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Sony reveals PS3 backwards compatible titles
« on: March 20, 2007, 02:13:00 PM »
Sony reveals PS3 backwards compatible titles
Posted by XanTium | 20-3-2007 14:37 EST

 
From joystiq.com:
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Amid concerns that the European version of the PlayStation 3 will be less than fully backward compatible, Sony has unveiled a new web site listing old games that will work under the version 1.6 firmware, due to be released concurrently with the European launch on Thursday.

The results are a little underwhelming. While over 2,800 combined PS2 and PS1 games are listed as working on the PAL PS3, they represent only about 56 percent of the approximately 5,000 discs available for both systems in PAL format.

Of course, these numbers will only go up as Sony continues to update the firmware, but as a starting point, we're a little disappointed that roughly two-thirds of the PlayStation/PS2 library won't work perfectly on Europe's launch day PS3s.

PlayStation
Total games: 2,570
Total games working: 1,044

PlayStation 2
Total games: 2,451
Total games working: 1,782 (72.7% of all games)

Full Story: joystiq.com and faq.eu.playstation.com

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Sony reveals PS3 backwards compatible titles
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2007, 10:58:00 PM »
Why is PS2 compatibility better then PS1?
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