Can You Play PS2 Games On A PS3?

**HoLy SniPeR** · #1 (**permalink**)

I Wanted To Know Before I Try Putting In The Disc ; And I Heard That Theres Something You Have To Download At The Playstation Network Store , Like Some Kind Of Software That Lets You Play PS2 Games On Your PS3 ; Is That True And Does It Work

**Puneet** · #2 (**permalink**)

you can try and see if it works.....sometimes they do and sometimes they don't ..if u try it wont do anything to your ps3

**adidas®** · #3 (**permalink**)

If your PS3 has 4 USB ports, then it can play PS2 games. If it has 2 USB ports, then you can't play PS2 games. Period.

The download on the PSN store is for PS2 games that require an HDD to play (Final Fantasy XI) for PS3s that can play PS2 games, it does not make a non-backward compatible PS3 play PS2 games.