Sony planning PS2 & PS1 support for PS3 & PS Vita respectively

[nl255]

The PS3 is plenty powerful to emulate PS2 game...

Maybe they brought the compatibility rate back up, as the initial rate was pretty low when they began replacing the PS2 hardware with software emulation.

To be fair, PS2 compatibility on the Slim PS3 sucks. Most games don't work right and even for those that do most don't have memory card support and are slow. Oh, did I mention that you must plug your ps3 controller in via USB to play them?

 

[nl255]

Why on earth would it take an update for a handheld to do something its predecessor did with ease?

I doubt they're just porting whatever the PSP did for the Vita. Different hardware means they do it differently.

While I agree it's probably not a straight port, I don't see the code being THAT different overall.

Actually, it is. The PSP relies on virtualization technology (without a MMU!) to run PSX games more or less natively due to the CPUs being similar (MIPS R4000 vs 3000A). On the Vita, they are probably going with full software emulation which means creating (or licensing) a PSX emu from scratch. Remember, most emulators (or at least the CPU emulation code) are written in assembly language for maximum speed. Oh, and before you ask no they can't just use the PSP stuff because running a virtualizer under an emulator is known to cause problems because software virtualization often relies on all sorts of dirty tricks and sometimes outright bugs in the CPU to function.

 

[emmanu888]

from waht i understand that means no ps2 disc support for ps3 ? crap i want to be able to play all the 5 gran turismo's on one console

 

[Armadillo]

As of January 15th though, Sony stopped shipping PS2 to NA. I can safely assume a similar situation for other regions?

PS2 hasn't be available new, here in the UK for years. Used are easy enough to get, but no major shops sell new ones. Not sure if Sony stopped shipping them, or if they just were not selling. Not even sure if we got the 9000 series slim. Some say the 90003 (UK model) was available, but I've never seen one.

Why would you want a *new* PS2 when the old, pre-owned Classic versions have so much more to offer - the Network Adapter alone is worth the purchase, plus they're really affordable. Every "pawn shop" I've ever been to in the UK has a few of those machines just laying on the shelves gathering dust - give'em some love. There's no reason to be obsessed about "new" consoles unless you sincerely want to support the manufacturer.

I didn't say I wanted one. Was just saying they have not been available for quite some time here. I'm quite happy with my old one, network adapter and 400GB hdd.

 

[Foxi4]

I didn't say I wanted one. Was just saying they have not been available for quite some time here. I'm quite happy with my old one, network adapter and 400GB hdd.

I actually used "you" as in, hypothetical buyer. It was a general statement.

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Ohhhh....you mean I get to play my already purchased PS1 classics on my Vita?


HRRRRRRRRRRNGHHHHH!

 

[Gh0sti]

good for sony