Glad I never chucked out all those old PS2 games.

looks like sony is finally ready to kill off the ps2

I knew it was coming, I'm hoping this system allows for a decent percentage of the PS2 library to be played, similar to the partial PS2 hardware PS3s.

now is this going to be an emulation for users to play their already owned PS2 games or will it be for future PS2 games that end up on the PS store?

Y E S!

I still play PS2(+PS1)games on my PS3;)

PS1 games + PS2 games are part of PlayStation's History!!!;)

I've been playing PS2 games since 2006, though it's nice to see people will be getting it in some shape or form.

LOL, adding something that should've been there from the start... just like rumble

*EDIT* @ below
Sony said rumble wasn't next-gen. I'm not referring to any potential legal situation.

*EDIT EDIT*
I never owned PS2. I want to see what all the fuss is about Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. I played some of God of War, though on my old roommate's PS2

but remember how long ago the patents for the sony motion control where leaked, this may take some time to come into fruition

Please let this be a future firmware update I really really really want to play some Kingdom Hearts.

Edit: Banish the Kingdom Hearts hater that disagreed with me.

YEAH!!!!!!

i kind of wish ps2 had sold 8 times more units
:( would have been nice for sony to say that it sold 1 billion ps2s, and would have set the ba so high noone would beat it

If it only applies to a new chip set/model? If not then there's going to be a ton of "old" middle units that are going create BC confusion.

Every PS3 being able to play PS2 games would be a dream come true. If or when this is implemented and they add PS2 games to the PSN, Sony will once again be rolling in the monies.

Also, they should add trophies to PS2 games lol.

and now everyone needs to buy a memory card adapter :D

because we can use those ps2 gamesaves

I'd love some PS2 games that I maybe wasn't into back then to make their way to the PSN at some point.

I never got to play Icio or SOTC and a few other games that I can't be bothered going and hunting down.

Would be awesome if this came to fruition.

So in future, all PS3's will be PS2 BC? =O OMG FTW x 10000000000000000000000 =D!!!!!

it was a bad move on sonys part to take it out in the first place....

but as long as my ps3 get BC ill be happy

just hope it don't take more than a year

Firmware 3.0 = Backwards capability update =D

I thought the 80GB could already emulate the EE. The removal of the Reality Synthesizer chip from future models is what eliminated BC in the PS3, not the EE. This patent filing is probably old, I wouldn't get your hopes up guys.

kinda too late?

Fvck yeah!

Metal Gear Solid 2-3 and Shadow of the Colossus, here I come!

PS3 Slim... NUFF SAID

It'd be nice if they can use the PS3 to clean up the graphics for HD in some way. My upscaled xbox games look great in HD, but my PS2 not so much.

Why would this need to be patented?

Who else would run PS2 emulation on cell processors?

cool

http://appft.uspto.gov/neta...

and im another one that would love to play KH. :>

Hell yeah! Persona 4, here I come!!!

It would be good to see the backward compatibility come back to the PS3. I hope it happens.

that probably means they will start selling ps2 games on the store

This + PS3 slim + price drop = consumer paradise.

Think about it.....All Sony did was PATENT this idea/concept.

So, now, if some "regular Joe" tries to create and release some "homebrew" BC, it could now be viewed as patent infringement and/or Piracy.

This is the first thing that came to mind when I saw these patent specs.

Probably not the greatest thing for us PS3 consumers, imo.

i've been holding of getting a ps3 for this..i couldn't justify a ps3 for sony's current library, but if i can play upscald ffx etc then i'm happy

About BLOODY TIME!!

Although for the sake of the majority left stranded without BC, I hope this is true; Nothing will ever replace my precious 60GB turned 300GB.

with gow1 and 2 march 2010

it's easy to see that developement is finally winding down for the PS2. Still has some upper tier titles coming, but nowhere near the amount of overall games as compared to the last few years. Figured they would do this soon. Give people a reason to upgrade while slowly phasing out the old system.

