Rumor: PlayStation 2 titles coming to PSN

A Poster on the N4G Forums has shown a picture showing PlayStation 2 titles on the PlayStation store. You can clearly see Metal Gear Solid 2 being priced at £12.99.

[Real gamer 4 life]

lol sony is on a killing spree. Psn keeps getting better and better.

[SickNick85]

now it's very hard for M$ Live...i see also SSX,red faction,ridge racer and total immersion racing/toca in this image...

[sonarus]

Now THIS is exciting news. Never really cared for achievements so don't really care for trophies. The thought of going back to play old games just for a score is just annoying to me. I would replay uncharted and MGS4 though everything else can go rest. I hope GT5 supports music playing that is the spark i needed to get back on that game.

PS2 titles however > than all the new features. This is a very exciting time to be a PS3 owner. The psn continues to expand. After being out for less than 2 yrs while xbox live has been out for over 5yrs but still psn is fighting hard to match its feature set in less the time and it still remains free. The fact that the psn free is worthy of a little "good job" sony remark from me...so good job sony

[The Wood]

Nice. I always thought that ps1 games were taking it too far back but ps2 games are definitely more playable since they aren't so dated in look and feel

[Tarasque]

Sorry, I could care less about this. If sony is not going to make update's to support my ps2 game's then i am not going to re buy them.

[jkoz]

Doubt 40 gig users can use this until the PS2 patch comes, which was rumored a while ago for Sept/Oct... so no you won't rebuy them since you can't use them. Once Sony patches PSN PS2 games to work, I assume the same patch will patch physical PS2 discs as well to run.

[wolfehound22]

This is great, but they do not support bringing PS1 games to the PSN. Unless you are in Japan we only have a handful of PS1 games. So although this sounds great and would be great if true. What would leave me to believe that if this does happen after the first few montes its like the PS1 games and they all just go to Japan.

I want this to be true and maybe since these are more recent games than the PS1 games the won't have licensing issues which I believe is what is holding the PS1 releases back. Heres to hoping this turns out good.

[Marceles]

Fantavision, MGS2, Red Faction, Ridge Racer 5, Smugglers Run, SSX, The Bouncer...hmm

[Qbanboi]

Mega-Ultra Kill

[The Wood]

FTMFW

[chasuk08]

Im just happy that they are showing this on uk store. Bout time uk got some games on the store.

[Delive]

I agree with you there. At current conversion rates, £12.99 turns out to be about $25.86. If I can get the disk version at a fraction of the cost, and save disk space in the process, why would I do this? Even at that, once your done, you can't get anything for the downloaded game, like a trade in. Now, If a game is brought out with network support that it did not have, or split screen multiplayer it needed or a better framerate (Killzone), then maybe, but it would have to be better than the disk or a RARE title that you cannot find on disk.

[ThanatosDMC]

Those are over priced. You can buy all those games in gamestop for $7-9 each!!!

[joemayo76]

I've always wanted to try smuggler's run :)

[thebudgetgamer]

will anyone be willing to play ps2 games online?

[HoangLow]

never believe a rumor

[Lifendz]

E3 is going to be major. Can't wait to see what Sony unveils.

[Utalkin2me]

On a killing spree please, you have been waiting almost 2 year's for this. Been long time overdue, just show's how far sony has been behind in console race.

[Condoleezza Rice]

So much awesome Playstation news!

SSX will be a must buy for me without a doubt,same goes for any Metal Gear game released online.

[Mr_Showtime1]

All this news is excellent for PSN, a video store, in game XMB, in game music, trophies, playstation LIFE and now PS2 games on the store, relentless!

Day by day I have less reason to play my Xbox(until Gears 2 of course)

[Condoleezza Rice]

But I gotta admit;Sony are making EXCELLENT moves towards a more unified and universal Online Network,it will really be hard for me to shell out another Yearly Subscription for Live after FW 2.40 hits and more titles have support for all it's features.

[Vip3r]

Agreed. SSX is the only one I haven't played yet and I've been wanting it for quite a while now.

If Sony release PS2 games soon then that'd be so damn awesome especially that 2.4 is only 2 days away.

