Posts tagged backward compatibility

Sony execs talk backward compatibility, PS3 comeback

by Kyle Orland (Feb 14th 2008 5:45PM)

One year after EGM's infamous BattleStation cover feature on the PS3's problems, the latest issue has a feature that's quite a bit more bullish about the system's chances in the coming year. Included in that feature is an interesting interview with two PlayStation executives that reveals some ...

Italian PS3 owners want their PS2 soccer

by Kyle Orland (Mar 28th 2007 12:25PM)

While Sony may boast that over 1,000 PS2 games work on the modified European PS3, statistics don't matter much if your favorite game doesn't work correctly. Case in point, an editorial in Italy's Corriere Della Sera with the translated headline "Yesterday I bought a PS3. Today, I'm selling it." ...

U.S. next to lose PS3 backward compatibility?

by Alexander Sliwinski (Feb 24th 2007 2:50PM)

This week Sony announced there may be some slight backward compatibility issues on the European PS3. CVG followed-up and received word from Sony European PR, "Backwards compatibility is important but it does not define the PS3 in the same way as the other features do." They'll let the Europeans know ...