Today saw Engadget post a piece about PlayStation Suite going to Tegra 2 devices. This means the same PlayStation certified games that run on the Xperia Play and the forthcoming PS Suite element of the NGP will be available for Nvidia’s Tegra 2 tablets and devices running Android.
Interesting news but hardly earth shattering, right? Well, in amongst the text (and earlier draft of the headline) of that Engadget story there was a reference to PlayStation 2 games arriving on the service. It’s important to mention that this has since been edited out but it would be fairly big news if turns out to be true as it would see PS2 emulation for the first time since Sony scrapped it in the PS3. The reference to PS2 is still present in the AndroidAndMe story, which is apparently sourced from Nvidia themselves though, (at time of writing) so the situation is a little murky right now.
Apparently, the rumour is that Sony are waiting for quad core processors (like the NGP’s…) before letting PS2 games out of the stable. The Xperia Play doesn’t have a quad core processor but if this part of the rumour is true then surely it makes the NGP a natural option?
We’ve also asked around our own friends and contacts and everyone is steadfastly refusing to confirm that PlayStation 2 titles will make an appearance but they’re also refusing to rule it out. We have heard faint rumours that PlayStation Suite will not only be on the NGP later this year, it will make an appearance on the PlayStation 3 too.
Could this be the arrival of PlayStation 2 games on the PlayStation Network Store? Let’s hope so, surely an emulator that can be run on Android devices could also be made to work on the powerhouse that is the PlayStation 3?
We would stress that this is all conjecture just now but we do see some cause for hope and we’re not hearing anything back from those in the know that would discourage our hopes. Is it something you would be keen to see?
Source: Engadget, AndroidandMe
rainydays458
It would make sense for Sony to add this to the PS3 if it’s happening on smart phones and the NGP. Personally I think it would be great be so many games I missed out on, I would be able to purchase them cheaply and enjoy them on my PS3
Bilbo_bobbins
It would be good, but personally I don’t buy something to buy old games that normally look worse than when they first come out.
galgor
It’s inevitable, but they’ll be overpriced. I just want me MGS2 & MGS3 as a HD Classics collection.
Shlomi1995
Meh.
colmshan1990
If it comes to PS3, it would be download only, surely?
I can’t see them selling PS2 games for every other platform but allowing discs for PS3.
Still, if this means I get Resi 4 on the go with NGP, I’ll never need another game again! :)
The Lone Steven
I have always wondered that if the ps3 is as powerful as sony say it is then why can’t they release an emulator for it?
If it is true then i shall be able to get MGS2&3 and the classics of the ps2.:)
AnNoYiN__sPo0n
If Sony do follow through with this EA better reopen the BF2:MC servers.
Hamzz
I’d love to play some classic GTA and MetalgearSolid :D
4lf13
All I want for PS2 is RE4 and NFS:MW. Those were the only two games I had on PS2 that I played, since my parents were mightily strict on gaming (apparently it would turn me into a zombie), and I would really like to play them again.
Awayze
Woah what?
No GTA San Andreas or GOW 1 and GOW2?
You missed out a lot!
Armonster9000
Why do you want to play PS2 games on the PS3??
Its a new generation of gaming.
Go play PS2 games on a PS2 if you love the game that much….
Hamzz
Why wouldn’t you want to play some of the best classics of all time without having to fork out 40 quid for a ps2 while you can do it without the fuss.