PS3 owners, I have a question Options

[D-Man]

I know we have quite a few gamer-members on here, and I'm about to get a PS3, I wanted to know if there is a charge to get online with it, to play multi player games, ect. Is it like the x-box that requires you to subscribe to a service, or can you just plug in and go?

Also, the new GTA; is multi-player only available online?

[Supersprynt]

Manphibian is right - according to the PS3 website, there is no longer backwards compatibility with PS2 games, but some PS titles are still supported.

http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Systems/Compare

Due to the availability of an extensive line-up of PS3™ system titles, the 160GB PS3™ system is not backwards compatible with PlayStation®2 system titles, but does maintain backwards compatibility for some original PlayStation® titles.

Due to the availability of an extensive line-up of PS3™ system titles, the 80GB PS3™ system is not backwards compatible with PlayStation®2 system titles, but does maintain backwards compatibility for some original PlayStation® titles.

So you'll have to find an older 60gig that will play them.

IMO: If you have a PS2 - you don't need backwards compatibility since you have the system. Not to mention, you'll probably never play the PS2 titles anymore.

But if you mean go rent a game, copy it onto your HDD and return it, and then be able to play it, no you can't do that.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Dec 3, 2008 - 2:52 PM