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PS3 Backwards Compatability for 40 Gig Owners?

by Paul

In the realm of rumors, this is a big one. A German gaming website is reporting that 40 gig PS3 owners will eventually be able to play PS2 games because there is a firmware update that will open up backwards compatibility. The German site had this to say (translation by a News 4 Gamers member):

We have hot news for you! In a conversation between us and a Sony import dealer from the United States, which imported to Germany, we have learned that the 40GB version of the PS3 in October backward compatible with PS2 games. The whole aim via a firmware update from equip.

So said our contact man joking added that it now hold all 60GB models, which he is still in stock, should get rid of, because after publication of the firmware a significant loss of value would suffer. This sounds perfectly plausible, since many to a lot more expensive 60GB model only because of backward compatibility do what with the same functionality of the 40GB model would then be abolished.

On the question of how this technical page will look, we were assured that this will be “100% by software emulation” happen. According to the dealer, the firmware is planned for October, one hundred percent but he could not assure.

We also can not guarantee the accuracy of this message, but the fact that Sony recently announced, even PS2 games over the PSN distribute to want to make this a very likely.

We keep you on new information up to date.

Okay then… Personally, I’d take this rumor with a gigantic boulder of salt. Remember when Microsoft said that the original Xbox games would be backwards compatible? Look at how well that’s turned out. They’ve managed to emulate a lot of games, but it’s taken a really long time to get as many as they have done. I can’t imagine even 10% of the PS2 library being emulated in one update. If this is true then it’s super balls awesome, but it’s probably not.

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Posted in Mill o' Rumour, Playstation 3, Rumor Control on June 11th, 2008

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