PS3 Not Playing Older Games November 14, 2006
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Just a few days after the Japanese finished pushing each other in the queues to get hold of the first PS3 consoles, reports are emerging that it will not play some older Playstation and PS2 games. Not a good sign, but not unexpected.
Still, it’s only a few games right? Ah, no. According to one Sony official, some of the 8,000 or so older games are having problems, ranging from sound and imaging grief to not playing at all. Not even a little bit. He failed, however, to name which ones.
Sony is not giving figures either but claimed that it was upfront about it on its Web page, issuing a statement on Nov 11th. Isn’t that the day it launched? The same day when most [very optimistic] people were out freezing their nuts off in shopping queues?
There’s meant to be a Sony link somewhere that allows you to check the compatibility of your older games with the PS3 but I can’t find it. Please send it in if you know it.-Martin Lynch
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yeah i brought my ps3 on launch day with two games but most of all i brought a copy of pro evo 6 which pis? on the xbx 360 version any way i booted it into my ps3 oh no i said no internet mode also playing the game in normal mode the game freezes i dont no if its because the chips been taken out of the machine and it cant adapt to ps2 games or what please reply if anyone else is having the same problems not only that pro evos only about 6 months old
I'm the same I bought a PS3 on launch day, got it home and set it up. Then when I played a PS2 game it wouldn't load and it said that it wasn't compatible. So I ran through all my 30 odd games and only four worked. I was outraged! I can't even play my favourite game "Lara Croft". I also so read somewhere that 75% of PS2 games should have no problems, screw that.
I'm the same I bought a PS3 on launch day, got it home and set it up. Then when I played a PS2 game it wouldn't load and it said that it wasn't compatible. So I ran through all my 30 odd games and only four worked. I was outraged! I can't even play my favourite game "Lara Croft". I also so read somewhere that 75% of PS2 games should have no problems, screw that.