Ps3 compatible for ps2 games

Online Gameplay will be discontinued in March for the Playstation 2 platform. Final Fight: Streetwise. Ford Racing 2. Ford Racing 3. Formula One No - The USA version hangs after the first logo, the Pal version of the game hangs after you wanna go to race. Formula One video game Formula One Frogger 2.

Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Gauntlet Dark Legacy. Geom Cube. Genji: Dawn of the Samurai. Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko. Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Ghost Rider video game. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Ghoul Panic. Gladius video game. Yes - During various FMV sequences throughout the title the audio plays overlapped by static audio distortion. The character has no shadow. Godzilla: Save the Earth. GoldenEye: Rogue Agent. Gran Turismo Demo. Gran Turismo. Gran Turismo Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec.

Yes - During various FMV sequences throughout the title, the FMV stutters and when you are viewing the demonstration videos in the license tests, the demonstration cars path are incorrect, the demonstration videos don't display correctly and the cars drive off the track as opposed to demonstrating how to get a gold license.

Gran Turismo 4 Prologue. Yes - Funny bug like in GT3 : when you are viewing the demonstration videos in the license tests, the demonstration cars path are incorrect, the demonstration videos don't display correctly and the cars drive off the track.

Gran Turismo Concept. Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Yes - Vertical scan line artifacts are considerably more noticeable than on the 60GB; as well as more pop-ins. Occasionally, weather does not render properly, resulting in graphical glitches such as rain during a sunny day. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.

The Great Escape. Growlanser Generations. No - Will play on console but if a save is attempted game will freeze. Only way around this is only works for Growlanser 2 to turn auto save on.

Growlanser: Heritage of War. Gundam: Battle Assault. Gundam: Battle Assault 2. Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Yes - However freezes after opening the secret doorway in Diagon Alley.

Needs a save file past that point OR hold L2 look mode as you press X to open the 'lumos' wall. This should fix it after a few attempts, but save regularly throughout. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland. High School Musical: Sing It! Hitman 2: Silent Assassin. Hot Wheels Turbo Racing. Hunter: The Reckoning: Wayward.

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown video game. In Cold Blood. DreamCatcher Games. InuYasha: Feudal Combat. The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction. Indigo Prophecy. Intellivision Lives! Jackie Chan Adventures. Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy. Jak X: Combat Racing. No - Throughout Adventure mode, when the title autosaves, the title hangs This is, however, a game bug, as it has been known to happen on Series and Series PS2 Systems although it doesn't appear to be an issue on series, series, or series PS2 Systems, so lack of certain hardware such as the PS1 CPU could be a culprit.

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier. James Bond Agent Under Fire. James Bond Everything or Nothing. James Bond Nightfire. Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Jurassic: The Hunted. Kill Switch. Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories. Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade.

The Legend of Dragoon. Legacy of Kain: Defiance. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Yes - A harmless error message "WORK ERR2" may appear during some scenes due to emulation issues this also occurs on many other non-native or emulated platforms. Legion: The Legend of Excalibur.

Lego Batman: The Videogame. The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest. Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete. Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete. Yes - During network gameplay, the user is randomly disconnected; Throughout the title, when a screen change occurs, the title freezes for approximately 1 second. Major League Baseball 2K7. Yes - Does not work on the PAL version of the ps3 game will boot and freeze after the first cut-scene.

Marvel Super Heroes. Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. Maximo vs Army of Zin. Maximo: Ghosts to Glory. Medal of Honor: European Assault. Medal of Honor: Frontline. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun. Medal of Honor: Vanguard. Mega Man 8 Anniversary Edition. Mega Man Anniversary Collection.

Mega Man X: Command Mission. Mega Man X Collection. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Yes - During the battle with "The Fury" or during high-action sequences the game may have a lower framerate than on a PS2.

