Why in the world is this a surprise to anyone? Sony said it themselves they removed the chip for PS2 backwards compatibility since the Slim came out! *shakes head*

personally i think sony was wrong to remove BC

@aah_duong

True removing BC was just sad. My launch model PS3 failed just few days ago. Although i can get another PS3 fat, i dont think it will be a good idea since it will probably be 2 years old already and hardware that old might have problems, since its been laying around unused.

So now i am forced to buy a PS3 slim. Problem with that is i lose all my PS2 backward compatibility. I have a whole library of PS2 games and all of them will be a waste now :(

I have decided to buy more of my games on PC now due to backward compatibility issues in the future. I dont want another mess like this if PS4 wont run my PS3 games. My new PS3 will be reserved for the Sony exclusives.

Sony was wrong to remove b/c? Can Sony do anything right anymore? Go back to 2008 and everyone was begging Sony to cut the price of the ps3. Every article was about how ps3 was doomed and it's too expensive. The best way of cutting the price was removing b/c. Had they not done that, the ps3 would still be too pricey and people would be moaning. It's so easy to whine about things and even Sony fixes a problem people still whine

@Shadow Flare

Its very easy to defend Sony using the cost argument, however think of the people who have lost thousands usd worth of PS2 libraries.

I have nearly 100 PS2 games, all unplayable now. I surely wouldnt mind spending the extra 50-100usd to ensure my older games still work. Sony should have maintained 2 skus, one with BC and another without BC.

At this point i am even considering not to purchase any more multiplat PS3 games because i have no idea if they will work at all next gen. Also the fact they are just so expensive on the PS3, i bought about a dozen games on the PC on this Steam sale atleast i can rest assured most of them will keep working for a long while.

@Dymorphic

Its a collection i built over many years. I dont want my space cluttered with so many systems, i would prefer one system that does it all. I now have those same PS2 games running emulated on my PC, so why but that hardware again?

@Ranshak: If you've got enough money to buy all those PS2 games and are upset at not being able to play them then go buy a goddamn PlayStation 2.

Exactly, get a ps2 then, they cost peanuts. I bought my ps3 to play ps3 games. I've only ever played one ps2 game on my ps3 and I have a b/c ps3. B/C is a BONUS. Its not a necessity. In an ideal world it would be lovely to have b/c sure. But welcome to the real world. Sony are a business. If they included ps2 hardware in the ps3, they probably still wouldnt make a profit on each console sold. Sony need to make a profit and people were begging for a cheaper ps3. If you're THAT concerned with b/c, get a ps2. How can you not have a ps2 anyway? Everyone and their mother has a ps2.

There was an interview from one of these industry insiders that was taken down shortly after it was published which explained why Sony has gone down the remastered ps2 game route. Because basically, it's the most cost beneficial method for them. Sony get no money from used game sales. But they do from remastered ps2 titles, and fans get a better game through it. And I'm happy to get to play SOTC in HD with trophies. If you're THAT bothered, get a ps2. Geez. Like I said, Sony are a business, and you got your $299 ps3 now because of all this

@Shadow Flare

Did it ever occur to you that maybe i dont have a PS2 because mine died a long time ago and since i had a FAT PS3 i had BC.

Now since my FAT PS3 is dead, i am forced to purchase a slim PS3 dont really have an option. However i have decided no further purchases of multiplats on the PS3, because they are expensive and there is no gaurantee of BC on PS4.

Instead those multiplats will now be bought on PC. Its kinda cool PC picked up the slack where Sony failed and i can play my PS2 games emulated on PC. Why give Sony more money for a PS2 then?

@below

Getting remastered isnt an answer to BC, i have about a 100 PS2 games, i aint spending that much on getting those remastered. In fact i think remastered games will be a good excuse for Sony not to provide BC for PS4, since they can make money of PS3 remasters then.

lol don't get a ps2 then. I really could not care less what you do. I'm just explaining to you why Sony took that course of action. And the things I said is exactly what's happening right now. We're getting remastered ps2 titles

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.....why do you play ps2 games still anyway?? I have about 25 ps2 games and I haven't touch them for years because I play ps3 games. You talk like you play your ps2 games everyday??? Why do you care so much? If you're happy with pc emulation, do that then! Stop whining! Some ps3s were emulation enabled but games like GT4 had difficulties running on it. Ps2 hardware cost too much to be included in ps3. That's why try remaster ps2 titles now. Considering ps2 had full bc and ps3 originally did shows it's something Sony would like to do so maybe with the ps4 they'll try a little harder to make it more feasible. But unfortunalty at the moment, financially for Sony it's not feasible and theyre a company that needs to turn a profit. For the mean time Sony does have an option and it's called the ps2 and it costs peanuts. That's their option if you play ps2 games a lot (who does anymore). If youre not interested in that option, that's your choice. But the choice is there

You know nothing about CPU's and processing if you think the PS3 can emulate the PS2.

You need 10x the processing power MINIMUM to emulate a console. That is why the PC would not be able to emulate the PS3, I would give it 10 years or so.

While it is true that ps2 emulation is not perfect on the pc, I can easily play final fantasy x on my pc via emulation. It has truly come a long way IMHO.