European PS3 To Play Fewer PS2 Games

Posted by Zonk on Friday February 23, 2007 @02:59AM from the give-a-little-get-a-little-more-money dept.

Mondrian_was_a_square writes "When Sony launches the PS3 in Europe, consumers there won't be getting the same thing that US and Japanese buyers picked up at launch—they'll be getting less. Sony has just announced that the new revision of the PS3 will be less backwards compatible with PS2 games. 'Sony is looking to decrease the production cost of the Playstation 3, and they have opted to replace dedicated hardware with software that will replace its functionality. The hardware had been providing full backwards compatibility of PS2 games, but Sony makes it clear that the new configuration will not offer the same level of support. Certain PlayStation 2 format software titles may not perform properly on this system, the statement reads.'"

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Then just don't buy it, stop being a baby about it by acomj · 2007-02-23 05:11 · Score: 1, Flamebait

All that cursing. Buy A MS XBOX 360, because we all know they have YOUR best intest in mind (sarcasm). Just make sure you buy a ZUNE and MS VISTA ULTIMATE to make sure they all work together! And be sure not to forget to subscribe to xbox LIVE at 50$+ /year (6 years = 300$!).

You should probably just buy a wii a ps2 or wait a year or two. The PS2 is still a viable platform unlike xbox1 or gamecube.

The PS3 is expensive because blu-ray drives are expensive.
No SIXAXIS either... by WiiVault · 2007-02-23 19:22 · Score: 0, Flamebait

...According to Toms Hardware atleast.