Is there anyway you can play ps2 games on your 40gb ps3?

Answer 1

First you look for the number of USB ports to determine whether it will play PS2 games. If it has 2 USB ports you do not play PS2 games. The only way you will is on a PS3 with 4 USB ports or a PS2. There are no downloads, updates, modifications, hardware or software purchases to change a PS3 with 2 USB ports into one that can play PS2 games.

Answer 2

Yes there is a way to play ps2 games on ps3 40gb, if it has an emotion engine chip. The only problem is that the 40gb PS3 has no EE chip, but the 20, 60 and 80gb do ): . You could buy one but it would be cheaper to buy a PS2. They also took out the part of the mother board chip that the EE chip solders to... I have a 40gb PS3. I wish I bought the 60gb now. You can buy some PS2 games in the PSN store but you will have to pay for these and they will update it aswell. You could also mod your PS3 but it would cost a fortune and woulb void warranty.

-A 40gb PS3 owner

Answer 3

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.

If you have a PS3 model that has only 2 USB ports there is no way to get it to play PS2 games, no cables, hardware, software, or downloads will allow it to play PS2 games. Even if Sony were to update the software it still would not work because the second generation were only a partially software based emulation and the hardware portion was eliminated in later models.

Answer 4

Only a few models can play PS2 games now. Sony removed this feature from the newer models because there were so many games that could not play. Only the 4 USB port models play any of the PS2 titles

Answer 5

You cant unless you have an older 4 USB port PS3. Even for those not every title Plays. Only certain games can be played on the ps3. Just like only certain xbox games can be played on Xbox 360

Answer 6

You can not The 40 GB PS3 can never play PS2 games