Basically I have accepted that I will some day have a PS3 in my room. Mainly because I want Blu-Ray to go with my lovely HDTV, but obviously there are a few exclusives here and there that would interest me.
Now, a major thing for me (probably the selling point tbh) is Backward Compatibility - is it still possible to find the old 60gb's around? I live in Scotland, so did the early European models have this BC, or would I have to buy an American PS3?
And furthermore, can I swap out the HDD for a larger one without having an effect on the BC?
Finally, is it true, full BC? Or will there be issues with some games?
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If I were to purchase a PS3..
No effect for swapping harddrives, full BC if you can find a 60gig version, but that is the catch, you have to find a 60 gig version.
BC games are still region locked i think. My friends got a 60gb launch kit but its for japan so hes boned.
"If I were to purchase a PS3..prepare to bend over to pick up the soap"
I used to be concerned with BC on consoles, but then I got to thinking: I buy new hardware to play new games. Why would I care about BC, especially if I already own a last-gen system? You can just hook both of them up. Sure, it's a pain, but is BC really all that important? The folks buying DSi's don't seem to think so.
I've got a 60GB UK PS3 and it has some BC issues. When I'm played Black on it I'd have to restart it any time I died. But that's just one game.
Do you know what - I genuinely think it's just easier to buy a current PS3 SKU and get a PS2 off ebay for £20. To be fair, you probably won't spend much time playing PS2 games as it is.
But if it really concerns you, make sure the seller is literally saying "this is an original 60GB with backwards compatibility". Be prepared to pay silly o' clock for it though.
"Do you know what - I genuinely think it's just easier to buy a current PS3 SKU and get a PS2 off ebay for £20. To be fair, you probably won't spend much time playing PS2 games as it is.But if it really concerns you, make sure the seller is literally saying "this is an original 60GB with backwards compatibility". Be prepared to pay silly o' clock for it though."It definitely is far easily. Especially since PS2 games will run far better on the PS2, and not have occasional glitches come up, or have some games with permanent frame lag problems...most of the time its pretty solid definitely, but there are some sure problems that they bring and overall to play PS2 games the PS2 just does it far better. Sony even still recommends it themself.
Why are people so concerned about the BC? Dont get it. I still have my PS2 laying around and since it's connected to my TV so whenever i want to play the games i havn't gotten around to i just pop them in. I could imagine that most people still have their PS2 somewhere, so why the f does it matter if PS3 has BC or not?
I'm in Ireland, so I got one of the european launch ps3s - 60gig, but i gotta tell you, the BC isnt perfect. Not all games run well - the Ratchet series run horribly slowly, all out of sync, as does a few of the Jak games. Some others like one of the Smash Court tennis games doesnt run for me at all on my ps3...anyway, just to be aware - not every game seems to run perfectly (at least for me...i could have a dodgy console)
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