japan region ps2 games on early american ps3

[hellraiser]

Hello,

I have an 80 gig ps3 thats backwards compatible. I came across this and wondered if any one can confirm.

http://www.ehow.com/how_6746595_play...s-ps2-ps3.html

There are a couple ps1 and ps2 titles only released in japan i would love to play!!!

[PapaStu]

Uh, no. The PS2 games are region locked. PS3 games aren't. Play all region PS3 games to your hearts content on any PS3. You're not playing ANY Japanese PS2 games on them. I think the person who wrote it confused backwards compatibility with region locked stuff.

[G-Boobie]

Stu is correct. No PS1 or PS2 imports will play on a backwards compatible PS3.

[kupomogli]

Actually there is a way. Now. This video is actually about how to play burned PS2 games on the PS3, but seeing that burned games aren't normally going to be playable, I'd assume you can play legit copies the same way even if they're different region format.

You could always take off the top of your PS3 to uncover where the disc is located. I've never done this myself, but according to this Youtube video, you need to have a larger sized game than the one that you want to play, and it has to be the correct format. So for PS2, God of War 2. Insert God of War 2, then take off the magnet to make the game stop spinning, take the game out from the top, rather than hitting the eject button so the PS3 thinks the game is still in there, then insert the game of choice and place the magnet on, waiting for it to start spinning, then choose the Playstation 2 option.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV0ZeO4LPqU

[LaughingMAN.S9]

Actually there is a way. Now. This video is actually about how to play burned PS2 games on the PS3, but seeing that burned games aren't normally going to be playable, I'd assume you can play legit copies the same way even if they're different region format.

You could always take off the top of your PS3 to uncover where the disc is located. I've never done this myself, but according to this Youtube video, you need to have a larger sized game than the one that you want to play, and it has to be the correct format. So for PS2, God of War 2. Insert God of War 2, then take off the magnet to make the game stop spinning, take the game out from the top, rather than hitting the eject button so the PS3 thinks the game is still in there, then insert the game of choice and place the magnet on, waiting for it to start spinning, then choose the Playstation 2 option.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV0ZeO4LPqU

that might work with the new top loading super slims but then again they're not backward compatible with ps2 games, might work on ps1 games tho

[BlastProcessing402]

Can't you do it with CFW? My PS3 isn't PS2 compatible, so I never really looked into the matter but you can do it with PSX games, though there are some issues with the memory card manager.

[Pikkon]

I have a launch 60gig PS3 and my ps2 imports and ps1 imports would not boot,it was expected.

As of now the only way to have a true region free PS3 would to acquire a Test/Debug PS3 60gig version as it can play any region/backup ps2 and ps1 games.

[G-Boobie]

Actually there is a way. Now. This video is actually about how to play burned PS2 games on the PS3, but seeing that burned games aren't normally going to be playable, I'd assume you can play legit copies the same way even if they're different region format.

You could always take off the top of your PS3 to uncover where the disc is located. I've never done this myself, but according to this Youtube video, you need to have a larger sized game than the one that you want to play, and it has to be the correct format. So for PS2, God of War 2. Insert God of War 2, then take off the magnet to make the game stop spinning, take the game out from the top, rather than hitting the eject button so the PS3 thinks the game is still in there, then insert the game of choice and place the magnet on, waiting for it to start spinning, then choose the Playstation 2 option.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV0ZeO4LPqU

This might be the craziest and dumbest thing I have ever heard someone do, just to play Puchi Puchi Under Age Idol MAX.

OP, buy a Goddamn JP PS2. It'll cost you a hundred bucks or so, but it'll play your imports and you won't have to do insane things that put your PS3 in jeopardy.

[hellraiser]

Thanks guys... you saved me some cash and fustration. I almost went wild on ebay!

[hellraiser]

This might be the craziest and dumbest thing I have ever heard someone do, just to play Puchi Puchi Under Age Idol MAX.

OP, buy a Goddamn JP PS2. It'll cost you a hundred bucks or so, but it'll play your imports and you won't have to do insane things that put your PS3 in jeopardy.

Meh... if mys ps3 did it without the extra steps i could justify a few foreign titles. Im not about to try to find and buy a jps2 just to play darkstalkers collection!

[hellraiser]

Thanks guys... you saved me some cash and fustration. I almost went wild on ebay!