Supposedly, there are already a few ps2 games that work with the latest PS3's - with no PS2 backwards compatibility - and each of these "non-eventful" firmware updates for PS3 has been secretly adding more PS2 games to the list.

I would love some official comfirmation of this

Keep in mind that while removing the EE and GS hardware from the PS3 did help Sony to cut costs, I still don't see how they could have launched at $400.

The Blu-Ray laser diode issue @ launch was enough to keep that from happening (~$100 for the Blu-Ray diode at launch, compared to ~$20 currently), along with the die shrink (helped to increase yield on the Cell and drop the power and cooling requirements, which contributed to manufacturing cost drops.)

Also, emulation is not the silver bullet you seem to think it is. I had a launch 60GB unit, and it worked FLAWLESSLY with every PS2 game I had. After seeing a few glitches (shadows looked funky, controller issues, etc), I took it back to GameStop and swapped it out for an 80GB Motorstorm bundle PS3 (no EE chip, but still has the GS chip). The 80GB unit only played a handful of PS2 games flawlessly. Some of them (like Tekken Tag Tournament) were so choppy to the point of being un-playable.

If Sony does put out a 100% software emulator (emulating both the EE and GS chips), the emulators will probably have to be customized for the game being emulated to yield the best results.

Personally, I would love to start seeing PS2 games on the PSN store. If the games were properly priced, I think they would sell very well.

true, you do have a point there, and if you think about it, the console could of still cost $600 either way, especially since they lost about $200 for every system sold. they would at least be losing about $120 for every system sold then if you subtract the cost of the EE and the GS.

yups same here bought mine at Launch....even though...my PS2 is right beside my PS3....and I still find myself actually playing my PS2 occasionally...

60 gig all the way. Helps me play Persona 4 without pulling out the PS2. I spit on the new model PS3s!

/spit!

now back to persona 3 FES.

nvm

...PSOne games for use on the PSP. There are so many quality PSone games that would look and play fantastic on the PSP.

Its been an irritant for me since day one. So much potential for the real quality PS1 games to be up for download. I wonder what the hold up is? May not be as easy to pick and choose what to put on there without going through some crazy loops first.

What would be nice is either 100% software emulation for the 40GB and new 80GB PS3 owners (PS2 games via. PSN), or offer a model with 100% hardware backwards compatibility when the PS3 Slim's come out.

Personally, I'm leaning more towards a slim with EE/GS in hardware... Hardware BC trumps Software BC anyday.

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.