Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Sony: PS2 back compat not returning to PS3 (ever)]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/20/sony-ps2-back-compat-not-returning-to-ps3-ever/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/20/sony-ps2-back-compat-not-returning-to-ps3-ever/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/20/sony-ps2-back-compat-not-returning-to-ps3-ever/#comments If you've been furiously mashing the refresh key on your Joystiq machine (also known as a computer), waiting for Sony to finally announce that the PS3 Slim will reintroduce PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility, we've got some sad news for you. Forget that silly patent that filled you with base, vile hope. The dream is dead.

Speaking to Ars Technica, Sony's John Koller has made it quite clear that backwards compatibility will never, ever, ever be coming back to the PS3. "It's not coming back, so let me put that on the table," said Koller, quite simply. He added that, "It's not as big as a purchase intent driver as you may be hearing," saying that most consumers are purchasing the console for PS3 games and Blu-ray movies.

So, to reiterate, no more backwards compatibility from now until the world moves on. And probably not after that, either.

JoystiqSony: PS2 back compat not returning to PS3 (ever) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's worth noting that Spore isn't in the 2008 fiscal year plans for EA. This means that Spore is not expected to release until, at a minimum, April of 2008. Observant readers probably saw this coming when last month Soren Johnson, lead designer for Civ IV, joined the Spore development team, meaning that there's probably still a little way to go. We'll just make the pain of this post come to a abrupt end by saying that Spore has been in development since 2000 and only prescient aliens evolving on some other planet know when it'll actually release.

JoystiqNo Spore until Q2 2008 ... no, seriously originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 May 2007 20:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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