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Official: PS3's Backwards Compatibility Resurrected by Sony

It's been a while since everybody started to complain because the 80GB PlayStation 3 was set to be discontinued, basically meaning that Sony was killing any backwards compatibility with the PS2 games. Then, we heard some rumors that we might get something back via special software but, as usual, there were no re...

28 February 2008
03:09 GMT

PS3 Backwards Compatibility to Return with PS2 Game Downloads?

It was a reason of sadness for most of the PS3 fans when they found out that they were going to be unable to play PlayStation 2 classic games on their next-gen consoles. This backwards compatibility was dropped with the introduction of the 40GB PlayStation 3 and, since then, nobody thought that Sony could change thei...

14 February 2008
05:05 GMT

Sony Is Prepping to Launch the 40GB PS3

Or so says this piece up on sky.com claiming that a certain news source well connected to electronic manufacturing has gained knowledge of Sony turning to Taiwanese manufacturer FoxConn, for the production of the rumored, cheaper 40GB PlayStation 3. Many people are surprised by Sony's lack of action as Halo 3 is...

25 September 2007
08:49 GMT

80GB PS3 Backwards Compatibility Issues Gone?

You must have heard about the PS3's compatibility issues when it comes to PS2 games, as this problem was present in the case of the latest console units and all of Sony's next-gen devices from Europe. The new PS3 model uses software emulation, because it doesn't include the PS2 hardware in it, so the ...

10 September 2007
03:42 GMT

Rumor: Sony's Finally Making an Effort - $399 40GB PS3

Just as I've finished criticizing the new PSP's features (mainly its battery life, which hasn't improved one bit), I stumbled upon this rumor saying something about a 40GB PS3 being on the way. Apparently, this is Sony's solution to really cutting the machine's price to a much more affordable...

17 July 2007
04:30 GMT

MS Update - 58 More Original Xbox Titles Work on the Xbox 360

With the amazing array of titles that the original Xbox sports, it would be a shame for Xbox 360 owners not to be able to enjoy all of them... or most of them. That's why Microsoft has decided to roll out yet another update enabling Xbox 360 users to enjoy 58 more original Xbox titles. With this latest (probably...

16 July 2007
10:52 GMT




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