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PlayStation 2 Originals for PS3 as Downloads?
PlayStation 2 Originals for PS3 as Downloads?
next gen biz - February 13, 2008
Submitted by ItachiItachi (463) at 5:41AM PST on February 13, 2008
With Sony phasing out PS3 launch models which boasted PS2 backwards compatibility, either via embedded hardware or software emulation, it looked as if PS2 playback on Sony’s latest console was set to become a thing of the past as the platform holder wholeheartedly threw its weight behind its next-gen software drive.
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5ItachiItachi posted on PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) at 5:41AM PST on February 13, 2008. Article: PlayStation 2 Originals for PS3 as Downloads?With Sony phasing out PS3 launch models which boasted PS2 backwards compatibility, either via embedded hardware or software emulation, it looked as if PS2 playback on Sony’s latest console was set to become a thing of the past as the platform holder wholeheartedly threw its weight behind its next-gen software drive.[ Oracle ] [ Level 19 ] [ Rank: 463 ]
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now my question is... if this alleged ps2 download works on a 40gb PS3 (ie no PS2 hardware at all, purely software emulation), why wouldn't that same emulator be usable for retail PS2 disks? unless theyre making a custom emulator executable per game which would cost a lot of resources...
for the xbox, it's just the same backwards compatibility emulator; what they're serving up is just an image of the retail disk.