New 40 GB PS3 Info (be prepared for moans and groans, it'll be painful)

[kn]

NJ5 said:

@kn: I'll save you the work. Here is the definitive proof that the 80 GB PS3 still contains some PS2 hardware, from Sony themselves!

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2099538,00.asp

Q: Does this mean that the PS2 hardware chips have been removed completely and replaced with software-only emulation?

A: The original PS3 used the Emotion Engine/Graphics Synthesizer to emulate PS2 titles. With the latest European specification we have removed the Emotion Engine, retaining the graphics chip.

It's true that the EE was married to the GS for a while, but Sony has divorced them recently!

 

Thanks for that data.  If that is indeed the case, I suspect that the 40 gig will have backward compatibility completely removed since that graphic chip is probaby still 15-20 bucks still.  If it does turn out to NOT be backward compatible, it will be interesting to see how it plays out in the market because I think a lot of people will be disappointed.

I know people want to play next gen, but there is a HUGE library of PS2 games and it would be nice to be able to play them on your shiny new console should you desire it... Methinks it is a huge mistake to remove it entirely but maybe the marketplace won't ask or won't care.