This can be partially solved by disabling smoothing. In the majority of cases, this is a temporary problem and can easily be fixed with a reboot or a re-save in a different save slot. Metal Slug Anthology. Michigan: Report from Hell. Midway Arcade Treasures. Midway Arcade Treasures 2. Midway Arcade Treasures 3. MLB 06 The Show. Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.

Mortal Kombat: Deception. Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero.

Mortal Kombat Trilogy. Motor Toon Grand Prix. MTV Music Generator. MTV Music Generator 2. Musashi: Samurai Legend. MVP Baseball Naruto: Shinobi no Sato no Jintori Kassen. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2. Bandai Namco Games. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5. Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles. Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles 2. Need for Speed: Carbon. Need for Speed: High Stakes. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2. Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed. Need for Speed: Undercover. Need for Speed: Underground. Need for Speed: Underground 2.

Neopets: The Darkest Faerie. Nightmare Creatures II. Ninja: Shadow of Darkness. No One Can Stop Mr. Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny. Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. Onimusha Blade Warriors. Orphen: Scion of Sorcery. Yes - No issues in gameplay, however, there's a chance on it freezing during a cutscene, which can't be skipped. Restarting usually helps. One Piece: Grand Battle. One Piece: Grand Battle 2. One Piece: Grand Battle 3.

One Piece: Grand Adventure. Fighting for One Piece. One Piece: Ocean's Dream! One Piece: Pirates Carnival. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment.

Persona 3 - FES. Corruption is generally a temporary problem and can easily be fixed with a reboot or a resave in a different save slot. Game hangs during full moon event in September but resumes after 20 minutes or so with no further problems. Yes - Bugs: The bar in the lower left hand corner showing close interactive items or location is empty. Has the same save problem as P3 FES, may also randomly make data 'disappear' off internal memory card. Not confirmed if this is only while playing.

Peter Jacobsen's Golden Tee Golf. Phantasy Star Universe. Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat. Point Blank. Point Blank 2. Point Blank 3. Power Rangers Time Force. Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue. Power Rangers Dino Thunder. Power Rangers Super Legends. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. Yes - Throughout the Opening FMV sequence, horizontal lines of graphical corruption intermittently appear.

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within. Yes - During various FMV sequences throughout the title, graphical corruption intermittently appears. Prisoner of War. Pro Evolution Soccer. Pro Evolution Soccer 3. Q-Ball Billiards Master. Qix Neo. Quake III Revolution. R4: Ridge Racer Type 4. Yes - At a specific point during gameplay, the title hangs, Throughout gameplay, the title performs at a significantly slower than normal performance speed. Yes - At a specific point preceding network gameplay, the title hangs.

At various points during gameplay, the title may perform at a significantly slower than normal performance speed. Sound might not work in cinematics.

Throughout gameplay, various graphics appear corrupted. Throughout gameplay, the title runs at a significantly slower than normal performance speed. RayCrisis: Series Termination. Realm of the Dead. Reign of Fire. Bam Entertainment. Resident Evil 2: Dual Shock Edition. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. Yes - Gameplay may randomly freeze when exiting into another area causing a black screen freeze before the download data initiates. Online Gameplay has been discontinued in March for the PlayStation 2 platform.

No - Not Available in North America. No - At a random point during gameplay, the title hangs. Yes - During various FMV sequences throughout the title, the audio is overlapped by static audio distortion. The character has no shadow. Yes FMV issues [2]. Yes - Funny bug like in GT3 : when you are viewing the demonstration videos in the license tests, the demonstration cars path are incorrect, the demonstration videos don't display correctly and the cars drive off the track.

Yes - Vertical scan line artifacts are considerably more noticeable than on the 60GB; as well as more pop-ins. Occasionally, weather does not render properly, resulting in graphical glitches such as rain during a sunny day. No - If a save is attempted game will freeze. Only way around this is only works for Growlanser 2 to turn auto save on. Yes - However freezes after opening the secret doorway in Diagon Alley.

