(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); PlayStation 3s without PS2 backwards compatibility are missing the Emotion Engine, a chip Sony designed as the PS2's CPU. What if the PS3's cell processor could emulate the Emotion Engine? Theoretically, all PlayStation 3s would be able to play PS2 games even if a console didn't have the proper hardware. According to a recent patent filed by Sony Computer Entertainment in the US, Sony has the code and technology ready to do this.

There are two main ways to emulate hardware. Interpretation is when target code is decoded and converted into a language the host can understand. The other strategy is to decode and recompile programs in the host's language.

Maybe the concept is better explained another way. Interpretation is like having someone constantly translating English to Japanese for you, non stop, twenty four hours a day wherever you go. Decoding and recompiling is like someone translating a sets of words and putting them in a dictionary you can reference.

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God damit Sony. I want this now. For those hackers trying to do this, at least you know you can do it. Sony better not make us pay for this.

nice and a accurate assumption theres no reason a clean commercial emulation cant be done by sony on the slim

I was thinking the exact same thing, i mean the PS3 is certainly powerful enough right? Also has anyone seen the PS1, PS2 and PSP emulator files already stored on the PS3's HDD? wtf is that about? Or am i just being stupid /facepalm

I'm pretty sure Power wasn't the reason it was removed. RAM Issues most likely.

nope, it was money, pure and simple.

Their waiting for the PS2 to completely die before releasing it though... It's been around for years...

Lool i got the first Made 60GB Ps3 which can run ps1 and ps2 games

yh i noticed that to.

i had one of the first ps3's it had no wifi no cover for the usb ports, and it could play ps1 and ps2 games, take note it was a jap ps3 imported to the uk

One of those bad-ass launch 60GBs died on me recently