PS3 BC... which to get... please? [Backwards Compatible]

[scaleworm]

I am in the market (finally) for a PS3.

Which version is Backwards Compatible for PS1 and PS2 and has a SACD player as well please?

I know that the initial 80 gig unit did.

Do all PS2 games work (or not).

Thank you.

[GnawRadar]

I believe the original 20 and 60gb models are fully backwards compatible with all PS1 and PS2 games and they are the only versions that are fully backwards compatible.

[scaleworm]

I thought that only the 80 gig was BC...

Is there a certail model number on the early launches then that one can use to ID whether it is fully BC or not (when I am in pawn shop shopper mode)?

Thanks!

p.s. Thom is a genius!

[diskoboy]

Find a 60GB model, if you can.

Full PS1 & PS2 BC, Wi-fi, Memory card slots, and you can always upgrade the HD whenever you feel like it.

[scaleworm]

Why the 60?
I have read that one can easily change a hard drive out for a larger one...
Thanks!

[Sergeant Sega]

Why the 60?
I have read that one can easily change a hard drive out for a larger one...
Thanks!

Yeah, that's no problem to put in a bigger drive, the thing is that the 60GB is the best with 4 usb ports etc.

[Princess-Isabela]

20gb or 60gb is the only way to go in my opinion, though 20gb are even tougher to find because they got canned shortly after release, 60gb was going for about year longer.
80bc will become tough to find too seeing how sony rolls with cutting ps2 chips off of it.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

For the record, and before anybody mis-represents the feature (it hasn't happened yet in this thread, but it almost always happens in these discussions)

All PS3's have PS1 backwards compatibility. (And far superior compatability than the PS2 ever had at that.)

[scaleworm]

20gb or 60gb is the only way to go in my opinion, though 20gb are even tougher to find because they got canned shortly after release, 60gb was going for about year longer.
80bc will become tough to find too seeing how sony rolls with cutting ps2 chips off of it.

So, the 20 and 60 gigs are not made any more. And they are the ones to look for then (pawn/craigs).

60 is best because of USB input (4).

So all 60s out "there" are sacd and full (99%) PS@ and PS1 BC then.

This is my assumption then from you all's (Thank you all) feed back then.

[CosmicMonkey]

It's nothing to do with the actual size of the HDD itself, it's just an easy way of referring to the different SKUs. Original 20GB and 60GB NTSC systems had the Emotion Engine and Graphics Synth from a PS2 in them. That is, 99% hardware compatibility with ps2 games and also SACD support.

All new versions of the PS3 are exactly the same, whether it's the 40, 80 or 160GB units. No PS2 comaptability or SACD support.