Rumor: Download PS2 Games On Your PS3?
User NiTiz over on the N4G forums has posted a very intriguing image showing PS2 titles available from the PSN store. According to NiTiz, his friend at Sony London sent him the image and also told him that the PS2 store will be announced at E3.
The titles shown in this image are Fantavision, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, The Bouncer, Ridge Racer V, Red Fraction, SSX, and Smugglers Run. This is a very nice feature for the owners of 40GB PS3s who currently have no PS2 backwards compatibility.
However, this is still only a rumor, but if it turns out to be legit Sony would have a very strong summer lined up; movie rentals, firmware 2.4, and a now new PS2 store.
Source: N4G
Update: Sony Denies Rumor: “No plans for PS2 Downloadable Titles On PS3″
Sony’s Patrick Seybold, Director of Corporate Communications & Social Media, responded to the screenshot that had many (including us) believing in the possibility of PS2 downloads on the PS3, stating that it “must have been mocked up by an excited consumer”. He went on to add that “at this point, we haven’t made any announcements, and there are no plans for PS2 downloadable titles on PS3.”
While this sure sounds like an open and shut case, I vaguely remember a certain Sony official denying a price cut only for it to happen a few days later. In a world of corporate double talk, this could mean everything, or it could mean nothing. Regardless, the unnamed source associated with the original image stated that Sony would announce the PS2 download capability at this years E3 — so we will find out the truth soon enough.
Update Source: GamePro
