Page 1 of European PS3 different to US and Japanese.. Less backwards compatibility..

Seems to have a different chipset with software doing some functions that was otherwise done by hardware.
Info here.
Aaah, but "We`re disappointed not to be able to deliver what we originally aspired to, which was full backwards compatibility," a Sony spokesman told the BBC News website.

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This item was edited on Saturday, 24th February 2007, 12:23

I made the mistake of buying a Japanese console, it plays all PS3 game regions fine but i can`t play any of my US PS2 games.

Was looking forward to playing God of war 2 on 720p too.

Hopefully some hack will become available.

I listened to a guy on the radio who said that the japanese version of ps3 is actually the best one to get - as it has ps2 hardware in it which allows it to be backward compatible with ps2 games (so ps2 and ps3 in one unit :x ). BUT the uk version ps3 which is considerably more expensive will not have the ps2 hardware built-in >:(

This has really made me think about not getting a PS3 now....at least not for quite a while.
I was planning on getting it for my 30th birthday in July, but the more I read the more I`m doubtful over whether its a wise purchase.

I`m tempted by an Xbox 360, but don`t like the idea of a seperate drive for HD movies...and also the lack of HDMI (nice easy connection)...so really not sure now.

Decisions decisions! :/