Sony Committed to PlayStation 3 Backwards Compatiblity

October 25th 2005 | Games Consoles

Looking ahead to the PlayStation 3, which SCEI plans to launch in the first half of next year, [ Reiko Sakamoto, Sony spokeswoman ] said that SCEI remains committed to backwards compatibility with existing titles on the new machine.

“It’s hard to say the PlayStation 3 will be 100 percent backwards compatible but as we said earlier this year we aim to make it so as much as possible,” Sakamoto said.

The latest promotion [ launching a limited edition version of its PlayStation 2 ] comes at an important time for the company: ahead of the holiday sales season in Japan and just under three weeks before Microsoft is due to launch its Xbox 360 console in Japan. SCEI hasn’t detailed an international launch for the console, which will cost ¥19,800 ($171) in Japan.

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Sony Committed to PlayStation 3 Backwards Compatiblity
Published in: Games Consoles on 2005-10-25