Is the PS3 backwards compatible? - bit-tech.net Forums

Garside · 14th Nov 2006, 15:11

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/11...ds_compatible/

DougEdey · 14th Nov 2006, 15:16

I think that it more shows that either people wanted to get their PS3 out of the store then come back to get the games when that was safe, or people were ebaying them, or even that the games weren't very popular.

bloodcar · 14th Nov 2006, 15:37

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Is this an early indication that people will be buying the PS3 for the Blu-Ray drive? Only time will tell.

More like an indication that many of the consoles were bought to be resold in auctions.

LoneArchon · 14th Nov 2006, 15:44

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More like an indication that many of the consoles were bought to be resold in auctions.

and they are going for outrages sums over 18 million us(2,147,483,648 Yen) http://search.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ode=2&auccat=0

woodshop · 14th Nov 2006, 15:53

I just want them to make an uber cluster.

o the power .....

DXR_13KE · 14th Nov 2006, 16:16

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and they are going for outrages sums over 18 million us(2,147,483,648 Yen) http://search.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ode=2&auccat=0

holly F.

there is a bloody PS2 inside the PS3, how the hell doesn't it play all PS1 and PS2 games?

M4RTIN · 14th Nov 2006, 17:03

i thought it was supposed to emulate it on the hardware level not like the 360, so in theory it should work no probs.. well then so should the ps2 but it never played metal gear solid right.

on another note ridge racer 7 is crap, its just a basic port of ridge racer 6 with a few cars only on the ps3 version. plus it looks seemingly worse on the ps3

Kipman725 · 14th Nov 2006, 17:07

it apears to have problems with PS2 games that could use a hard disk and PS2 games that won't play nice with the new controller.

M4RTIN · 14th Nov 2006, 17:09

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it apears to have problems with PS2 games that could use a hard disk

so thats none in europe and 1 everywhere else.. after final fantasy 11 what else is there

eddtox · 14th Nov 2006, 18:52

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Would you buy a PS3 just to play Blu-Ray?

The only thing which would make me buy a PS3 and/or Blu-Ray is if all the PCs in the world depended on it!

-ed out

mikeuk2004 · 14th Nov 2006, 19:03

ok 88400 sold sp theres 11600 still sat somewhere in shops??? I cant see that they are unsold

atanum141 · 14th Nov 2006, 19:23

Sad trully sad......

Firehed · 14th Nov 2006, 20:00

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there is a bloody PS2 inside the PS3, how the hell doesn't it play all PS1 and PS2 games?

I was wondering just the same... they literally stuffed the PS2 hardware in there for backwards compatibility. Only Sony could screw that up

LoneArchon · 14th Nov 2006, 20:04

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ok 88400 sold sp theres 11600 still sat somewhere in shops??? I cant see that they are unsold

Sony cut launch numbers to around 80,000 for Japan so the 200,000 they wanted to ship launch day became 88,400. As it stands now the numbers for the US are also going to be cut back from the 400,000. They are having issues with the making Blu-ray drive laser in large numbers

Vash-HT · 14th Nov 2006, 20:29

From what i've read only 200 titles do not work, out of 8000, comes out to something of 98% BC, which is very good if you ask me. There is not an exact copy of the ps2 inside the ps3, and if its running using the ps3's software it could be problems with the differeing software. All I'm saying is its not that bad, I don't think every single ps1 game worked on ps2 and there weren't nearly as many complaints back then. Anyway Sony is planning on fixing it through firmware updates, so its not much different from MS fixing their BC through updates.

themax · 14th Nov 2006, 20:47

The real U.S. numbers are about 200,000. From what I've read 100,000 between Mexico, and U.S. Territories. The other 100,000 will go to Canada. Still 400,000 for North America technically.

M4RTIN · 14th Nov 2006, 20:53

surely 100k for mexico, 100k for canada and 100k for ua equals 300k

Anakha · 15th Nov 2006, 03:40

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Originally Posted by M4RTIN

surely 100k for mexico, 100k for canada and 100k for ua equals 300k

Try re-reading.
200k for the USA, 100k for Canada and 100k for Mexico

200000 +
100000 +
100000
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400000

ChromeX · 15th Nov 2006, 09:20

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Originally Posted by LoneArchon

Sony cut launch numbers to around 80,000 for Japan so the 200,000 they wanted to ship launch day became 88,400.

Yeah they were at 80k but then they somehow pulled another 20k out their arse.

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/11..._japan_launch/

plug_in_ross · 15th Nov 2006, 09:44

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Originally Posted by LoneArchon

and they are going for outrages sums over 18 million us(2,147,483,648 Yen) http://search.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ode=2&auccat=0

Bear in mind, that price is for three 60GB PS3's. Still a lot of money though, I know what I'd rather spend over 9 million quid on.

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M4RTIN Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,257	i thought it was supposed to emulate it on the hardware level not like the 360, so in theory it should work no probs.. well then so should the ps2 but it never played metal gear solid right. on another note ridge racer 7 is crap, its just a basic port of ridge racer 6 with a few cars only on the ps3 version. plus it looks seemingly worse on the ps3

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Vash-HT Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 193	From what i've read only 200 titles do not work, out of 8000, comes out to something of 98% BC, which is very good if you ask me. There is not an exact copy of the ps2 inside the ps3, and if its running using the ps3's software it could be problems with the differeing software. All I'm saying is its not that bad, I don't think every single ps1 game worked on ps2 and there weren't nearly as many complaints back then. Anyway Sony is planning on fixing it through firmware updates, so its not much different from MS fixing their BC through updates.

14th Nov 2006, 20:47	#16
themax Hypermodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 925	The real U.S. numbers are about 200,000. From what I've read 100,000 between Mexico, and U.S. Territories. The other 100,000 will go to Canada. Still 400,000 for North America technically.

14th Nov 2006, 20:53	#17
M4RTIN Ultramodder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,257	surely 100k for mexico, 100k for canada and 100k for ua equals 300k