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7. May 2008 @ 16:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I thought that the PS3 40GB's were not Backwards Compatible... How come it plays PS1 games....?
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7. May 2008 @ 16:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
So Sony can sell PSX games in the PSN. Backwards compatibility only refers to ps2 games, blame it on popular usage.
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7. May 2008 @ 16:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
lol, ok, makes sense. I've had my PS3 since this past Christmas and I just realized that I could play PS1 games... I should have never traded off all my other ps1 games...
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7. May 2008 @ 17:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Btw, is there any way to play backup PS1 backups on the PS3 40GB? Maybe if transferred directly to the Hard Disk?

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7. May 2008 @ 18:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Daviel100:
Btw, is there any way to play backup PS1 backups on the PS3 40GB? Maybe if transferred directly to the Hard Disk?
You can play backup disks, but in involves opening up your PS3, soldering and cutting etc. Look inn the stickies for the SWAP SWITCH tutorial if your interested.


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7. May 2008 @ 18:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I know about that, but I could never risk breaking the PS3 like that. I hope there will be a way to do it directly through the HDD somehow.
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8. May 2008 @ 09:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This is how I understand the whole "compatibility" issue with the PS3: In order to reduce costs and make an "entry-level" PS3, Sony is not including the EmotionEngine chip from the newer PS3's. This is the chip that allows the PS3's to play PS2 games.

I was hosed by this fact. I was under the assumption that ONLY the 40Gb version still had the chip. Not that I really care, I only play a couple of PS2 games and my PS2 is still functional.


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8. May 2008 @ 15:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No, apparently the 40GB doesnt have the chip, and neither does the 80GB I dont think, they do it all through emulation. Thats why not all games are compatible, but most are.
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10. May 2008 @ 08:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That's right, the 60Gb version of the PS3 uses hardware emulation (chip) and the 80Gb version uses software emulation.


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