PS3 backwards compatibility: the official list

Last week we brought you the news that two thirds of PS2 titles might  be compatible with PS3. Well, today Sony has surpassed itself with the launch of its backwards compatibility site, which reveals that more than 70 per cent of PS2 games will play on the shiny new console.The database (see link below) lets you check which of your dusty old PSone and PS2 games will work on the PS3. Although the guide doesn’t offer black and white clarity – a key tells you whether there are ‘noticeable’, ‘minor’, or ‘ no known issues’ with each game – it does reveal that an impressive 1782 PS2 titles will be playable in some form on PS3.   A quick check reveals that the most recent installments of Pro Evo and Metal Gear Solid have been given the green light, although Gran Turismo 4 has been labeled as a potential problem game. Still, you’ll be too busy with Motorstorm to notice. Click here for our live launch-night video footage, plus our stuff.tv hands-on test.And here for your chance to win a PS3 Essentials

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

About

Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

Areas of expertise

Computing, mobile, audio, smart home