PS2 system data for the PS3

[Nevakonaza]

Does anyone have this file they could upload?

From what i heard,This was available on the PSN store that allowed you to play your PS2 games on even the newer 120-160GB ps3s as a free addon,But i cant see it anywhere.

 

[TheVoice]

Does anyone have this file they could upload?

From what i heard,This was available on the PSN store that allowed you to play your PS2 games on even the newer 120-160GB ps3s as a free addon,But i cant see it anywhere.

You've heard wrong, the only console that can play disc-based PS2 games is an original 60GB one.

 

[Spinal2k2]

no such thing exists. the only ps2 games the new ones can play are the ones for sale on the psn store.

 

[Nevakonaza]

So why is it we can play those on the PSN store,but it wont allow you to play the actual PS2 disks?..just seems silly.

 

[TheVoice]

So why is it we can play those on the PSN store,but it wont allow you to play the actual PS2 disks?..just seems silly.

Because they've been designed to run on the PS3.

 

[ThestigGT999]

Does anyone have this file they could upload?

From what i heard,This was available on the PSN store that allowed you to play your PS2 games on even the newer 120-160GB ps3s as a free addon,But i cant see it anywhere.

only for PS3 80 GB US models they had software emulation to play some games

 

[Nevakonaza]

So how come the UK 120-160gb models do not have the software emulation?

This is what i cant figure out,seems silly...yet i can play PS1 games just fine.

 

[K1LLSW1TCH]

So how come the UK 120-160gb models do not have the software emulation?

This is what i cant figure out,seems silly...yet i can play PS1 games just fine.

I think they removed the emulation to save money, the PS2 games for sale on the store have been modified to run on the PS3, they haven't just ripped the disk contents and then chucked them on the store. PS1 emulation is probably a lot simpler/cheaper to do which is why they left it in I guess.

 

[demonix]

I think they removed the emulation to save money, the PS2 games for sale on the store have been modified to run on the PS3, they haven't just ripped the disk contents and then chucked them on the store. PS1 emulation is probably a lot simpler/cheaper to do which is why they left it in I guess.

They didn't remove the emulation, they removed a component from the console which is present in the PS2 thus rendering the software emulated part of the PS2 hardware useless in anything beyond the 60GB model.

 

[Wrathamon]

PS1 emulation on the PS3 is a purely software affair, so any PS3 can do this.

PS2 emulation does require extra hardware, it cannot be purely emulated by software. Here's a rundown of how it was achieved:

In the original US and JAP PS3 consoles at launch Sony included a single chip combining the PS2's Emotion Engine (CPU) and Graphics Synthesizer (GPU). This allowed the launch consoles to run just about any PS2 software you through at it.

For later US models and the UK 60GB launch model, Sony removed the Emotion Engine and just have the PS2's Graphics Synthesizer in silicon. By this stage, they were able to emulate the EE in software. This did add some compatibility issues with the backwards compatibility, but would still run the majority of software.

Then as the final cost cutting measure the GS was removed from the PS3's design, thus ending all PS2 backwards compatibility. As K1LLSW1CH has said PS2 games on the store are modified to run on the PS3 - they will be recompiled/ported for the PS3 architecture)