Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, via the medium of it’s ‘semi-official’ blog, Three Speech, has hit back at critics of its gutted PAL PlayStation 3.
On the removal of the Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesiser chips“The original PS3 used the Emotion Engine/Graphics Synthesiser to emulate PS2 titles. With the latest European specification we have removed the Emotion Engine, retaining the graphics chip.
“The PS3 launching in Europe is every bit as powerful as the PS3s available currently in North America and Japan. PS3 is defined by key features such as the CELL broadband engine, its Blu-ray drive, the SIXAXIS Controller and its ability to output full 1080P HD game content which makes it an entertainment system for the future, without equal.”
[b]On the number of PS2 games that will or won’t play…[/b]
“We have been assessing the extent of backward compatibility, and will continue to do so right up until launch. It is therefore not possible to provide a specific number of backwards compatible titles at this stage, but close to launch consumers will be able to check whether their titles are compatible with PS3 by looking at the list of compatible titles at
http://faq.eu.playstation.com/bc. This site will be available on 23rd March to meet launch day.”
On the difference between PAL PS3 and fully chipped NTSC PS3“On the external packaging of the PS3 there will be a small ‘PAL’ logo to denote that the PS3 is built for the European market (North American and Japanese models have a ‘NTSC’ logo). The model number will also appear on the label stuck to the top flap of the PS3 packaging (beginning CECHC followed by two digits.”
“In addition, each PS3 carries a barcode and serial number on the back of the system. At the end of the unique serial number for each console is the model number. In the SCEE territories there are four model numbers:
Europe: CECHC04
UK and Ireland: CECHC03
Australia/New Zealand: CECHC02
Russia/India: CECHC08”
On improving the quality of PS2 games graphics when played on PS3 "This has already been achieved by a firmware upgrade, which will be incorporated in European launch models."
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