The European PS3 will be dumber!
European PlayStaton 3 backwards will not be as compatible as those available for purchase in Japan or the United States.
Like the way we wrote it in our previous news, PlayStaton 3 will be available in Europe, Africa, Australia and the Middle East from March 23. Yes, but the old continent won’t have exactly the same models that the Japanese or Americans received as early as mid-November.
European PS3s do not include the chip that provided the - far from perfect - hardware compatibility backwards for PS2 games. It is being replaced by software emulation, which insiders say is less efficient.
EE + GS: Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer - we can't find it in European PS3s!
Sony explains all of this by looking primarily to focus on new games rather than wasting their precious time on older releases that don’t take advantage of the console’s capabilities.
Will it work?
While this move could help reduce manufacturing costs, the PlayStation 3 will be much more expensive in Europe than in the U.S. or Japan. In the U.S., the 60GB model will cost $ 599, while in the UK at the time of the premiere it will be £ 425, which translates to around $ 830.
Sony is making Microsoft easier with its bad decisions
So we Europeans get a "dumber" PS3 much more expensive. One thing is for sure: Sony has repeatedly "tricked" consumers into the PlayStation 3, and it is also questionable to what extent this change will change European sales numbers.
