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[solidus12]

Now, hear me out.
Some of us PlayStation fans are dying for a system that’s fully backwards compatible.

What if Sony were to release the original backwards compatible PS3 with PS2 hardware, with updated internals that would not be prone to failure.

The console would come with a 500GB hard drive (that you can upgrade) and would allow you to do everything a PS3 does + the full backwards compatibility.

For 199.99$

Wouldn’t that be great?

 

[MidGenRefresh]

So now we're doing hardware remasters?

 

[ManaByte]

I don't think IBM is even producing those Cell chips anymore.

 

[kingwingin]

I'd drop $1000 on one

 

[solidus12]

I don't think IBM is even producing those Cell chips anymore.

Sony must have a bunch of them for PS3 streaming…

 

[Kuranghi]

What if Sony were to release the original backwards compatible PS3 with PS2 hardware, with updated internals that would not be prone to failure.

I'd like them to release it but with internals that are even more prone to failure than the original, I like to live life on the edge.

Jokes aside, if this DOES happen, its likely to happen around the time that Proton Decay occurs:

Proton decay - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

and that might not even happen.

 

[SEGA_2012]

A new PS TRIPLE ?
Day one purchase.

 

[Quantum253]

Are launch PS3 (or at least the PS1 and 2 backwards compatible units) impossible to come by now?

 

[StateofMajora]

Heck, I'd absolutely buy one.

I wish Nintendo would make old hardware again too,ike controllers.

 

[ManaByte]

Sony must have a bunch of them for PS3 streaming…

For now. But when those server blades fail they're going to have to come up with an emulator solution.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I already have a LE PS3 its called a day one fat edition

 

[solidus12]

MysticRyan living his best life with his backwards compatible PS3 + PS5.

Having all 5 generations of PlayStation with 2 consoles is an amazing thing.

 

[ManaByte]

I wish Nintendo would make old hardware again too,ike controllers.

They do for the Switch.

 

[Amory]

that sounds like something I'd get a 2nd job to pay for

 

[solidus12]

I already have a LE PS3 its called a day one fat edition

I have one too, but it’s a PAL model without the EE cpu…

And let’s be honest, without proper maintenance these consoles are ticking bombs.

 

[Crayon]

Please ad poll options for "this is a dumb idea" and "i think you a trolling".

 

[StateofMajora]

They do for the Switch.

Wireless though, N64 only right?

Man if they made wired 64 controllers again, with a durable stick I'd sure appreciate that.

 

[LordOfChaos]

I'm more interested in adding the Cell to the hardware of a PS5 Pro, another 200m transistors is nothing in modern APU scales, and let it assist however developers want in PS5 Pro enhanced games. What I wanted for the PS5.

 

[ManaByte]

Wireless though, N64 only right?

Man if they made wired 64 controllers again, with a durable stick I'd sure appreciate that.

They made NES, SNES, N64, and Genesis controllers for the Switch.

 

[cireza]

They do for the Switch.

Wii U can actually play almost everything from Nintendo, for people interested in BC. Controller-wise it doesn't offer a ton of options though.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I have one too, but it’s a PAL model without the EE cpu…

And let’s be honest, without proper maintenance these consoles are ticking bombs.

I have been lucky with my first PS3 fat with the emotion chip is still alive and well though haven't actually fired it up in quite awhile

 

[solidus12]

I'm more interested in adding the Cell to the hardware of a PS5 Pro, another 200m transistors is nothing in modern APU scales, and let it assist however developers want in PS5 Pro enhanced games. What I wanted for the PS5.

Cell can also emulate the PS1 and PS2.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Are launch PS3 (or at least the PS1 and 2 backwards compatible units) impossible to come by now?

They are minimum of $250 which isn't that bad when you look at the 3DS market.

 

[West Texas CEO]

 

[Fart Knight]

Only if it can make grilled cheese sandwiches.

 

[solidus12]

They are minimum of $250 which isn't that bad when you look at the 3DS market.

