Anyone Know Why My PS3 40GB that is only suppose to play PS3 game can play PS1 and PS2 games

Question

Anyone Know Why My PS3 40GB that is only suppose to play PS3 game can play PS1 and PS2 games

Answer 1

a 40GB is said to only read ps3 and ps1 games not ps2 so it is normal if it reads ps1 games it is awesome if it reads ps2 games

Answer 2

It may be an american version with a modified HDD or even a UK one that has been modded, where did you get this console from?

Although, i'd find it hard to imagine that someone would take out a big hardrive and put a smaller one in, so you maybe mistaken or even lying to us.

Answer 3

First let me clear something up: All ps3's can play all ps1 games. Every ps3, every ps1 game.

As for ps2 games, either you don't have the 40gb model, or it's not really a ps2 game. If you've got a ps3 with a 40gb hard drive in it, maybe it was a 20, 60 or 80 and had the hard drive replaced with a 40gb hard drive. That would only happen if you got it used, and wouldn't be very likely.

The first 40gb model was made in Europe, it was a step down from their ps2-compatible 60gb version. Then the NTSC regions went to the 40/80 scheme where only the 80's were ps2 compatible.

There has never been a ps3 sold new, with a 40gb hard drive, capable of playing ps2 games. The NTSC 60 contains the ps2's cpu and gpu, and the PAL 60 and NTSC 80 contain the ps2's gpu. The 40 contains neither and can't emulate the ps2.

Because of the ps3's power, it might technically be possible to do pure emulation of ps2 games without any ps2 hardware, but it's very hard to do, it doesn't even work well on pc's yet and people have worked on them for years. Sony isn't in any big hurry to make a purely software emulator because they don't need to sell ps2's or ps2 games. They want you to start playing the ps3 games instead.

Answer 4

Are you sure it is only 40GB and does it play all PS1 and PS2 games? If so I wouldn't complain...40GB shouldn't, but it's a bonus if it can

Answer 5

lol any playstation 3 can play playstation 2 cds only if they are original, i dont know about playstation 1 cds but iam sure that it can play playstation 2 cds!!         and maybe we can be friends on the playstation network cause i only have 5 friends there or something anyway            tc bye!

Answer 6

It's not a 40GB one then. Does it have a chrome finish, I guarantee you it does and if it does, it's either a 60GB or an 80GB. Both of those can play PS2 and 1 games but there's no way the 40GB will (That will not play PS2 games but it will play PS1 games).

Also, are you sure you didn't buy a 20GB and put a 40GB HDD in?

Answer 7

Maybe it prefers the older games h**l only GTA4 is worth playing so far.

Answer 8

is it a 20gb one with a 40gb hdd?

Answer 9

Are you sure it's the 40 GB model?

If it is, then you're one lucky person, I wish my PS3 would do that  :(