[Nitrowolf2]

if this is true then i will be happy
but sony better release allot of them in all region
they should get all the big hitters that were on PS2 on there

[kosha]

Agreed they need the big hitters. I dont wanna be seing games like barbie goes to dream land or something on the store. I want resi4.

I think thats what happened with the ps1 games. I was expecting mgs and resi and my personal favourite, hogs of war but they never came.

[turbidDwarf]

Shadow of the Colossus, Resident Evil 4, Devil May Cries, God of Wars, Final Fantasies, Metal Gear Solids, and the countless others I'm missing.

[BlackCountryBob]

Ico, Resi 4, Psychonauts, Ratchet, Jak and Daxter, Sly Racoon, Okami, POP: Sands of Time, Black, Timesplitters 2&3 and the GTA's (VC and SA especially), I don't want much do I! :p I am glad I have left uni so I can be earning enough money to buy all these games at £12.99 a pop.

I wonder if this is a way Sony is planning to enhance further the life of the PS2; imagine if all further PS2 games got a day and date PSN release too, I could see a lot of continued PS2 development carrying on purely because of the ability to launch to 2 different audiences!

[ThanatosDMC]

I want Monster Hunter on my Hard Drive... though i all ready have it in my memory stick...

[ikiru3385]

i don't think it'll happen. for it to happen, all PS3 models must play ps2 games and 40 gig models can't play them at all. Firmware update for BC won't work so I call BS on this.

[resistance100]

Why, this is a downloadable version which will run off the PS3 chipset, not the disk based version which would need emulation or a Ps2 chipset

[butterfinger]

download PS1 games on the 40GB. lol.

[ikiru3385]

resistance,
i really really doubt it. i am more apt to sony expanding their ps1 titles. plus the ps2 still sells so im willing to bet that gamers will rather buy ps2 games off retail.

[Pornlord]

Firmware update for BC will only apply to disc based games. They code the PS1 and hopefully the future PS2 games to work on the PS3 before they release them on the PSN. I just wonder if they will be compatible with HD or not. I have a 40 gig, so I don't get BC but do PS2 games fill the screen or are they cut off at the sides?

[Kholinar]

"i don't think it'll happen. for it to happen, all PS3 models must play ps2 games and 40 gig models can't play them at all. Firmware update for BC won't work so I call BS on this."

There are a few possibilities.

1. These could be only available to ps3 models with compatibility. People who didn't buy compatible consoles (like me) would not be able to play, but we knew that when we got it, so we shouldn't complain too much.

2. Sony could release emulators for all consoles without compatibility.

3. Sony could release emulators for all consoles without compatibility and charge $20, $30, or $40 for the functionality.

4. As others have said, these could be specially revised for non-disk based compatibility, so standard bc could have nothing to do with it.

[Gothdom]

all PS3's play PS1 titles.

the 40gb right now doesn't play PS2 titles, but we saw a rumour about an update that could change that. If this picture is true, then it points toward the possibility of having an update for the 40gb.

[f789790]

Charging the 40GB owners for PS2 backwards compatibility access. When I bought mine I could only spend so much so I chose a 40GB. Now I want the backwards compatibility and have to keep a ps2 crowding my shelves.

[Pornlord]

"3. Sony could release emulators for all consoles without compatibility and charge $20, $30, or $40 for the functionality."

That is actually a likely possibity if the BC is an issue. It would make sense to charge us for a service that others had already paid for when they got BC capable PS3. I wouldn't mind the fee, especially the fee being optional, you could only win with this solution.

[Kholinar]

"Charging the 40GB owners for PS2 backwards compatibility access. When I bought mine I could only spend so much so I chose a 40GB. Now I want the backwards compatibility and have to keep a ps2 crowding my shelves."

I had a terrible time finding an 80gb. The price plus that made me opt for the 40gb.

Yeah, I don't think it's bad to defray the cost of development. But there'd be a ton of complaints... lots of flame wars as well. I'd ignore it all and put down my $20-40 for a huge, fabulous library of titles instantly at hand.

