Consoles & Accessories

[Toyshollow]

I recently had an issue with my PS3 that I have had for almost 2 years. Like I am seeing a few others complain about, mine suddenly stopped reading the games. It was covered with an extended warranty so I sent it off and I got a check for the purchase price in return. ( the company I bought it from went out of business, but they still have to honor their warranties) Anyway, went to buy a new one , not even thinking that anything would be different, brought it home hooked it up and then found out that it only plays PS3 & PS1 games. It will not support PS2. What changed? I thought that time was suppose to make items better not go backwards. So now I have to take it back tomorrow and see where to go from here. I have a few PS3 games, some classic PS1s but a good collection of PS2s. Does anyone have a suggestion? I called the store where I bought this new one and they thought Best Buy could help, but looking here, I am seeing the same 80G for 399.00 that I just bought. It says nothing about compatibility.

Help, I am going through Tomb Raider withdrawal.

[Starflyer59]

Sony did this to cut down on the cost of the PS3.

[Dorothy-BBY Community Supervisor]

Hello Toyshollow -

I can imagine how frustrated I would be if in your same situation.  I have not upgraded to the PS3 for just that reason because our family has a ton of old PS and PS2 games.  

I could try to explain it here but it is really explained best in a blog one of my fellow Connectors - Aaron-GS writes on the forum. 

Click to see his specific explanation

I hope this helps!

Dorothy
Community Connector

Best Buy® Corporate

[Zacbecoo]

Yeah this is definately the worst part about the ps3 but you are actually able to play most ps1 games.

-zak

[Rrrrrrr]

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Starflyer59 wrote:

Sony did this to cut down on the cost of the PS3.

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Pretty much.

Sony blew the pooch with this. All PS3's from the start should had been able to play PS2 games (at least most of them. Even PS2 isnt 100% able to play PS1). The cheap versions should had some of the options removed like wi-fi, 1080i upscalling. This trying to figure out which ones play PS2 and which dont is rediculous. One reason I never got a PS3.

[Transformed]

I am sorry this backwards compatability thing is dumb...Sony offered it on the ps2 but prior to that did any gaming systems have it? no not really...could you play your sega master entertainment system games on your sega genius? no. could you play your NES games on your SUPER NES? no. so yeah way to blow the pooch there sony, way to follow the industry standard and force your consumers to stop playing those old ugly games on your new sexy gaming system which has NEW games to play, but dont forget to send the goons out to everyones house who has ever bought a PS3 and makes them destory the PS2 they have laying arround collecting dust

[Nokia]

New games cost money. Also, lots of people like playing their old games. When I got my PS2, I still had the PS version of THPS. I also bought the PS2 version of it. However, I liked the PS version better, so I played that one.

[Rrrrrrr]

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Nokia wrote:
New games cost money. Also, lots of people like playing their old games. When I got my PS2, I still had the PS version of THPS. I also bought the PS2 version of it. However, I liked the PS version better, so I played that one.

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That and some of the games that ARE actually FUN are not made for PS3.

BTW Transformer, I could play Genesis CD games on my Saturn and supposedly Saturn games could work on Dreamcast. There was adapters to play NES on SNES. Not even gonna go into the Atari era.