Needs a save file past that point OR hold L2 look mode as you press X to open the 'lumos' wall. This should fix it after a few attempts, but save regularly throughout.

Yes - Throughout gameplay, the title performs at a significantly slower than normal performance speed. Yes - Throughout Adventure mode, when the title autosaves, it hangs which can be avoided by removing the PS2 memory card from slot 1 and inserting it only to manually save. The save bug has been fixed in the Greatest Hits version of the game. Yes - During network gameplay, the user is randomly disconnected; Throughout the title, when a screen change occurs, the title freezes for approximately 1 second.

Yes - Most sound samples are played improperly or missing. No - Extreme graphical issues. No - Game will hang randomly during an in-game cutscene. Cutscenes are not skip-able forcing constant restarts. No - A black screen appears when you try to load the game and it won't let you play it. Corruption is generally a temporary problem and can easily be fixed with a reboot or a resave in a different save slot.

Game hangs during full moon event in September but resumes after 20 minutes or so with no further problems. Yes - Bugs: The bar in the lower left hand corner showing close interactive items or location is empty. Has the same save problem as P3 FES, may also randomly make data 'disappear' off internal memory card.

Not confirmed if this is only while playing. Yes - Throughout the Opening FMV sequence, horizontal lines of graphical corruption intermittently appear. Yes - During various FMV sequences throughout the title, graphical corruption intermittently appears.

Yes with glitches [2]. Yes - GunCon 2 gunshots are not recognized throughout various areas of gameplay. On a specific screen preceding gameplay, when the Guncon 2 is inserted, the graphics flicker for approximately 2 minutes. Data can not be saved. Yes - The title's graphics are severely corrupt, some levels more than others, making the title dramatically more difficult. Yes - Screen will flicker and waver; starts seemingly at random and may lead to the game freezing if a break is not taken.

Yes - The beard of Douglas has minor alpha problems in certain lighting conditions, having white borders. No - Game freezes during load segments on a regular basis. Normal running is near-impossible. No - Graphics are corrupt on all stages.

Yes - At specific points during gameplay, extraneous graphics remain on-screen. Open the Game menu and select Memory Card Utility. Select New Internal Memory Card. Open the Settings menu and select Game Settings. Change the Upscaler settings to Normal or Full. Did this summary help you? Yes No. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue.

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The original PS3 design is often referred to as the "fat" PS3. Only some fat PS3s are backwards compatible, but not all of them are. The "slim" and "super slim" models are not backwards compatible. The ones with 4 USB ports on the front are. You can jailbreak a PS3 to play PS2 games. Doing so will void your warranty and can get you banned from the PlayStation Network. All backwards compatible PS3s are "fat," but not all fat PS3s are backwards compatible.

Look at the serial number. Find the sticker on the back of your PS3. You may run into issues with some PS2 discs. Check if your game is compatible. While you can usually just pop the PS2 disc into a compatible PS3 and start playing without issues, some PS2 games have known compatibility problems.

Insert your PS2 disc into your PS3. If your game is compatible with your PS3 model, it will start just like a PS3 game. You'll see the PlayStation 2 logo and your game will begin. Press the PS button to activate the controller. When the game starts, you'll be prompted to insert a controller. You may not be able to play PS2 games properly if you are using a third-party PS3 controller.

If you can't get it to work, try an official controller. Create a PS2 virtual Memory Card. In order to save your PS2 games, you'll need to create a virtual Memory Card that the PS2 game will treat as a physical card. Adjust your PS2 playback settings. Your backwards compatible PS3 will have a couple of PS2-related settings that you can adjust.

This will affect how the image is zoomed or stretched to fit your screen. Choose "Off" if the game doesn't look good when upscaled.

Choose your Smoothing settings. Smoothing will attempt to smooth out rough edges in your games. This will be more noticeable in games with 3D graphics. Smoothing may not be noticeable in the games you play, and may actually make things look worse. Method 2.