[dantesparda]

About paying for it, before all the other Sony fanboys hear youse and start agreeing (you know, youse and your pack mentalities, lol). And no, paying for it would be a horrible idea. Charging for what Sony said "was core value" would be terrible. They need to just hurry the fvck up and emulate the sh!t already. And do it right, 360 style, where they upconvert all their games to at least 720p

[coolfool]

Charging us for backwards compatibility? That would be a complete joke.

In america, there has always been the choice to have a BC console but in Europe we have barely had the choice. Yes, if you were quick last year and had the cash to spend you could have got a 60gb which had the partial BC (software).

But what if you couldn't afford one and had to save up? Little Johnny really wanted to play his ps2 games on his ps3 as well so he saved up but just as he almost got there Sony say that they are discontinuing the 60gb model. Poor johnny, now he has no choice, no options, he has to settle for a lesser 40gb model without BC.

Don't worry though, little Johnny can get BC later on.....no wait. He has to pay more money for it. So not only does not get the ps3 he wanted, if he does want that one extra feature he has to shell out more cash. Especially as he was told by Sony that BC was going to be part of the console from the beginning, as a standard feature of the console.

Also the idea that you might have to buy a game that you already have is laughable. Correct me if I am wrong here but when you purchase a game you are effectively buying your license to play it, listen to the music on it etc. for life (within the laws of copywrite). So why should you have to pay again for this?

I want to get a Playstation 3, I really do. But sometimes Sony make it so difficult.

[iamtehpwn]

It has to do with the lack of PS2's GPU and CPU. This can be easily fixed through emulation. If it was emulation, emulation can be easily used from the harddrive or from the disc. This is ALREADY being done for PS1 games.

There is NO PS1 hardware inside the PS3, and yet, the PS3 is 100% compatible with PS1 games. This is due to emulation, which has been working disc based, and from the harddrive.

[resistance100]

This is just a rumor, but that looks way way to good to be a photoshop. I suspect this is real and will be annouced along with the video store at E3

[coolfool]

Did this shot come from?

it says the forums but where before then?

[sunhead]

i see red faction !! plus the 12.99 is in ponds so it could mean uk/eu gets this same time or early

[superman]

That is definitely mgs 2. If its true i will download it over and over again.

[jams_shop]

this better be true

[EyeHaveYou]

this is wat ive been waiting for!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P Xbox Originals!!!

[ikiru3385]

you're pretty good :: points fingers like ocelot ::

[aaquib5]

Sony is simply slaughtering the headlines today. in-game XMB!!!! Trophies!!! And now PS2 games?!?!?!?!??!?!

THE WAIT IS OVER. PSN>XBL.

[user858621]

:O MGS2 AND BOUNCER!!!!!!!!! Sony are makin this the greatest day ever!!

[pwnsause]

EYE HAVE YOU

[Sangria]

Sadly, it's too easy to fake, less than an hour on Photoshop, then show the picture on a 16/9 screen and this is it, you have your fake. Of course, it may be right, but now anyone can fake a picture, it's so much easy and techniques become better and better, so for now i don't trust any rumor.

Just sit and wait.

[Dipso]

@Butterfingers

"You can download PS1 games on a 40GB, but it doesn't play PS1 discs"

Not true the 40GB will play PS1discs (and upscale them) give it a try if you have access to one.

[butterfinger]

I didn't know that! I have an 80 gig upgraded to 250 gig, but I'll try this on my roommate's 40 gig. Thanks for the info + bubbles!

[pwnsause]

if there are PS2 titles on the PSN it only means one thing, a future firmware update will allow the 40gb PS3 to have Software BC, and of course update the 80gb version to be more compatible with PS2 games, seriously i expect crazyness this E3

[J@D]

This all I need to said: To saved up and buy up bigger Hard Drives guys this unstoppable which is a EXCELLENT THING ^__^

[SickNick85]

12 pounds...20 €???? they are crazy or something? i buy MGS2 for 5 euro on a ps2 disc...60 gb was the better choice...

