http://www.gamesarefun.com/cgi-bin/n...2601007,61861,
Well, news item of the day:
It seems that the head of Sony, Ken Kutaragi,officially confirmed that the successor to the PlayStation 2 would be backward compatible with not only PlayStation 2 games, but also original PlayStation games.
"PS one runs on PlayStation 2 through emulation rather than actual hardware. PlayStation 3 will offer the same compatibility for PS2 software and the format will continue forever."