Comments on: Sony Have ‘No Plans’ For PS2 Downloads On PSN http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/sony_have_no_plans_for_ps2_downloads_on_psn/ the Gamer's Guide | Computer and video game news and reviews Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:42:12 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: zero1328 http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/07/sony_have_no_plans_for_ps2_downloads_on_psn/comment-page-1/#comment-11190 zero1328 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:57:49 +0000 http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/07/sony_have_no_plans_for_ps2_downloads_on_psn.html#comment-11190 <p>If there really were going to be PS2 titles sold on PSN, Sony would have to have to work on something else before even considering it. And that's 100% PS2 emulation. </p> <p>If I remember right, only the first generation of PS3's had the PS2 chipset, and after that only one of the two chips emulated. The current 40GB version removes the other chip, eliminating PS2 support entirely. The 80GB version is probably rare by now and is only in the NTSC areas. The 60GB PAL model had PS2 support, but it was phased out for the 40GB pretty quickly.</p> <p>That means the majority of PS3 owners can't play PS2 games.</p> If there really were going to be PS2 titles sold on PSN, Sony would have to have to work on something else before even considering it. And that’s 100% PS2 emulation.

If I remember right, only the first generation of PS3’s had the PS2 chipset, and after that only one of the two chips emulated. The current 40GB version removes the other chip, eliminating PS2 support entirely. The 80GB version is probably rare by now and is only in the NTSC areas. The 60GB PAL model had PS2 support, but it was phased out for the 40GB pretty quickly.

That means the majority of PS3 owners can’t play PS2 games.

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