[I love video games]

i have all the ps2 games i need, id only get a couple if i can play them on my psp....... and of course i cant so ill pass..... unless they are really REALLY cheap. 5.99

[pwnsause]

ROFL MGS2 and red faction is there. it needs one more thing though or 2 more games, the Masterpiece of MGS3 and the bada**ness of GOW

[hack6464]

This is great, especially for people without backwards compatible ps3's.

[user858621]

i guarantee this will be emulated so every1 with a ps3 can enjoy!!

[Pornlord]

I have a PS2 and plenty of games as well, but I would like to condense to one Sony console hooked to my TV, and if they can make that happen, then I'm all for it.

[SacT0wnF1n3st]

PS2 is probably the greatest gaming console in the history of gaming because of its great library of games so it is a great news. PSN is surely getting better and better and it's free.

[BlueRevolvuR]

be the reason the firmware update was delayed. I hope it is.

[bigmouth]

that is to much for a game i could go to gamestop and get it for half that price, but anyway sweet psn keeps gettin better

[Kholinar]

You're right, for super popular games this isn't a great deal, unless you haven't got a ps2 or bc version of the ps3. For the more obscure stuff like ICO, though, it could be really fabulous...

[Darkiewonder]

i'm still waiting on releases of ps1 games. Even if true i still don't see much out of it to only get less than what Japan PSN store would/is offer(ing)

[I love video games]

id like some ps1 game releases as well, gran turismo 2 and final fantasy 7 would be awesome to play on my psp

[bigmouth]

i would really like to see ico downloadable on psn, i cant find it anywhere

[highdro]

i wonder what x box live has that psn does NOT have NOW [0_0]

[AlterEgo]

Only in-game voice chat. (coming later for ps3)

Thats about it.

And if anybody can tell me that THATS worth $50 a year...I commend them for being fanboys to the bitter end.

[monkey602]

The player reviews and complaints system are all i can think of.

[jtucker78]

I never had a PS1 or PS2, I was always a Nintendo boy ... until the Wii came out.
One game I always wished the Gamecube had was Shadow of the Colossus.

Bring that to PSN and I'd buy that straight away.

Off topic - I hope we hear about a new title from the ICO team at E3.

[whoelse]

The reason why i think it could possibly be fake is because its not using the updated PS Store with the search function.

[resistance100]

True, however that serch version was also just a rumor and only showed on the US store, this is taken from the Euro store

EDIT - Below only the main page has that menu, pages like this don't have it

[AlterEgo]

That, and the fact that there's no title on that screen as to 'what' you find on that page...leads me to believe fake.

I'm actually gonna go check RIGHT NOW to see if every page has the title on it.

(ie - DEMOS, WHAT'S NEW, ADD-ONs etc)

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edit: I was wrong, they don't currently have that...so I'm a little less skeptical, even though I'll wait for final confirmation (E3?)

[Roth]

It seems like Sony announces everything right before E3 now lol

[highdro]

lol, that just means e3 will have more suprising and big annoucments, rember GOD OF WAR 3 is being shown, and i can rember an interview of a killzone 2 dev saying that when they show some new wepons and level in the game that people will be blown away, and e3 is obvisouly the best time to show that since summer is a hot time for sony since the relase of mgs4 and all the new features coming to ps3 on july 2.

[highdro]

in game voice chart, i swear that is what head sets are for, i have loads of people chatting when i play cod4 and mgo, i guess ms has to find another reason to justify why u pay to play online, the iceing on the cake is a news post to announce home =O

[59fifty8]

now sony put street fighter 3rd strike, marvel vs. capcom 2, snk vs. capcom, and all the gods of war. also for ps1 please put the old resisdent evil games 1-3.

[Luca Blight]

1. Dragon's Quest 8
2. Shadow Hearts
3. Shin Megami Tensai Nocturne
4. Disgaea
5. Disgaea 2
6. Rogue Galaxy
7. Persona 4
8. Suikoden V
9. Makai Kingdom
10. Final Fantasy XII

[Pornlord]

WOW, you and me must have the same gaming blood running through us man. ;)

The only games you forgot would be IMO:

Shin Megami Tensai Degital Devil Saga 1 and 2 and the Persona series

[ceedubya9]

High quality RPGs for download are a must. I'm definitely looking forward to taking a crack at some of the Mega ten games that I missed. Here's hoping they find their way to PSN.

