Ps2 problems

sacrejacques · 04-28-2008

I just got a 40gb PS3, stupidly thinking it would play PS2 games.
(I really need to beat Metal Gear Solid 3 before 4 comes out)
Instead of returning it and getting a backwards compatible one, I bought a PS2.
I used to have one, but it stopped working after a year and a half. Then I tore it into a billion pieces, trying to fix it.
Now my two-day-old Ps2 says it can't read the disc, no matter what disc I put in. :(
Has anybody else had this problem? Is there any way to fix it? I don't want to dissect this one, as I kept the receipt and can return it.

Midnight_Walker · 04-29-2008

It's a faulty unit, you should return it. You should be able to just swap it straight over at the store, so I wouldn't bother with anything else.

New_Generation · 04-29-2008

Yeah, don't bother with sony on that one, leave it to the store, you should be able to return it no problem to them for another one.

I heard that there was a patch coming out to let the 40GB play the Ps2 titles...was that wrong? Or has it just not come out yet?

Midnight_Walker · 04-29-2008

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Originally Posted by New_Generation

I heard that there was a patch coming out to let the 40GB play the Ps2 titles...was that wrong? Or has it just not come out yet?

I don't think there's any truth to that. They took the hardware out of the PS3 that's required to play PS2 games, so it's not possible at the moment. They could release a software emulator, I suppose, but I think from Sony's point of view, it's not worth the time/money/effort, and I think we'd have heard about it by now.