[RUMOUR] Sony To Find PS2 Emulation For PS3?

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NJ5 said:

richardhutnik said:
Emulation enables them to do what Microsoft did with the XBox games: Put them up on their marketplace and resell them. Being able to emulate competently keeps a game like R-Type Final, and other games, alive. It would also enable God of War to be on sale.

Unless people are THAT hard set against last gen graphics, it is good to enable people to play older games.

This is another reason not to believe the theory that Sony is holding back emulation on purpose.

As you said, this could be a revenue stream for them on top of an appealing PS3 feature. The only big cost would be the development of the emulator, practically no ongoing costs after that.

 

I'm not so sure about that. They might be creating a new revenue stream, but they're actually losing money to have a consumer pick up the PS3 instead of a PS2.

I think once the cost of manufacturing the PS3 drops to where they are making a profit, you'll see the PS2 emulation.