PS3 - Emulation

Tute · 24 Jan 2008 at 13:27

Just a quick question for those more knowledgable than me.

I was looking at getting a PS3, but I really want to be able to play the old PS2 and PS1 games as well. As far as I understand, this was possible on the 60GB model but not on the 40GB model?

If so, what are my options? It's pretty tough to track down a new PS3 60GB now, so is there a way to get emulation working on the 40GB one?

Thanks in advance.

Tute · 24 Jan 2008 at 14:38

So the PS3 will still emulate PS1 games, just not PS2?

Tute · 24 Jan 2008 at 14:50

rp2000 said:
Yes.

Although, my personal thinking is, at some point this year a 80gb/120gb/160gb model (only one depending which HDD they can get cheap) will launch and that will have SOFTWARE emulation of PS2 software. I have no doubt in my mind they will not be putting the old ps2 hardware back in, after they have taken it out for the 40gb edition. Presumably at that point the 40gb owners can download this software to their machines and get ps2 backwards compatibility as well.

I can't recall the website, but there was a SONY advert looking for coders/developers to implement some sort of BC software (the advert was vague but sounded like a job opening for someone to write a ps2 emulator).

rp2000

That's good stuff, most of the games I want to be able to play on it are from the PS1 era. I was thinking along the lines of Gran Turismo 2, FF7, and the like.

My next question was about them implementing it later on, so you've cleared that up!

Er... what about pricing for the new models? Are we likely to see the 80/120/160GB models have the inflated price of the 60GB model? I'm fairly sure 40GB would be more than enough for my needs - hell i'm only using about 5GB of my XBOX360 HDD.

Tute · 24 Jan 2008 at 14:58

Streeteh said:
To be honest the HDD size is the last of the hardware issues i would worry about when it came to the PS3, you can easily replace the HDD with pretty much any sata laptop HDD without invalidating the warranty of the console itself.

Yeah but that's the thing. I would be more than happy - in fact it would be overkill - to get the 40GB model. But what I do want is emulation, or at the very least a good chance that the emulation will be added at a later date.

From what i've read here, it looks like my choice is to either get the 40GB and take my chances that emulation will get added later, or spend more on a model with emulation that has a bigger HDD which I will most likely never use.