[Lucreto]

You forgot Suikoden 3. It wasn't released in Europe and it seems to be very good.

[Pornlord]

You know, I don't think I ever played suikoden V, I only got up through IV. I must hunt for this title, my credit card was getting a little cold in my pocket anyway :)

[Luca Blight]

I'm a big fan of the Persona series. I put Persona 4 up there (I actually meant to put Persona 3 but both would be good). How's DDS1 and 2? I meant to buy them but never got around to doing it.

I'd also recommend Suikoden 5 over both 3 (no offense lucretio) and 4 (I was a big fan of 1 and 2) if you have some cash to blow as well.

[ceedubya9]

Another series I need to catch up on.

[rexor0717]

If this is true, things just keep getting better and better. But Im not getting excited yet, I still have to wait for these things.

[getupahh]

This WILL be coming to the PS3. The best part about it,IMO, will be remote play.

[ceedubya9]

I would love to be able to download a game like Persona 3 and load the game to my PSP so that I won't have to rely on remote play. Its great that I can do that with PS1 games, but the offering of PS1 titles has been lacking.

[ceedubya9]

I had a feeling that this was coming eventually. 360 has been doing, so there was no reason why the PS3 couldn't do this as well. not to mention that they have a much bigger back catalog of hit games.

Hopefully, they give a little more love to us American gamers this time around unlike they did with the PS1 downloads. The PS1 store is a huge dissapointment. But anyway, exciting news!

[Lucreto]

If this is true they could release Suikoden 3 in Europe. I will play for that day to come.

[meepmoopmeep]

Sony, release ICO so i can pay you and not some dude on ebay!!!

[Lucreto]

They released it twice already on disk the store will be a good idea as well.

[highdro]

yep, @59fifty8 u said it all, but i doubt they will put ps1 games...but god of war 1&2 and street fighter will be to sweet!!, i rember playing thoes games like crazy when i still had my ps2.

[meepmoopmeep]

Sony Corp has plans on releasing popular PLAYSTATION® 2 games on their PS Store in the future. This addition will help bring profit to the developers and publishers and take the edge off the 2nd hand market dominated by Gamestop.

No one can question the sheer amount of amazing games that the PLAYSTATION® 2 has in its library. This will trump the Xbox Originals that the Xbox 360 has since the games will no doubt be much stellar than the games released on Xbox 1.

Sony Corp. is full steam ahead with their recent news of the highly anticipated Firmware 2.40 update that will now bring PSN and the XMB on par with Xbox Live. And still free of charge whereas the competitions users still have to pay for the same features.

Jump Out and Play B3yond.

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[LiquifiedArt]

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[Isaac]

PS2 compatibility for the 40GB PS3 coming relatively soon.

[pwnsause]

YES the system is MINE!!!!

[ikiru3385]

brotherrrr.....it's been too long

[Roth]

The problem is, although they have PS1 games on there, they don't seem to be doing much with it. Theres not that many PS1 games, most of them are crap, and they don't update it frequently enough.

[iiprotocolii]

There are still tons of PS1 titles that I want to play and have released on the PSN before Sony releases PS2 titles to the network. Vagrant Story is one of them.

[LiquifiedArt]

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BOOM! (Head Explodes)

[thehitman]

there is NOT 1 game Id like to play on my ps3 thats not a ps3 game. It looks ugly and you just cant get in the mood after seeing games in better quality. I know that they upscale but it still doesnt give me that feel. However if they fix some of the online for the ps2 games and allow that you can use the psn for them then MAYBE ill be interested.

Edit: Perfect example Tekkan5 if they do remakes like that and tack on on-line parts with slightly better effects/enviroments then I see purchasing old games worth my money.

[Luca Blight]

I disagree because there are some genres (like RPGs) that are more endearing and don't necessarily become irrelevant because the gameplay system does not evolve as much as say action/adventure, sports, FPS or fighting games (and also graphics aren't as important).

