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European PS3 To Play Fewer PS2 Games

Posted by Zonk on 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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  1. Not a good move by Colourspace · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not only are we in the UK paying (or not in my case) £425 per unit (approx $850), we are getting an inferior machine to boot? Jesus wept.

  2. Re:That's Sony for you. by KDR_11k · · Score: 3, Informative

    Gamecube DOL-101. That thing removed the digital out (necessary for progressive scan). Nintendo offered to replace a DOL-101 with a DOL-100 (original model) if the user sends it in but I'm not sure if you get a new or a refurbished one.

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  3. Re:That's Sony for you. by Itchyeyes · · Score: 2, Informative

    You could maybe count the slimline PS2. It did improve on a few things, but it also cut out the HDD compatibility. It really only affected FFXI players. Still, in those people's eyes, the slimline was probably an inferior machine.

  4. Re:Buy a US PS3 perhaps? by supabeast! · · Score: 3, Informative

    What's to prevent you from purchasing a US version? Yes, you will most likely be restricted to purchasing games and movies from the US... The issue here is backwards compatibility with PS2 games. Chances are that most Brits don't have large collections of American PS2 games that would makes buying an American PS3 worthwhile.
  5. Re:A Shame by EGSonikku · · Score: 2, Informative

    " It also embodies a new combination of hardware and software emulation which will enable PS3 to be compatible with a broad range of original PlayStation® (PS) titles and a limited range of PlayStation®2 (PS2) titles."

    Welcome to pwnt ;)

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