Non Launch PS3's to get PS2 game emulation?

[MmmmBeeeeer]

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2009/06/sony-patents-method-to-emulate-ps2-on-ps3/

Sony Patents Method To Emulate PS2 On PS3
By Luke Plunkett on June 30, 2009 at 1:30 PM
My single biggest problem with the PS3? The loss of backwards compatibility. It’s a gaping hole in the system’s feature set. Then again, it may also be one that’s on the way back.

Some background: when the PS3 first launched, it was backwards-compatible, meaning you could play PlayStation 2 games on your new PlayStation 3. The 20GB and 60GB units released in North America and Japan featured hardware emulation (they literally had a PS2 chip inside), while those released in PAL territories featured software emulation (similar to how the 360 handles original Xbox games).

Later, though, this feature was removed. Anyone buying a 40GB, 80GB or 120GB PS3 couldn’t play a single PS2 game on them. It was a stupid, stupid move on the part of Sony.

A patent discovered by Siliconera, however, suggests that Sony might be re-thinking this stance. Filed in December 2008, it’s basically a patent for a method that would allow the PS3’s Cell chip to translate code from the PS2’s Emotion Engine. Not half-assed software emulation (which in previous PS3 models couldn’t run some games), full, total replication of the functionality of the Emotion Engine.

Which means, theoretically at least, you could play any PS2 game on any PS3, regardless of the model or year of release.

Whether this would allow you to play actual PS2 discs, or would just be the advance party for the sale of PS2 downloads on the PlayStation Store is unclear. We’d like the former, but with Sony being a business and all, would expect the latter.



No use for me, but cool nonetheless.

[Misogi]

would be fuckin' awesome. my ps3 can't play ps2 games, yet it could still create PS2 Memory Cards...it's like a kick in the balls.

[MF Prime]

Yeah I definately think this will be beneficial to the Ps3 in the long run. Lot of great games to be played on the Ps2 and most for under $20. Only thing though is once you get a few Ps3 titles under your belt its hard to go back to the Ps2 graphics for some people.

I still think this is a play for distribution through the PS Store, and with the PsP Go coming out with 16gb of memory you might be able to play them on the go.

[mfbmike]

I still play Gran Turismo 4 from time to time.

[Twigg4075]

Seems like a great idea.

[chazmaniandevil]

i want to play mvp baseball and kingdom hearts, get this shit crackalackin

[dave]

Thank God I still have the original 60-gig PS3.

Then again, I never play original ps2 games.

[Rylo]

Hmm. I may buy a PS3 again as soon as those slims come out now.

[Herm]

Not even sure why the fuck people with PS3's are still playing PS2 games.

The same reason people with 360s still play nfl2k5 with updated rosters

[Herm]

Bah. People need to learn to move on, for better or worse.

I agree, i have a 60 gb and i havent played a ps2 game since madden 07. I thought madden 07 sucked so bad on next gen i bought the ps2 version in August and just stuck with it when i got my ps3 in November. I havent played any other ps2 games since.

[mfbmike]

Not even sure why the fuck people with PS3's are still playing PS2 games.

Because Gran Turismo 4 is still the best driving simulator on the market. :saythat::moon:

[Lupe]

I wanna play the old tony hawk games on PS3. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[MmmmBeeeeer]

Because Gran Turismo 4 is still the best driving simulator on the market. :saythat::moon:

I would play that game again. F'in thing got stolen outta my house by someone during a new years party back when it hadn't been out very long.

[mfbmike]

Brutal. I did an under the table cash deal at best buy a couple months ago and walked out of that bitch with GT4 and LBP for 50 bucks cash.

[tigstah]

the 80 gig i have is backwards compatible......