PS3 Backwards Compatibility Confirmed

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday September 2, 2003 @03:21AM from the anything-else-would-have-been-crazed dept.

Thanks to Gamesindustry.biz for their story confirming that the PlayStation 3 will offer backwards compatibility with earlier PlayStation consoles via emulation, offering a quote from Sony boss Ken Kutaragi, sourced from the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun: "PSone runs on the PlayStation 2 through emulation rather than actual hardware. PlayStation 3 will offer the same compatibility for PS2 software and the format will continue forever." He also partially attributed the PS2's success to its multi-purpose nature, saying "[PS2] offers a sense of insurance because it is compatible with PSone and DVD movies", echoing earlier suggestions about DVD players in consoles, and obvious advantages to backwards software compatibility.

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Nope, Media Center! by GeckoX · 2003-09-02 03:59 · Score: 0, Troll

Actually, according to this link, it will be running Microsoft XP Media Center!

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1. Re:Nope, Media Center! by GeckoX · 2003-09-02 04:02 · Score: -1, Troll
  
  Ah fsck, screwed the pooch on that wonderful opportunity didn't I?
  
  Oh well, mod me into oblivion as I deserve!
  
  (Mental note: Preview exists for a reason dumbass!)
  
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