PS3 v PS2

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Originally Posted by ckent22

No, what's difficult is you trying to argue with everything I say in addition to you thinking you know everything about my setup and what I have. FYI I haven't changed my signature but I guess I will now so that you can once and for all quit arguing with me.

Maybe if you had actually said something of value in the first place, no one would have jumped down your throat.

Original Poster - "I need help, I guess I should have checked, but my PS3 I just bought doesn't play PS2 games"

CK - "The two I have do."

Really? Well whoopdee f---king doo for you! You obviously understand that there are different models of PS3, so what was the point of saying that in the first place. You cry foul that everyone is jumping all over you, but if you hadn't been an ass in the first place we wouldn't be having this conversation.

To the original poster:
As others have mentioned, some of the earlier PS3 models have different levels of backwards compatability, but the newer 80 and 160 GB ones do not. Most will tell you just to run both systems if you still play PS2 games. I agree. Others however will tell you that you should look for one of the older models with backwards compatability.

Basically the newer models are quieter, more power efficient, and most likely more reliable. If you can live with both systems it's the cheaper option - personally I barely have enough time to play my new PS3 games, so the idea of going back and playing a ton of PS2 games seems unlikely to me. If I needed to keep it for the kids, I'd probably just hook it up to a spare non-HD tv and let my daughter use that (though mine is a little young for that at the moment).