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Hardware emulation dropped from US PS3
Ben Parfitt Jul 10 2007, 11:00am
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80GB PlayStation 3 to favour software-based backwards compatibility for PSOne and PS2 titles
SCEA has confirmed to Next-Gen’s Kris Graft that the upcoming 80GB model of its PS3 console will drop the current hardware-based emulation found in North American units in favour of the software emulation employed in PAL machines.
“The current 60 GB model utilizes a hardware and solution for backwards compatibility, namely the Emotion Engine chip,” SCEA's Kimberly Otzman said.
“The new 80 GB PS3 will use a software solution for backwards compatibility, similar to that currently found in the PAL model.”
Sony announced prior to the European launch of the machine that PAL consoles would not feature the PS2’s emotion chip, and would instead use software emulation to play older games – a controversial measure at the time, as this method does not ensure 100 per cent backwards compatibility, forcing users to download patches to ensure the smooth running of games.
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“BC”
Posted by: entail - Jul 10, 12:54pm
shame the list of bc games are very limited and most only work partly or not at all
“Re: BC”
Posted by: Mojo - Jul 10, 1:36pm
That's going to be glitchtastic