[thehitman]

its the graphics... a great game is a great game but it doesnt appeal as a great game if its been surpassed. I dont even play res because I feel its outdated but it was great while it lasted

[Baka-akaB]

Thats nice but i'd wish they finally unlocked the region for ps2 games ....
Here i am stuck with plenty jap and us version jrpgs , on a pal ps3 .
Redownloading them would be a decent solution , even if costly , but for that they'd really need to get rid of that crappy certification system and pump up at least 5-10 ps1-ps2 games each week

[sinncross]

I doubt the patch for allow for disc media... but merely for PSN PS2, which would make sense.

[gunnerheadboy]

w00t w00t!

[HiddenLynx]

i want mgo1 again >_>

[yocdub]

I'm glad I got my 60 gig PS3 for the simple fact that I COULD play all my PS2 titles as I wish, but I have to hand it to SONY cause as a business decision having to digitally Re-Download PS1 & PS2 titles to make some extra cash makes since, not so much on the consumers end. I guess they assume most people trade in or sell off there old hardware and software to make room for the PS3 they figure eliminating the backwards compatibility will force NEW consumers to buy back older titles. I really don't think in the long run this will back fire...but it will make since to buy bigger Hard Drives if everything is leaning toward digital DL's.

[brn]

the image is fake. anyone who've been using photoshop for the past couple of years can see it. I can't believe this kind of crap winds up as "news".

If you are so easily mistaken, I'd better start producing some news then? What do you want? PSP-store? in-game browser? FFXII HD remake?

[Baka-akaB]

Then do it already , instead of flaunting how good you'd be with photoshop and how "uber easy" it is , or report some good news . It was posted as rumor , and most people just expected confirmation or debunking of the news .

[Peow]

WRong article, sorry :X

[KarateExplosion]

WE CANT EVEN GET PSONE GAMES!!!!! This is just gonna be double the let down every Friday. Your gonna look at the update and see japan got final fantasy 10-12, Persona 3, Devil may cry, Resident evil 4, Then you are gonna see they got Tales of destiny, FF8, Legend of dragoon for psone. You are gonna ever so happily click on American/European store and you get!!!!! Syphon filter 8!!!! OMG!!!!

[The_Firestarter]

omg I know exactly what you mean! That makes me so sad. :( I don't like Syphon Filter....

[kewlkat007]

I thought the 40 gig PS3 does not play PS2 disc? So them games would have to purchase a certain game on PSN just to play even if they have the Disc? Plus you already have disc space to worry about with the installation of games, plus multimedia content and maybe Retro games.

doesn't seem right..

I wouldn't mind playing Final Fantasies on a HDD instead of a disc but don't wanna play for it if I have the cd-based game.

[Kholinar]

See, there it is.

"Charging us for backwards compatibility? That would be a complete joke.

In america, there has always been the choice to have a BC console but in Europe we have barely had the choice. Yes, if you were quick last year and had the cash to spend you could have got a 60gb which had the partial BC (software)."

So you bought one without it, knowing that it lacked that feature. You decided that the console was worth the money without it.

"But what if you couldn't afford one and had to save up? Little Johnny really wanted to play his ps2 games on his ps3 as well so he saved up but just as he almost got there Sony say that they are discontinuing the 60gb model. Poor johnny, now he has no choice, no options, he has to settle for a lesser 40gb model without BC. "

That's rough, still he decided that he wanted it without the feature. It was enough without it. But now if it's available for a charge he's suddenly being ripped off? What about the other people who paid for the feature? Suddenly Johnny gets a freebie while they had to pay?

"Don't worry though, little Johnny can get BC later on.....no wait. He has to pay more money for it. So not only does not get the ps3 he wanted, if he does want that one extra feature he has to shell out more cash. Especially as he was told by Sony that BC was going to be part of the console from the beginning, as a standard feature of the console. "

He was told that, then Sony said it was only on certain models and he decided that it was worth it to spend his money on it regardless. If he decides an upgrade is a ripoff, he's free to decide not to buy it.

