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Sony to offer PS3-compatible downloadable PS2 games

Compatibility issues are a big problem when it comes down to playing PS2 games on a PS3 and this is why Sony are going to allow certain PS2 games to be downloaded via its new upcoming Home gaming internet service. There is a good chance that the games will be capable of producing HD Graphics for HD owners allowing you to visualise PS2 games like never before! It’s no secret that the so-called “backwards compatibility” for PS2 games on the PS3 went from bad to horrible to not working at all.  Current generation PS3s lack any PS2 hardware and rely on software emulation which doesn’t work very often, if at all.  The company may soon offer downloadable PS2 games “made” for the PS3 over the PlayStation Network. The original PS3s which had the PS2 hardware are becoming harder to find and by the end of this year may be gone all together as revisions of the PS3 are expected to be released.  With PS3s that play PS2 games becoming rare, so is backwards compatibility. Or not, according to DBTechno, Sony may have plans to introduce downloadable PS2 games designed to work with the PS3.  In an interview with Eric Lempel, director of the Sony PlayStation Network, saying “We haven’t talked about that yet, but there are possibilities through technology and software emulation to make that possible.” It’s even a possibility that Sony could tweak the PS2 games it does release to be high-resolution versions as well as fix all compatibility issues.  With that, will come a price that’s likely to be charged per game. If it does go this route, this has the possibility to sell more PS3s and could make or break the PlayStation Network.

 

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