Can I play my older PSone games on the PlayStation 2?
Yes, PS2 is 100% backward compatible. It will not only play your older games, it has two selectable features that you can use to enhance the games: – A speed setting which allows you to switch between 33.8 Mhz or 37.5Mhz to speed up load times on some games. – The other is a Texture Interpolation option which can clean up jagged edges and other problems with textures in some games. However, there have been known compatibility problems with some PSone games. * Can I play all DVD movies on the PlayStation 2? As long as they’re from the same region as the PS2! A PAL PS2 will not play NTSC DVDs and vice versa. * How do I control DVD playback? You can use your regular gamepad or invest in the add-on remote control unit + IR receiver for the PS2. The new PS2 models have the IR receiver implemented on the main unit, so you only require an additional remote. If you’re controlling the DVD playback with your game controller, the button functions are as follows: D-pad – Cursor Control Start – Pau
