Can you play ps2 games play on ps3?

Answer 1

No, you cannot play PS3 games on PS2. But you can play Ps2 games on Older Ps3s.

To further expand on the statement of the older PS3 models playing PS2 games and to get specific about the models the following informations is being provided along with a couple of related links. The 20 GB PS3 could play PS2 games and so could the 60 GB model that was released with it and those machines are called the first generation PS3 Models. The second Generation PS3 model were the 60 GB Model and the 80 GB model and while they could play the PS2 games it was based on Partially software-based PS2 emulation while the earlier models were Hardware-based PS2 emulation. These 1st and 2nd generation PS3 models all included 4 USB ports and also had Flash memory card readers. The 3rd generation of PS3 models had the 40 GB, the 80 GB, and the 160 GB Harddrives but only 2 USB ports and do not play PS2 games with backward compatibility. The fourth Generation of PS3s are the 120 GB and 250 GB PS3 slim model which do not play PS2 games with Backward Compatibility. All PS3 models play PlayStation 1 Games and do so through software emulation.

Answer 2

Older PS3 Models with 4 USB ports will play PS2 games as seen on related PlayStation network link. All PS3 models with only 2 USB ports can not play PS2 games and there are no updates, downloads or additional hardware or cables that will allow them to play PS2 games. All models of PS3 can play PS1 games with software emulation.

Answer 3

No only early 4 USB port PS3 models played some game titles

Answer 4

i have a ps3 and i can play my ps2 games on it

Answer 5

Never can happen. PS2 can not even read a Blu-ray disc