Sony Talks About Lack of PS2 Love in PS3 Slim
When the PS3 Slim was announced earlier today, speculation and confusion ran high, regarding the availability of PS2 backwards compatibility. It was found out shortly thereafter that the slimmed behemoth will, in fact, not be backwards compatible.
SCEA‘s director of marketing John Koller recently spoke on Sony’s decision to axe backwards compatibility:
“Now that we’re at a point where we’re three years into the lifecycle of the PS3, there are so many PS3 disc-based games that are available that we think — and noticed this from our research — that most consumers that are purchasing the PS3 cite PS3 games as a primary [reason].”
“And it’s not just like 50 or 60 percent. It’s well into the 80 or 90 percentile range who are purchasing it for PS3 [games]. We do know that there are next gen consumers wanting to come over the the PS3. Most of those are consumers who have not utilized their PS2 for a little while and they’re ready to jump into the PlayStation 3.”
And with this comes another nail in the coffin for reinvigorated Sony support for backwards compatibility.
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13 Responses to “Sony Talks About Lack of PS2 Love in PS3 Slim”
I am tired of all this BC BS anyway. People are just using it as an excuse to complain.
If they did release a BC console these people would find something else to cry about.
Is there really a collection of PS2 game preventing you from buying a PS3 and nothing in the PS3 catalog that you want? Then buy a PS2 and shut up.
There are people who are legitimately upset about it, but then there are the whiners and fanboys who make them look ridiculous. One of my favorites was a guy saying that he wouldn’t get a PS3 if it didn’t have backwards compatibility, but admitted that he doesn’t own a PS2 or any PS2 games. At that point, what are you complaining about?
It’s like demanding that the SNES play NES games or the Xbox 360 play Xbox games. They just don’t!
The system is what it is and if you can’t stomach buying a used 60GB system or, heaven forbid, an actual PS2 to play PS2 games, you really have little room to complain.
@ megs1120
You make a good argument, however, I have a ps2 and ps2 games and I still want ps3 bc. 1. used 60gb systems are way too expensive 2. I know it can be done. It is a software update. A SNES or xbox 360 aren’t able to play older games due to actual compatibility issues. PS3′s CAN play ps2 games. Besides, we expect more from sony than those other companies.
Sony could solve this once and for all if they offer BC through the PSN as a pay download. Or free if they wanted to bee cool about it.
I would seriously be willing to pay $100 for a BC software update. Or $100 more for a BC version of the Slim.
@Twoje
you know what else you can with $100………your very own PS2
Oh well should have bought a launch model if you wanted BC.
To anyone still waiting for a BC compatible PS3… BUY A DAMN PS2 OFF A SOMEONE!
Let’s look at the facts. PS2 is less than a hundred used. You dont’ use up as much electricity… Not all games would be supported on the PS3 anyway…
We don’t have all the facts on what backwards compatiblity problems are that exist and what they want to fix. Or maybe it’s a corporate decision…
What difference does it even make? If you can’t afford 400 for a PS3 and PS2 then just go and get a freaking PS2 first. Then when you realize that the games are great, but they’re lacking in some ways… THEN you can finish saving up for a PS3. There’s no reason to have Backwards compatible PS3s. Save the electricity and just play the games on PS2, besides you can’t access XMB for any reason, and you’ll be signed out of the PSN… so why even bother using the PS3 except for using wireless controllers? Why waste the electricity? Why waste the money spending extra on a BC PS3, what PS2 games are so great that you still want BC?
I bought Persona 3 release day. Shortly after some PS3 games got released. I never finished Persona 3 and then I sold it back. Then I bought the FES edition on sale. I still have some 15 PS2 games I WANTED to play but may never play. Why? Because even though the PS2 STILL has great titles, it’s not getting many new decent titles, and there are SOOoooo many great PS3 titles with more coming out.
So tell me. What is so great about BC that you want it so bad? Cause I have a 60GB and I don’t see many uses for it other than FF XI at best.
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The reason 4 having BC is because there was and still is a lot of PS2 owners that want make the switch but dont want virtually nothing in exchange for games that they could pop into their new system like they did when they first bought the PS2. And on the bottomline is that can do, so really why not? And if they charged a fee for it, then the bull about it not being a valid reason new potential buyers wouldnt matter.
Presenting an argument against Sony’s resistance towards implementing backwards compatibility is not unlike drowning, grasping for air while an oxygen tank sits conveniently nearby. However, if it wasn’t for the respective prices of both the Slim and PStwo, I would understand, but that’s not the case.
@ MakaiOokami
fully agree
according to John Koller of SCEA:
“It’s not coming back, so let me put that on the table,” Koller says with an air of finality. But it’s all people ever talk about!
“It’s not as big as a purchase intent driver as you may be hearing,” he claimed. “We’ve got such a substantial lineup of titles on the PS3; most people are buying the PS3 for PS3 games. They’ve buying it for PS3 games and Blu-ray movies.”
there you go…its not a big purchase intent driver as everyone thinks… i think Sony would know better than anyone else based on poles and surveys.
@koolguy16
You are right but its much easier to have 1 console then have a ps2 and a ps3.
@makai agree! I still have my PS2 working properly. It is mostly used by my son as a dvd player for watching elmo (he’s 1 1/2 yr old). There’s still alot of games I wanted to play on my PS2, but something is really lacking on it that I jumped into the PS3 5months ago. I really love my PS3 games and still wants to get more. As of now, I have 19 great games and still playing catch up with all the great games released. Although I still believe that PS2 BC would be coming when PS2 consoles are not selling anymore. It would just be a perfect logic. If they add the PS2 BC now, the stocks of the PS2 won’t sell anymore. It would be here but not just now. Probably in a year or the next.