More Updates On The PS3 Backwards Compatibility

After the earlier progress report about PlayStations 3’s developement, another piece of info came out that’s bound to raise more eyebrows. According to some speculations, the PS3 will be using software to emulate the PS2 on the PS3, instead of the hardware solution used to emulate PS1 games on the PS2. Going right down to the nitty-gritty of things, the success of PS2 is largely due to an inexpensive DVD player and the fact that PS1 games could also be played on the console. This was possible because the PS2 actually included PS1 hardware: the input processor for the PS2 was luckily the same chip as the main processor for the PS1 (practical and cost-lessening right?).

Now this is where the dilemma lies for the Sony people, without that hardware, it would have been much more difficult to get every game running so quickly, the issue is that PS2 is an infamously complicated system, having to emulate it in software for the PS3 will definitely be a gargantuan task. The Sony people are hoping that the PS3 will also enjoy the same fate as that of the PS2 with backwards compatibility and a blu-ray drive. If they pull this off, then the reward of big PS3 sales is not too far from the picture.

After the earlier progress report about PlayStations 3’s developement, another piece of info came out that’s bound to raise more eyebrows. According to some speculations, the PS3 will be using software to emulate the PS2 on the PS3, instead of the hardware solution used to emulate PS1 games on the PS2. Going right down to the nitty-gritty of things, the success of PS2 is largely due to an inexpensive DVD player and the fact that PS1 games could also be played on the console. This was possible because the PS2 actually included PS1 hardware: the input processor for the PS2 was luckily the same chip as the main processor for the PS1 (practical and cost-lessening right?).

Now this is where the dilemma lies for the Sony people, without that hardware, it would have been much more difficult to get every game running so quickly, the issue is that PS2 is an infamously complicated system, having to emulate it in software for the PS3 will definitely be a gargantuan task. The Sony people are hoping that the PS3 will also enjoy the same fate as that of the PS2 with backwards compatibility and a blu-ray drive. If they pull this off, then the reward of big PS3 sales is not too far from the picture.