PS3 nooB Question.

[asaner85 10+ year member]

I just got the PS3 80gb. It plays PS1 games. Is there any way that It can play PS2 games??

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[Canaan 10+ year member]

yes, but there is a trick to it.

Put the ps2 disc in the ps3's disc slot

You must open the back of the ps3 and solder pins 324a and 56y next to the cpu to a 250ohm resistor. Route that back thru a 250mf cap and solder to pin 17a(2b). Then plug a controller in the the 3rd usb slot and switch the unit on and off 7 times (letting it sit for 34seconds before switching). Then desolder the pins. works like a charm.

yea...don't do that

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

i heard that the new ones have no backwards capability?

 

[NewAgeKing 5,000+ posts]

yes, but there is a trick to it.
Put the ps2 disc in the ps3's disc slot

You must open the back of the ps3 and solder pins 324a and 56y next to the cpu to a 250ohm resistor. Route that back thru a 250mf cap and solder to pin 17a(2b). Then plug a controller in the the 3rd usb slot and switch the unit on and off 7 times (letting it sit for 34seconds before switching). Then desolder the pins. works like a charm.

yea...don't do that

LOL

 

[Upzaw2000]

bahaha go to playstation store and download the ps2 thingy

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

I just got the PS3 80gb. It plays PS1 games. Is there any way that It can play PS2 games??

Buy a 07 80 gig ps3 or find an old 20 or 60.

Or buy a ps2.

So to answer the question, no, but those are your options.

 

[Korn4Life 5,000+ posts]

So there is no way the new 80gb model will play PS2 games.

 

[sandbags 10+ year member]

you have to download the update from the playstation site. takes all of 10minutes

 

[fasfocus00 5,000+ posts]

i've got a 20 gig that is backwards compatible with ps1 and ps2 games, interested?

 

[tapout 5,000+ posts]

i've got a 20 gig that is backwards compatible with ps1 and ps2 games, interested?

yes

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

So there is no way the new 80gb model will play PS2 games.

http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/CompatibleStatus

Unless that has changed then no. The launch 20/60 models could play ps2 games. Then last year the 40 gig could not but the 80 gig could. This year the 80 gig is the only one out and it can't. I am not sure about some software download you can get from Sony's website though. I'll have to look into it.

OP check the model of yours and see if it matches the one on the linked page.

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

IIRC this doesn't apply to the new 80gb as they aren't PS2 compatible at all.