Where can you find this option? I haven't noticed anything new in my XMB.

If it is true, insert the game and press triangle over it. See if there is an option to install. Can you reply here if anything happens?

If I press triangle I can only see start, eject disc and information. Same as usual.

This remands me though, years ago I read something about Square PS2 games (and others probably) having an install option on the ps2 HDD. But, for unknown reasons, this function was taken out of the NA and EU versions. Maybe this has something to do with this? Someone with a Japanese PS3 and japanese ps2 games (Onna :P) has to check it out.

 http://kotaku.com/367346/new-ps3-firmware-allows-ps2-game-hdd-installation-%5Bupdate%5D

the update added support for these games that used the ps2 hdd addon so that you can use the ps3's harddrive as that add on and therefore be able to play those games on the ps3.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_HDD

North American Releases with HDD Support

• Final Fantasy XI is the only North American game truly dependent on the HDD as it requires various patches and upgrades from Square Enix.
• SOCOM 3: U.S. Navy SEALs supports additional maps, downloadable via the in game "Socom Store" for $5.99 per pack.
• SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs supports additional maps, however the files must be copied from a magazine demo disc to the hard drive and cannot be downloaded.
• Resident Evil: Outbreak (Both File #1 and File #2) installs 1 GB to the HDD for reduced loading times.
• ESPN NFL 2K5 and ESPN NBA 2K5 use the HDD to improve replays. (If the HDD is not installed, static screenshots are shown as replays. With the HDD, full cutscene-like replays can be displayed.). ESPN NHL 2K5 has the ability to save files directly to the hard drive.
• RPG Maker 3 installs 3 GB to the HDD to decrease load time.
• 2K Sports's NBA 2K6 and Major League Baseball 2K6 also use the HDD to display recorded replays from game action. Without it, stills are shown in NBA 2K6 (during halftime and the end of the game) and no end-of-inning replays are shown in Major League Baseball 2K6.
• Metal Saga installs to the HDD to decrease load time and uses the HDD to save/load game instead of Memory Card
• Street Fighter Alpha Anthology, like its Japanese counterpart, can install 2 GB to the HDD to reduce loading time.

[edit] Japanese Releases with HDD Support

• Final Fantasy X (and Final Fantasy X International) installs a 1,664 megabyte file to the HDD to reduce load times
• Kingdom Hearts (and Kingdom Hearts Final Mix) installs a 1,280 megabyte file to the HDD to reduce load times.
• Xenosaga Episode 1 installs a 1,792 megabyte file to the HDD to reduce load times. It allows the game to be saved to and loaded from the HDD instead of a Memory Card.
• PlayOnline Viewer fully installs to the HDD so that it can be patched/updated, currently using 1 gigabyte. It is used to boot Final Fantasy XI, Front Mission Online, Tetra Master, and JongHowLo.
• Tetra Master fully installs to the HDD so that it can be patched/updated, currently using 128 megabytes. It comes with Final Fantasy XI.
• JongHowLo fully installs to the HDD so that it can be patched/updated, currently using 256 megabytes. It comes with Final Fantasy XI.
• Final Fantasy XI (and the Rise of the Zilart and Chains of Promathia expansions) fully installs to the HDD so that it can be patched/updated. Uses 8,192 megabytes, with both expansions installed, as of March 7th, 2005.
• Unlimited Saga installs a 3,072 megabyte file to the HDD to reduce load times.
• Energy Airforce Allows playback of music that is stored on the HDD while playing the game instead of listening to the music that is built into the game. (requires PlayStation Broadband Navigator 0.20 or higher)
• 3D Fighting School 2 allows the game to be saved to and loaded from the HDD instead of a Memory Card.
• Dark Chronicle (aka Dark Cloud 2) installs a 1,536 megabyte file to the HDD to reduce load times. The Asia version also supports the HDD (most Asia versions of games have HDD support removed).
• Capcom vs. SNK 2 installs to the HDD to reduce load times and allows the game to be saved to and loaded from the HDD instead of a Memory Card.
• Zettai Zetsumai Toshi (aka Disaster Report) installs to the HDD to reduce load times and allows the game to be saved to and loaded from the HDD instead of a Memory Card.
• Soul Calibur II installs to the HDD to reduce load times.
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (and the Director's Cut) installs to the HDD to reduce load times. Installation also reduces occurrences of a game crashing glitch that is known to happen on the first batch of discs when played on model 1x000 PS2s.
• Pop'n Taisen Puzzle-dama Online Installation to the HDD is required to play. The game boots from PSBBN or HDD Utility Disc and does not require the disc or a registration code, making it a very unusual case of HDD support, as it has no anti-piracy protection to prevent the disc from being passed around in a group of people.
• DJ Box Sony Computer Entertainment's MP3 DJ mixing program requires the hard drive for MP3 storage. Also you can save your own DJ mixes that you make with the game to the hard drive.
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII requires the hard drive for online play. The game uses Square-Enix's PlayOnline service, which needs the hard drive so you can install the online interface. Square-Enix also plans to patch the game with the aid of the hard drive.
• Romancing SaGa Minstrel's Song installs a 5,120 megabyte file to the HDD to reduce load times.
• Shin Sangoku Musou 3 installs a 512 megabyte file to the HDD to reduce load times.
• Shin Sangoku Musou 3 Moushouden installs a 1 gigabyte file to the HDD to reduce load times.
• Street Fighter ZERO Fighter's Generation installs a 2 gigabyte file to the HDD to reduce loading time.

Thanks for the info Skip and Zuhyc. Too bad the rumor wasn't true.

I want PS2 games on the PSStore.

sounds nice!

Im gonna have to go download it!

Couldn't you already do this by downloading a PS2 system file from the PS Store? I've had that downloaded for a while now.

I guess this just removes the need for a separate file.

Thanks for the info Skip.