Whoa, ultimate SONY game plan

Release firmware, which allows FULL ps2 emulator emulation
Release Ps3 Slim 100gb which has Firmware Pre-Installed

Ps2 Owners convert to Ps3 slim :D

and my fellow readers.... PLEASE!!!! can I have a bubble :S ?

Since PS2 and maybe PS1 games will be running on the cell, maybe some extra graphics improvements will be able to be made, like better upscaling, and maybe some AA, and better load times perhaps.

Man if I knew this was coming I would of got this EE with the 80GB and not get the 60GB. If this does comes out I would trade it in for that model when it comes available.

Me :)

I'm not buying a different version of a console I already own just because it can play games from another console I already own.

That's insane. Can you imagine a $299 BC PS3? That'd be the best console to date hardware wise.

but mind is already B/C..............w/160GB custom HDD....

Why do it now? Sony is always late for the party.

bassically since i missed the ps2 days and i was mostly with gamecube and part xbox for the remainder of its years anyways years later i got a ps3 which was like a year or 2 ago i dont remeber

anyways im just catching up on ps2 titles espically final fantasy titles i wanted to play when it first came out and of course there are titles i have to play espically after playing prequal god of war which was awsome and the gameplay was addictive

man theres soooo many titles and in a way its a good thing i miss it because now they are all cheaper

HELLS YES

I didn't feel this way in the beginning but I have come to miss BC. Since starting on FFX, it's been a pain not being able to play on my PS3. Hopefully this is real.

this is something i wish my ps3 had and i'm hoping i'll be able to get it on our 160gb system. Thinking that the ps2 is now in it's 10th year and originally was suppose to have a 10 year life span perhaps sony has decided to make the ps3 b/c to get those who have held off on purchasing a ps3 to hang on to there ps2's..that being said we have 2 ps2's and the ps3 hooked up. I wouldn't mind getting rid of the ps2's though if our ps3 could be b/c.

can't say anything positive when there's a pro Sony article that has nothing to do with MS or 360 truly these men , boys whatever are a credit to there ppl . here's an idea guys if you don't like playstation why comment on articles about FW or possible PS3 getting backwards capabilities again and posting something negative like it's late for that really why ? it doesn't have anything to do with your usual Sony bashing . on a side not if PS3 gets backwards capabilities again i'll be the second console to play games from it's previous generation consoles with i believe Atari 7800 has that title as it plays Atari 2600 & 5200 games and i would love to play my PS2 games without reconnecting my PS2 to my tv

While it doesn't effect me personally , I have a launch 60 gig . my sons PS3 is a 40 gig with no bc . He has been pestering me to upgrade him to one of the 80 gig bc systems . So I hope it happens .........

huh, so that retty much triples the size of the ps library. remind me to look into buying a cheaper used ps3....

Great news indeed. Even if it does not include the graphics synthesizer (i think what EE includes or does not include is debatable), it does confirm Sony's commitment to enable BC. Otherwise, why bother patenting it?

I also think they don't necessarily have to retire the PS2 before they enable this, as it would only increase the PS2 audience by quite a bit (PS2-less PS3 owners, lol). But i can understand why it wasn't a priority for them.

Cuz I got a 80gig without BC,so Im :) I'll just wait now

Ace, simply brilliant ill pay for it.

it is the lack of eDram that prevent the full software emulation. EE software emulation has already been done on the older 80 gig ps3 with backward compatibility. Its nothing new. Been said many time before, if anything 360 is more suitable for a PS2 software emulation than the PS3, because it sues edram just like the PS2.

Sony is the only videogame system in the history of gaming consoles that fully supported it game titles from previous generations. In fact it was the reason why MICROSOFT was forced to implement BC(*but limited) in it's x360 console, cuz at 1st they weren't doin' it. Also nintendo had to follow suit also because of the backlash microsoft got.
Sony pioneered the BC concept, And to take it out because of manufacturing cost, Was a SUPER HARD KICK right in their own ass.

But if this DO come to past, I have some worries.
How will this software firmware gonna effect the consoles of people who already have Ps2 BC?