"Also the idea that you might have to buy a game that you already have is laughable. Correct me if I am wrong here but when you purchase a game you are effectively buying your license to play it, listen to the music on it etc. for life (within the laws of copywrite). So why should you have to pay again for this?

I want to get a Playstation 3, I really do. But sometimes Sony make it so difficult."

It's so ridiculous when people say you "have to buy" anything. Live with your choices. It's called being an adult. If it's so bad that Sony's doing this, make them live with theirs... don't buy it. Use your freedom, but you'll have to take responsibility for your own bad choices first. Regardless of availability, you bought the console with no assurance of this feature. Live with it.

I'm not saying it's a good thing. All I'm saying is that it's an option for Sony. The idea that you're in any way forced to pay for it is ridiculous.

[kewlkat007]

Good point , I say the same about some that complain over XBL charges.

[Expy]

While it is possible to implement some sort of 100% software emulation for the PS2 on non-BC machines, and it is possible for PS2 games to be released on PSN, this could just be a fake. You can photoshop a screenshot of the playstation store and upload it to the ps3 where u just display it full screen.

[PS3ALLDAY122]

hopefully they make them in to HD seing KH1-2 in hd would be sweet and all the MGS and do see smugglersrun there just asking

[dappaute]

it wouldnt make sense with 40 gigs around....

[The_Firestarter]

If this is true Sony should release ZOE2, MGS3, REZ, SotC, and FFX!!!

[Zee3]

This would be another great move by Sony, and I can only hope this rumour is true. But would the fact that if you download the image and check the properties, the origin of it is adobe photoshop cs3, does this discredit it in any way?

[WINZLOW]

simply because of the extremely long vr missions. when is E3??? will it be aired on g4tv??? how can i go about finding out information about E3????

[alakazzam]

think its in about 2 weeks

[juuken]

...If that's true...then HOLY SH*T.
Sony is going into overkill mode now.

[PSWe60]

Thank you Sony.

[FAQS]

Q:...
A: Exactly man, Finnally...this is Amazing News!! (Well the article says Rumour, but sure it will be confirmed)

[alakazzam]

sonys really trying to beat down microsoft and stamp on them lol.

[Fighter]

They better release the games that are hard to find these days and I still hope they release PS1 games as well.

[blackblades]

The ps3 is really bringing on the goodies to day, but hope they don't do the ps2 games like they do with ps1 games, that never get updated.

[tk]

The second game market will take a bit of a hit.
But the prices seems good enough - those who have not played the PS2 games can get them for cheap now. And play it on the 40GB machine. So this is why the BC was dropped. They can re-release the whole of the PS2 platinum games. Does it upscale?

[claytronica]

Rez? Please!

[DFresh]

Here's some games Sony should add as PS2 Downloads for the PS3.

1.) Soul Calibur 1, 2, and 3

2.) God of War 1 & 2

3.) Tekken 5

4.) Killzone 1 (So people can experience a little before the 2nd drops 2009.)

5.) Final Fantasy VII

etc.

Here's a few.

Continue to add where I left off will you my Sony Soldiers.

[PoSTedUP]

its a wrap yo...

[Nuclearwinter]

I hope that those games get online support for them. I would love nothing more then to play Red Faction online and destroy the terrain with other people.

[LiquifiedArt]

Until we have OFFICIAL Confirmation.

[resistance100]

Agreed

[dragunrising]

I would be quite happy if PS2 games became backwards compatible on the 40 GB unit. I would be willing to pay $5 for compatibility with a game I already own. Otherwise, I'm curious which games in fact are released and price. Considering most PS2 games are prices around $20, they should be priced lower; the overhead and retail cost isn't there. Make every PS2 game $10-15 and Sony could have a winner. I think I might have to upgrade my hard drive...:-p

[ElementX]

You can get those old games for pennies on ebay. Too bad the new PS3s don't play them, lol

[jonboi24]

They better put ICO on the PSN, I've been trying to find that game for a long time and have failed in doing so.

[deadshark1]

I saved the picture and i swear the bottom right is the bouncer i loved that game!!!!!!!!11 i would pay £20 for that no way