PS3 question? Knowledgeable gamers only please!?

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Need help making a decision as to whether I should purchase a 160 gig PS3 now or wait for a later model with reverse compatibility, less bugs in it and when prices are possibly lower. I've been told that if I buy one now with a big enough hard drive, I can download an emulator that will allow reverse capability (which is a huge concern for me. I want to play my older games on it too) but I want some second opinions or if someone has a news link about a newer model coming out that would be awesome too.



Thanks for the help.

Sony will never ever make another backward compatible PS3 again.





There is a rumor that a firmware update could be made available that would allow the PS3 Cell Processor to emulate the PS2 Emotion Engine, but honestly I'm starting to think it would be for future PS2 titles on the PSN instead of actual disc playback. Again, rumor.



The PS3 does not have bugs. The 160 GB is the exact same machine as the 40 GB that was released over a year ago save for the hard drive capacity and the included contents. It is a much more efficient machine compared to the older backward compatible PS3s and Sony isn't likely to change it anytime soon.



I have yet to see a non-Sony PS2 emulator successfully run on the current PS3. Its only possible when you run a Linux OS (can't do it with the PS3 OS) and you get no 3D acceleration. Not to mention only 256 MB of RAM. I'm sure the PS3 will struggle if you tried. And I don't think that would work with disc games. They'd have to be downloaded from a torrent site or something. Best to use a regular PC if you wanna go that route.



I've always felt the PS3 was never as good as the PS2 when it comes to playing disc PS2 titles. It also made the PS3 run a little hotter and used up more power than any other PS3 feature. It really is best to use a PS2, if you're serious about still playing old games. For what its worth, PS2 games feel like Sega Genesis games to me after a year and a half of PS3 ownership.



The PS3 Slim is a rumor. Sony has not confirmed nor denied its existence. There is rumors of a price drop along with its release, but we don't know what PS3 model will get the drop. Some are speculating the Fatboy will. Again, all rumors and speculation.



I would only buy the 160 GB if you don't plan to ever upgrade the hard drive or you really, really want Uncharted. Otherwise, I'd choose one of the many 80 GB bundles available in several stores right now.

I would hold off until the rumors of a backwards compatibility thing going on is proved true of false, or until the end of the year when the supposed slim s coming out.





And no, there is no emulator, torrent, download, nothing you can do to make your PS3 play PS2 games.

There won't be any backward compatibility for Ps3 not anymore i think and hard drive won't bring back B.C not until sony said so!!! because all Ps3 can run it if sony would release an Emulator update it's only software. I recommend getting 160GB a lot of space other than that it's a lame cheap piece of cr-p because it's not like the first 60GB one's.

well sony have patent and made the technology to play ps2 games on ps3 now so they will do it in a firmware update as of when im not sure, and as for hard drive u can always upgrade it and its as good as the same as an current 80gb model

first the ps3 slim won't play ps2 games ( because that will make it at least $500 so it's better to re-produce the old 60 gb

ps3 don't have any kind of emulator

the fat one is always better than the slim ( it has more features like more usb ports ,etc )

i advice you to get an 80 gb and you can change the hard drive after that to 500gb so hard drive space is not important

for me i have ps3 40gb and i have a lot of space as i don't put ton of music and videos also as for demos i play them then i remove them

IMPORTANT : ps3 slim is not confirmed yet there is no official information so we don't know the realese date maybe there isn't a ps3 slim

ps3 has no bugs

ps3 slim price if confirmed would probably be $350-$400 but not less

just get a ps3 now

the fat ps3 will be better than the slim one as the ps2 was