maybe select games. as in very very select games, like the ps1 downloads for psp.

they have already done that FreePlay, the 60gb models in NZ have the EE chip, but the 20gb/80gb's don't.. they do software emulation instead. they currently support less titles because its an emulation - but more updates are improving this.

Well, ever wonder why the non-official PlayStation 2 emulators doesn't work perfectly? because it wasn't Sony.



Sony knows all aspects of their products. Like many people say. If Sony decided to throw it in, they can do it -They have all the SDK's, devs, and tools needed to make it. It's just a matter of company red-tapes like always.



It's same with Microsoft, wonder why not all games are supported by the Xbox360's BC? Because of those damn red-tapes.

god your dumb, how u think sony tests games they use an emulator to make sure new games work on old hardware and vise versa, they have a ps2 emulator that works perfect, they just not releasing it. and look at xbox360, that can emulate no only xbox games, but it has to emulate the nvidea graphics card. you think that isnt harder, man ps2 emualtor is almost perfect, i can run kingdom hearts and FFX 60+ fps small sound bugs on my laptop which only has intergrated graphics

Emultation isn't some simple task of running code on another system. It's an intricate process.



Game systems rely heavily on the hardware performing many tasks since they're comparatively limited by hardware (lack of ram, etc). Games require a perfect configuration and when you change the hardware design, regardless of better hardware or not, you mess with that configuration and throw emulation off. It's not so simple.



Even the best PC-PS2 emulators don't run all OS2 games perfectly or near perfectly on the fastest PC hardware.

they're supporting BC with firmwire updated anymore.

1) Its just a rumor.

2)I doubt there will be a sale.

3)We dont care!



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Anyway i realy dont care about the BC although it would be nice im not going to hang myself if it doesnt come out on the 40gb models.

anyone ever stop to think that it serves to sonys benefit to implement a full software emulator because it.....decreases the production cost, which is a big goal for sony.



The reason ps2 emulation sucks for the pc, is because the developers are having to reverse engineer everything. Sony does not have to do that, just like another guy on here mentioned that they have access to all the SDK's, all the resources and documentation, and even if they didn't, they could just ask some of the guys that helped design it. I mean, i think that sony would have the best idea of what it takes to emulate their previous system on their latest system.



but then again, maybe i'm just a 40gb owner/wishful thinker

I don't think Sony is going to keep this from its customers unless there is a reason it won't work on the 40GB version. I agree with Geos tht the 40GB is lacking vital parts to greatly aid in emulation. Try emulating the SNES on an N64....they are predecessor and successor, but vastly different in how they work.