Sony admits 200 PS2 games not working on PS3
15th Nov 2006, 00:07 GMT
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3 Sony has confirmed reports that several -- like 200* -- PlayStation 2 games are not functioning properly on PlayStation 3. The company claims most of the backwards compatibility inconsistencies relate to audio glitches, but admits that some games do not run at all. SCE spokesperson Satoshi Fukuoka said the issues would be fixed through future patches (likely built into firmware upgrades) distributed online. Microsoft drew a lot of flak when Xbox 360 debuted with a paltry list of compatible Xbox titles (which shrank before it grew), but at least there was an effort to be honest to the consumer. That's not to say Sony was being overtly dishonest by advertising 100% backwards compatibility; if we had to guess, a team wasn't budgeted to test all of PS2's 8,000+ titles. Sure, you could bitch that Sony did a disservice; but let's be real, anyone lucky enough to score a PS3 during launch probably owns PS2 -- problem solved. *200 titles account for less than 2.5% of the PS2 software catalogue. See also: A HUGE backwards compatibility checklist for the PS3 [Thanks Marc] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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