PS3 Could Feature Downloadable PSone, PS2 Games
According to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony is thinking about enabling their PS3 with a digital distribution service that will allow users to download PSone and PS2 titles on their PS3, a move that would rival Nintendo’s downloadable back-catalogue plans for the Revolution. “Unnamed sources claim that Sony has been discussing the technical requirements needed to provide this service, and in turn, investigating the possibility of remastering select PS2 games so that latter parts of a game can be streamed over a network while earlier segments are being played. It comes as little surprise that Sony is interested in jumping on the digital distribution bandwagon, but the company will have to overcome some hurdles if the effort is to come to fruition.”
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Does anybody else think this is just a fanboys dream? I mean come on, after Sony confirming PSOne emulation for the PSP in an attempt to keep maddening sony fans quiet for an extra month or two after PS3 missing it’s worldwide launch date, do you really think that PS3 could feature downloadable PS2 games! Let’s think back, to the nostalgic days of SNES, Mega Drive, etc. If you look into it you WILL realise that many companies continue to produce top-quality games on their older platform years after the release of the newer platform comes out, some of which can rejuvenate sales. If sony implemented this prior to the release of the console itself, it surely it would have to count it’s losses in the sales of PS2 games, period. Also, it would hardly be a move to rival Nintendo’s Wii, because of many factors including; still being able to walk into your video game store and purchase PSOne games, whereas this is not the case with the NES, SNES ,TurboGrafx, etc. Not to mention the large difference in time between the NES to Wii period, as to PS1 to PS3 period, as the Wii would attract a wider ”adult” audience, whereas I can still play my PSOne, and PS2 games, on my PS2, not to mention the PS3 itself! Sorry to go on, but I had to express my thoughts on Sony about this.