PS3 Has a Problem...Again.

Posted on Tuesday 14th November 2006 at 18:38 by karasuman

Despite Sony's claims that the PS3 would be backwards-compatible and hence capable of playing games from the PS1 and PS2 consoles, it turns out that several games from both systems are producing errors in the PS3...and that Sony knew about this.

The problem was announced on its Japanese page November 11, the day the console went on sale in that country. The problem is expected to persist in the US version of the console.

When an incompatible game is placed in the PS3, strange sounds or images may result. Some games will simply not function at all. Sony refuses to list the incompatible games or give an estimate of how many will not work (Reuters, however, claims that the number is about 200). However, a search function on the webpage allows users to find out if a particular game will function properly. Among games that won't work? Final Fantasy XI, Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams, Tekken 5, and, one of my personal favourites, Silent Hill 2.

SCE spokesman Fukuoka Satoshi apologized for the problem, but claimed that it was unavoidable. [Insert some iceburg metaphors here.]

Source: AOL news, Gamespot

I've taken some knocks from you guys for my negative Sony postings before, but...wow. Try to find some good in this.

This might have undone my decision to purchase a PS3.

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chou	Comment 1: 2006-11-14 18:58
	my japanese ps3 is working just fine. maybe the problem is only in certain copies of some of the games.
FallingHeart	Comment 2: 2006-11-14 19:00
	Oh, Sony. Sony, Sony, Sony. When will you learn? I would much rather have a company who is honest about the lack of backwards compatability on their system, so they list the games that they know won't work. Way to leave the possibility of buying a game that you won't even be able to play on your new console, not even telling people about the problem until the day of launch.
Rangers51	Comment 3: 2006-11-14 19:05
	Well, I think first there's going to need to be a list of games in other locales that are affected by this. It seems as if maybe the list won't be identical to the Japanese list, or else people would be translating it as we speak (...are they?). Maybe the problem isn't as significant as it seems in the US or Europe? I agree that they probably could and should have done more to ensure backwards compatibility, but the problem is that there's no way to avoid problems when you're doing this kind of thing. The hardware's just too different. Besides, it's hardly unprecidented - I'm sure the number of games affected was smaller back then, but there were PSX games with critical errors on PS2 as well. So, the PS3 did launch, then?
Del S	Comment 4: 2006-11-14 19:09
	They do intend to fix it with a software update according to the BBC, which those sources miss out or don't seem to know. CNN also states this. Aside from that, nothing else from me on the matter.
Zodiac	Comment 5: 2006-11-14 19:15
	Well I heard at TV an hour ago that they sold out their 100k PS3 in Japan. ;/ Since we got a PSX, and 3 PS2, I doubt that will prevent my brother from buying his PS3 since he already bought his High Definition TV. As for me, I never really played the PS2 so I doubt I will with the PS3; the games doesn't look worth it. It sure is a bad thing for those who wanted to buy just a PS3 and not the PS battlechest pack including a PSX, PS2 and a PS3. /joking
SilverMaduin	Comment 6: 2006-11-14 19:26
	That's what I call shooting your own foot.
SaffireWeapon	Comment 7: 2006-11-14 19:40
	WHOA! That is not good, that is not good at all. What if Sony is doing this so people have to download their favorites instead of just throwing them inside their new PS3? This is just shitty!, but whatever, if I wanted to play an old psONE or PS2 game I just use the PS2.
Hamedo	Comment 8: 2006-11-14 19:50
	This has the potential to be one of the coffin nails of Sony in this generation of the console wars. Any word on FFT for the PSX working on the PS3 or not?
chou	Comment 9: 2006-11-14 20:15
	Quote (Hamedo @ 14th November 2006 19:50) This has the potential to be one of the coffin nails of Sony in this generation of the console wars. Any word on FFT for the PSX working on the PS3 or not? i just checked just for you and it worked. see i can be nice to you maybe you should start to be nice to me.
Barrylocke	Comment 10: 2006-11-14 20:22
	Well this doesn't effect me (at least not right now) because I don't want one right now, but many of my friends are going for the PS3, and they won't be too happy to hear this news.
Elessar	Comment 11: 2006-11-14 20:22
	Here's a compiled list of all known incompatible games. How reliable this is, I can't say. But they do follow a common theme with HDD games. It's mostly forum gathered, so always take it with a grain of salt.
The Ancient	Comment 12: 2006-11-14 20:25
	This happened with the XBOX 360 too. They put out a list of games that were/weren't compatible, and of course it wasn't completely accurate. This isn't the omg Sony is the worst company in the world some people would like to make it out to be.
Elessar	Comment 13: 2006-11-14 20:32
	Quote (The Ancient @ 14th November 2006 16:25) This happened with the XBOX 360 too. They put out a list of games that were/weren't compatible, and of course it wasn't completely accurate. This isn't the omg Sony is the worst company in the world some people would like to make it out to be. Right. Let's ignore the fact that Sony already knew about these problems before release-date and didn't bother notifying anyone of it. Let's ignore the fact that their Playstation series has always had issues in Generation 1, showing a history of terrible QA and customer experience. Let's finally add a big red herring comparing it with another system's issues, and pointing out that just because the competition sucks means that Sony doesn't suck so much. I'd parody your post, but it was pretty good on its own.
Cloud_Strife510	Comment 14: 2006-11-17 06:18
	Yeah, I still like to see how it goes before I buy either one. Although When I went into target to see if they had stocked FFIII 12 people were already waiting in line for the PS3 P.S. If the next Super Smash Brothers turns out to be online you'll all know which console I bought.
The Ancient	Comment 15: 2006-11-17 17:11
	I've been buying Nintendo products forever and not once have I been able to play an old game on a new system. Did I expect that on launch the PS3 would play every PS1 and PS2 game flawlessly? No. Why not? I'm a realist not an idiot. Did I expect their supply would meet demand? No. Same reason. Did I expect their product at release to be flawless and bug free? No. Noticing a pattern? So enough of this Sony is an Evil Empire nonsense that is sweeping the gaming community. Don't act like you won't buy the system, you will and you'll like it because they'll make amazing games for it. And if did want it but aren't buying it now because of principle you are just shooting yourself in the foot and there is nothing impressive about that. And if I'm wrong and a year from release the Sony PS3 has no games and is utter crap then I'll deal with it. It's not the first time I've been dissapointed with a video game product: I own an N64. Edit Needed some clarity apparently
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