PS3 Super Slim exists, and here it is! Update2: Comparison PS3 vs PS3 Slim vs PS3 Super Slim

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SamuelRSmith said:

brendude13 said:

Doesn't make any sense to me, from what I've heard, a game either has to be ported, emulated or possibly a middle ground between those two.

If "recompiling" is so easy and low-level, then couldn't they just tweak the emulator a little more so the PS3 can play the exact PS2 version?

"Recompiling" isn't the exact term. Porting is a far better word for this situation.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-ps2-classics-on-ps3 

Just found this on Eurogamer, sheds some light on PS2 backwards compatibility. Apparently the PS2 classics are fully emulated.