Somewhere between the time Sony removed backwards compatibility from the previous PS3, and we knew thereād be a new PS3, people got to hoping that the feature would be brought back in the PS3 Slim. It hasnāt.
Put a PS2 disc into the PS3 Slim and it wonāt play. Which for some will mean nothing, but for others, will mean a great deal. If thatās you, and youāre after an explanation, SCEAās director of marketing John Koller has one.
āNow that weāre at a point where weāre three years into the lifecycle of the PS3,ā he told us earlier today, āthere are so many PS3 disc-based games that are available that we think ā and noticed this from our research ā that most consumers that are purchasing the PS3 cite PS3 games as a primary [reason]ā.
https://lastchance.cc/sony-market-boosting-slim-ps3-will-phase-out-old-model-5340286%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Shame. A predictable shame, but a shame nonetheless.
