Only on the 80GB console with 4 USB ports as you can see in the PSN related link
But there is no PS3 80gb with 4 USB ports so no you can only play PS2 games on a 60gb PS3 the only one with 4 USB ports and memory card reader
Chat with our AI personalities
Only the first generation 80Gb and 60Gb can play ps2 games. All the others cannot play ps2 games
Yes, an early PS3 model of the 80GB with 4 USB ports could play some PS2 game titles. The 2 USB port PS3 80 GB models do not play PS2 games and software or hardware changes can not provide backward compatibility to them according to Sony
Hate to tell you this, but every ps3 can play ps1 games including the slim. 20gb 60gb 80gb are backwards compatible with ps2 games.
If the ps3 has backwards compatibility. The only ps3 system that will play a ps2 disk. (not a burned or copied disk) The 20gb and 60gb and 80gb will work. The ps2 system data is a download off of the play station store. This download won't work on the ps3 slim. I download the ps2 system data file off of the play station store. Then after I download the ps2 system data folder. I putted the ps2 disk (not copied or burned) in the ps3 slim and it didn't work. The only ps3 that will play a ps2 game has to have 4 usb ports. If the ps3 has 2 usb ports it won't work. Every ps3 model will play a ps1 game. If you have a ps2 a ps1 game will play on it. The 80gb ps3 doesn't play as many ps2 games as the 60 and 20gb ps3 do. The 20gb and 60gb play the most ps2 games.
The ps3's that are backwards compatible with ps2 games.20gb 60gb and 80gb