Which of the ps2's EE/GS series gonna get emulated? 30000/50000 or Ps2 slimline 70000/90000?

What about the disc speed and texture softener for the psOne games, will that feature will be in the emulator?

yes lets finally put the backwards cap back into the system, since our ps3 games are not selling well enough lets go back to our old games.

J.k.

good news this will have me buying another ps3 to replace my orange light one. >.> not that i don't want to replace it but i haven't really been able to pull myself away from WoW since LK. XD

Why do they need to patent it? It's only useful and relevant to the PS3; it's not like another company can use this, since the tech requires parts of the PS3 hardware.

This will probably be apart of Sony's 3.0 update.

Problem = lack of jrpgs on ps3
Solution = BC for the massive jrpgs exclusive to ps2

man i wana play MGS3 so badly ..hurry up SONY!!

If can this be done though an update, if this is done through a mandatory update, then what's going to be its effect on millions of older units?

This has to be the best news ever! Project Zero here I come!!

I gotta 40gb ps3 and a crap load of ps2 games with nothing to play them on.I hope this is true.

From tomorrow's headlines:

"Sony smashes PS2 BC for PS3 patent rumors."

great news

SONY you doing great with us !!!!

The one feature that i have been holding out on for ever since the ps3 came without BC.

I would pick a PS3 up tomorrow if they put this baby in.......all my ps2 games playable...

DO IT SONY>>>>DON"T THINK JUST DO!

Finafu*kingly. After two years of waiting they're finally releasing it. I think they wanted to sell more PlayStation 2 this way.

before they came up with a software emulation for the PS2.

i have a 60gig PS3, so i already have PS2 BC, but it's nice to see them working on a solution, so it will, at the least, shut people up.

i admit i play PS2 games quite a bit on my PS3 (i have a bunch of RPGs to beat still), but i bought my PS3 to play PS3 games, not PS2 games, so BC wasn't ever a motivating factor for me purchasing a PS3.

i WAS however, just playing Second Sight from Free Radical on my PS3 today. what a great game. it's a shame Free Radical will forever be known as "those guys that made HAZE," even though HAZE wasn't the train wreck that the internet made it out to be (it's pacing and tempo was EXACTLY like Halo, and the controls were even just as silky smooth, but people hated on it hardcore because it was a PS3 exclusive).

maybe PS3 firmware 3.0 will feature it, especially if it's unveiled at whatever gaming press event is coming up this year(like GDC and TGS).

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS SSS nice one Sony! you can always rely on them :D

Awesome ... if this works, hopefully I can dream of popping in my old saves (which I have done already) and cash in on trophies .. or play those oldies (painfully) again to get em. LOL

doesn't bother me 60gb launch owner going strong here i can play ps2 games all day but still nice to see if it happens and if this ps3 slim is real im defo buying one this fall

60gb ps3 FTW!!

If anything it's bad timing from Sony's part. On the other hand, this could be a telltale sign of the ps2 being discontinued sooner rather than later; at the same time making room for the PS4. Not bad news actually. My 2 pennies.

awesome my ps3 fell down the stairs the other day and broke. Now i have a solution even if thats months off.

I am sure some people will love this however I have to admit that I left all my PS2 games behind a long time ago.

Its all about the new stuff.

for me it has not be a problem i have a 60 gig just upgraded to a 500 gig but for my wife's 80 gig she love her ps2 well most of them are mine but this means i can play mine in peace without herring let me uses yours my dose not play ps2 games lol

i'd be so happy if ps2 games came on ps store, nfs most wanted FTW! (lol, and of course tons of other amazing games!)

I got a 60 gig release version of the PS3 so I've got BC but honestly after a couple of months never felt like going back to PS2 games. Not complaining though I think it's great news as a lot of people wanted this feature and the more features the better. Who said you can't please all the people all the time.

dont care i got the 80 gig

cool for others tho

... but great for others

personally I dont play ps2 games much on my ps3 so Im not that bothered.

I only evrr used it to catch up on MGS really.