB]

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mont348 wrote:

I thought i was right the 20 gig had PS2 backwards compatibility but no Wifi or card reader but still had the four USB ports but who uses four USB slots all the time anyway i haven't been inconvenienced by having no card slots and only two USB ports.

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4 ports is easty to use up as Sony supports legacy USB equipment .

USB steering wheel

USB Keyboard

USB PS Eye

USB headset. 

Left out currently disconnected

USB mouse

Need external charging dock for Move and DS3s now.

Buzz USB controllers

Singstar USB addons, even the wireless mics need a USB port.

USB HDD (back up and file transfer)

USB Frag FX for games that don't run K&M or Move

USB Light Guns 

USB devices that were junk.

Play TV another USB device ( returned that lump of junk, 1 less  USB device)