There are some backwards compatible PS3s with the Frankenstein mod; this mod swaps the old 90nm RSX for a 40nm for maximum cooling and with the Nec tokin capacitor replaced, a better cooling fan and the power effecient psu; it can be quite expensive.

 

[ProgenitorCastle]

So now we're doing hardware remasters?

Username checks out

 

[TexMex]

No I’m not giving them that out to not have to figure out a good solution on PS5. I do not want the answer to be go buy a second machine. I want it all in one place.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Watching this video. I know that PS3 was memed to oblivion when it was first released for how it looks but compared to PS5 it's so, so beautiful. I actually want one now.

 

[Kamina]

Nah I got a PS3 Phat

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I would rather it be a limited edition PS2 or PS1

 

[baphomet]

What's with people now knowing that the PS3 is shit for playing PS1 and PS2 games?

Like it's complete shit full of lag and awful at displaying games correctly.

 

[R6Rider]

This is ridiculous.

I'd buy two.

 

[Edgelord79]

No I wouldn’t buy it. But I like backwards compatibility.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

PS3 mini with enhancements.

 

[Yoboman]

How much would it honestly cost to just add Cell to the hardware of PS5?

 

[Patrick S.]

I loved the original PlayStation and the PS2, but somehow I never really loved the PS3. There weren't many exclusives I cared about, and most multiplatform games were just better on my 360.

So, as a collectible I'd possibly consider it. But to hook it up to my TV to play games on? Nah, not really.

 

[BennyBlanco]

What's with people now knowing that the PS3 is shit for playing PS1 and PS2 games?

Like it's complete shit full of lag and awful at displaying games correctly.

ps1 ps2 and ps3 are all better on modern emulators

ps3 running ps1 games on a 4k tv looks like shit

 

[ReBurn]

It would be neat but I wouldn't buy it. I have a perfectly good PS3 slim.

If it means they make the PS store not suck on PS3 when it releases I would welcome it.

 

[Captain Toad]

I want a PS3 that has PS2 and PS1 backwards compatibility AND PS4 and PS5 forward compatibility. Also, it should use the DualSense.

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

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[Sub_Level]

Just use a PC or Xbox for PS1 & PS2. Its very convenient.

For any PS3 games (lol) you are covered by having a PS5 (many got ported to PS4) and a PC/Xbox for multiplats. There is no reason to use a PS3 in 2022 unless you already own one/bought lotsa stuff on PSN.

 

[Ozzie666]

Mini PS3, with modern features. With either mini CD or games on SD cards sold in shops. In fact go a step further make it the PlayStation Legacy Ps1, Ps2, Ps3, Vita, PSP and include Playstation Arcade Hardware board game from Capcom, Konami, Namco etc.

People would eat up mini CD/SD card games, like an Evercade on Steroids. Take it one more step further and make it a dock-able hand held. Print money. If you can figure out away to redesign the Ps3 Cell and IO's etc. or emulate.

 

[HYDE]

Rather Sony just make the entire libraries of console & portable games digitally available for PS store to purchase, sick of systems all over the place.

 

[tvdaXD]

With how powerful hardware has become, why not a PSP remaster with PS3 capabilities?

 

[EverydayBeast]

Remastering consoles could be a win for SONY how about Sony PS2 remaster?

 

[Moses85]

I have a working launch PS3

 

[Badlucktroll]

I don’t get why they can’t get a PowerPC processor from 2006 emulated on a current x86 chipset. Or if they even tried.

 

[rodrigolfp]

What a waste of silicon of the planet.

 

[Three]

How much would it honestly cost to just add Cell to the hardware of PS5?

Millions if you do it for all the PS5s. They made that mistake already by adding PS2 chips in PS3 then having to cut them out to reduce cost and remain price competitive. What I do wonder though is would it be possible to add some kind of expansion slot to consoles and be able to add them in as a separately sold accessory. A bit like an expansion pack for more RAM but for full BC.