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Do PS2 games work on a PS3 system?

April 26, 2017consumer electronics Games Gear Playstation PS2 PS3 system

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Do PS2 games work on a PS3 system?

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I take it I’m going to be answering this question forever too: backward compatibility for the PS3 with PS2 games is as follows: 20GB (4 USB slots, no longer in production) – yes 60GB (4 USB slots, no longer in production) – yes 80GB with 4 USB slots (no longer in production, bundled with MGS4 or Motor Storm) – yes 40GB (2 USB slots, no longer in production) – NO 80GB with 2 USB slots – NO 160GB (2 USB slots) – NO any other up coming PS3’s – NO in short: if it has 4 USB slots, yes. if it has 2 USB slots, no. all PS3s play PS1 games. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation… the download that others refer to is for backwards compatible PS3s ONLY!!!!!!!!!!! a download will NOT make a non-backwards compatible PS3 play PS2 games. PERIOD! “If a PLAYSTATION 3 is not backward compatible, you will not be able to add this function through any hardware (i.e., changing the hard disk drive) or software (i.