Tanukitsune Posted September 10, 2008 I think I just might get a PS3 for Little Big Planet, but how do I know if there will be a PS3 bundle with the game? None of local stores know if they have a bundle, and the game is only a month away... If there is no bundle I'll probably get the PS3 sooner and just play Ratchet and Clank and PSN games until Little Big Planet does come out? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted September 10, 2008 I read an announcement about such a bundle here in the UK. So there's a good chance of it appearing in the rest of Europe too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted September 10, 2008 I read an announcement about such a bundle here in the UK. So there's a good chance of it appearing in the rest of Europe too. Are you talking about that Fnac rumor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Posted September 10, 2008 I believe that rumour was confirmed as being true for mainland Europe but there was no confirmation of it being a UK bundle... can't seem to find the source at the moment but i'm pretty sure that's the case. It will probably become available in the UK as well eventually. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted September 10, 2008 I might as well wait, that way I can beat a few more game I intend to sell when I buy the PS3! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaff Posted September 10, 2008 also it came out 3 days after LBP or something retarded or maybe that was the new model of ps3. p.s i was made redundant today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted September 11, 2008 I just put in my preorder for LBP yesterday. Now I have one of those Kratos costume redeem codes but the site to redeem it doesn't seem to be working. Poo... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted September 11, 2008 also it came out 3 days after LBP or something retardedor maybe that was the new model of ps3. p.s i was made redundant today. Is this the new model that doesn't play PS2 games or do none of the current PS3s do that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted September 11, 2008 Current models do indeed not play PS3 games, and haven't done since beyond the first generation really. It's worth noting that the price was able to drop a huge amount as an almost direct result of this though, as they used to literally put PS2 hardware into the PS3 so it could run them. With the money saved you can grab a PS2 Slim (smaller than a Wii), and second-hand they're practically nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted September 11, 2008 Current models do indeed not play PS3 games, and haven't done since beyond the first generation really.It's worth noting that the price was able to drop a huge amount as an almost direct result of this though, as they used to literally put PS2 hardware into the PS3 so it could run them. With the money saved you can grab a PS2 Slim (smaller than a Wii), and second-hand they're practically nothing. I actually have a PS2, but it would be nice to have the PS3 play PS2 games so I can get rid of it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted September 11, 2008 You'd have to get one of the extremely expensive original models, which weren't released at all in Europe AFAIK. I believe the first European models had partial PS2 support, but like the Xbox 360 it requires software emulation. This is a contrast to the original US PS3 which could basically natively play all PS2 games. Unlike the 360 though, Sony decided to drop support for backwards compatiblity and so not only was it removed from all newer PS3s, but they ceased adding new games to the compatibility list. I'd just go with a PS2 Slim personally as they can be slotted into just about anywhere for the rare occasion I want to play a PS2 game (which is in reality about once or twice a year, despite me originally thinking it'd be more often). You're looking at a premium of several hundred dollars for an original PS3 last time I looked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaff Posted September 11, 2008 the ps3s that do support ps2 games used a nice upslacing technology and output them over hdmi, which is a sad thing to see gone tbh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted September 11, 2008 Yeah, that's true. I'm guessing you can get decent results if your television has a particularly good upscaling chip and you output via component, but it's definitely sad to see that gone. I'd liked to have played the MGS games with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted September 11, 2008 Either Sony is planning on selling a PS2 that has composite and upscalling or they'll add PS2 games to the PSNetwork and force us to rebuy them... I hope I'm wrong though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thrik Posted September 11, 2008 I think you've got component and composite mixed up. Component is the good one, which the PS2 slim does have. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted September 11, 2008 Dang, you'd think I'd get right since I have to switch to component on my monitor each time I want to play a game! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
