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phinch1 on 19 August 2009
nen-suer said:
sguy78 said:
I think backwards compatibility is overrated.

Me too. If u want to play ps2 games...get a ps2

I 3rd this, ps2 is $99 in the uk you can pick them up for about £50 yeah they are decent consoles and they have cool games, but it really isnt needed, i bought my ps3 to play this gen games. At least it plays ps1 games :) tats a plus, so in a way it does have BC



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johnsobas on 19 August 2009
big_boss said:
johnsobas said:
big_boss said:
After playing PS3 games like Uncharted, Killzone 2, LBP, R2, and even MGS4 its hard to go back to PS2 games because the quality just isn't there.

get off the crack, those are great games but to say the PS2 doesn't have quality games is insane.

For me its true. I can't go back to FFX or MGS2 and others because their boring. I tried Manhunt, KH2, Xenosaga 3 and Cold Winter the other day but they got old quick. The age of those games really got to me. Im sorry if I offended anyone, but the feeling I got when playing those games just isn't there anymore and with that went the quality.

the quality didn't go anywhere.  Just your brain.



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mtlca66 on 19 August 2009

i have a launch ps3 and have NEVER used the BC for ps2... i have only used ps1 BC, which all ps3s have. in fact, only reason i replayed ff9 and ff7 this summer is because no new games are out lol. but either way.. ps2 BC is not needed in my opinion.




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arsenicazure on 19 August 2009

I think what SONY is really trying to say is" the PS2 genrates a healthy profit for us and we see no reason for us to kill it.. if you want to play PS2.. buy one.. so we will stay in the black!"



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Orca_Azure on 19 August 2009

As my azure counterpart stated- they want money from ps2 sales. Can't really knock them for wanting to keep their prized champion alive



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CDiablo on 19 August 2009

I pretty much use my PS3 exclusively for PS2 play. To be honest its a good feature but I really doubt its a huge selling point to anyone but hardcore gamers. Most people are going to trade in their PS2 and games for credit toward PS3.



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ameratsu on 19 August 2009
johnsobas said:
sguy78 said:
I think backwards compatibility is overrated.

I wouldn't even consider a PS3 without BC, that's the main reason I'm gonna buy it.  I can get rid of my PS1 and PS2.  With the PS3 i will have BC with all Sony systems, and with the wii i have BC with gamecube and VC has loads of games from older systems.  I can't possibly keep all my systems hooked up.  Too many cords/controllers/memory cards etc.

 

Well, you can get rid of your ps1 now because your ps2 plays ps1 games.



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AdventWolf on 19 August 2009

I can definitely understand keeping it out to reduce costs to provide a cheaper hardware but it would be nice if they supported a B/C system as well for people to shell out some extra cash.
My PS2 isn't as good as it used to be, I'd like to get a new one but I can't justify spending $100 on a stand alone PS2 that won't get nearly as much use as the PS3.



big_boss on 19 August 2009
johnsobas said:
big_boss said:
johnsobas said:
big_boss said:
After playing PS3 games like Uncharted, Killzone 2, LBP, R2, and even MGS4 its hard to go back to PS2 games because the quality just isn't there.

get off the crack, those are great games but to say the PS2 doesn't have quality games is insane.

For me its true. I can't go back to FFX or MGS2 and others because their boring. I tried Manhunt, KH2, Xenosaga 3 and Cold Winter the other day but they got old quick. The age of those games really got to me. Im sorry if I offended anyone, but the feeling I got when playing those games just isn't there anymore and with that went the quality.

the quality didn't go anywhere.  Just your brain.


No my brain still here. You just don't agree with me. OT Unless your buying it as a Blu ray player, I see no reason to get a PS3 to play PS2 games.

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AdventWolf on 19 August 2009

^Some people still enjoy to play the games they used to play and enjoy, others may have not played the game before and want to try it out. I imagine a lot of PS3 owners haven't played the God of War games so if they play # 3 then they might want to play the earlier ones. The same applies to any other game that has prequels on the PS2.
EX: Ratchet and Clank and Metal Gear Solid.