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Will ps1 games play in a ps3?

  • 27-06-2008 06:14PM
    #1
    Captain Slow IRL
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    Just wondering - I'd get a copy of ff7 and nick (I mean swap!) the younger brothers console while I get my fix of nostalgia!


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  • #2
    Captain Chaos
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    Yes, any PS3 will play PS1 games.


  • #3
    Captain Slow IRL
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    Cheers - he lent out original copy of ff7 to a neighbour, little ****er:mad:


  • #4
    Rb
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    If anything it's a great reminder of how far the console has came.


  • #5
    blindpilot
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    The 60 gb PS3 will play PS1 games but the 40 gb version will not play them.


  • #6
    mathias
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    The 60 gb PS3 will play PS1 games but the 40 gb version will not play them.

    As far as I know they will all play PS1 games , substitute PS2 into the above sentence instead of PS1 and it would be right !


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  • #7
    blindpilot
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    mathias wrote: »
    As far as I know they will all play PS1 games , substitute PS2 into the above sentence instead of PS1 and it would be right !



    Aye sorry about that. Just popped a formula one game in and it worked. Tried Destruction Derby and it didnt work. Maybe its just some games that wont work.


  • #8
    Captain Slow IRL
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    Why hasn't DD been re-released - used to love that game as well.

    I was looking at ps1's on ebay, unbelievably cheap. The 360 is boring me right now, roll on cod5!


  • #9
    Illuvatar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 276 ✭✭Illuvatar


    I have a 60GB and it plays both my PS1 and PS2 games. I haven't tried a newer PS2 game though. It did play my FF7, just remember to make a PS1 internal memory card or you won't be able to save your game and you'll lose all your progress (personal experience).


  • #10
    Captain Slow IRL
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    Rb wrote: »
    If anything it's a great reminder of how far the console has came.


    A good game is still a good game - and FF7 had sweet pre-rendered graphics as well!


    EDIT - looking on youtube, came across this



  • #11
    muppetkiller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭muppetkiller


    newblue08 wrote: »
    Aye sorry about that. Just popped a formula one game in and it worked. Tried Destruction Derby and it didnt work. Maybe its just some games that wont work.
    Destruction Derby 1 and 2 work just fine...make sure you are online though when you load it up as it downloads the config files for it ..Otherwise it's too fast and unplayable.


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