It depends on which model of PS3. See the "retail configurations" chart here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_3
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it depends on what ps3 you have if it is a 40 gig then no but if it is a 60 gig then yes but not all games work on ps3's.
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Yes and No. There are some consoles that will support the ps2 games and some that won't. The 20 gig and the 60 gig model will support them and the 40 gig model will not. Of course all of these models vary in price so pick your model wisely.
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Not all PS3 consoles can play PS2 games. Currently the only Playstation 3 model that can play Playstation 2 and the original Playstation games is the 80 GB model. The 40 GB PS3 will not play PS2 games but will play some PSone games.
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Different models of the Sony PS3 support different levels of backwards compatability with Sony PS2 games.
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Sony's PlayStation chief, Ken Kutaragi, first promised the PS3 would play PlayStation and PS2 games back in September 2003. However, how well the next-generation console will do so and across how many titles has always been open to question, especially once Microsoft shipped its Xbox 360 console, which still plays only...
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yes the ps3 can play ps2 games, but you will have to buy the 80 gig ps3, and it all depends on what game your son or daughter likes to play, there are more games for ps3 and the online gaming feature is free and it also has blue ray...
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