Sony confirms PS3 can use old game saves

PS2 and PS saves can be moved over to next-gen console, provided you have an adapter.

Microsoft has run into a pair of notable complaints with its Xbox 360 backward compatibility. First off, not all original Xbox games work on the next-gen system. And the ones that do typically need to be replayed from the beginning by the gamer, as there's no port on the 360 for the old system's memory cards.

With its upcoming PlayStation 3, Sony is promising to address those problems. It is aiming at making virtually every original PlayStation and PlayStation 2 game backward compatible on the PS3 from the get-go, and according to a FAQ on the official PS3 Web site, it has the memory card issue hammered out as well.

"To use saved data on a PlayStation 2 memory card, you must copy the data onto a virtual memory card within the hard disk," the site reads. "This requires a PS2/PSone memory card adaptor to copy the data to your PlayStation 3. A memory card adaptor is designed to edit, up/download game saves to and from EMS flash card or smart media card."

However, the FAQ doesn't mention if Sony will be releasing such an adapter itself. Currently it's possible to move original Xbox game saves to an Xbox 360 with the aid of third-party peripherals.

506 Comments

  • shaffmysta

    Posted Aug 25, 2006 4:19 pm PT

    Sweat I like the sound of that :cool:

  • bigt1829

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 3:21 pm PT

    sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet !!!!!!!!!!!!

  • asdfpo

    Posted Aug 22, 2006 1:28 pm PT

    Well, Huzza then. Gratz Sony you finaly did what nintendo has been doing for over ten years

  • ssjtrunks6

    Posted Aug 20, 2006 2:35 pm PT

    This is no doubt the largest new gen console, most expensive, most powerful, I like the idea that it is called the ps3 and not a new name, basically its ascending, and not just changing, its going up in both quality and quanity...could not get any better

  • kknarutoxx

    Posted Aug 19, 2006 8:43 pm PT

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  • DaveBand

    Posted Aug 19, 2006 5:37 pm PT

    Now, if they could only do that for the PS2. Not to turn back from the next gen, but my brother would just like to play Twisted Metal and be able to save it on a PS2 card. We don't have a PS card, seeing as we never had the PS one. That is this year's doubtful Christmas wish.

  • Matute_wilde

    Posted Aug 18, 2006 7:06 pm PT

    I think it would be fun to play a game like MGS from PS in a PS3.
    Yeah, It's graphics are horrible compared to the next-gen games but you can still play those old ones, and use your old saved data. :-)

  • Dichotomize

    Posted Aug 17, 2006 1:14 am PT

    This is probably Sony's solution to the loss of revenue generated by a lack of Memory Card sales.

  • holycrowbar

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 9:20 am PT

    _AbBaNdOn:
    "I wonder what stops xbox,nintendo, ps from being able to play each others games. If you make the analogy that they are all like vcr's. VCR's can all play movies. The only thing different on games is maybe requirements and coding. Heck you could even program into the game different console button configurations so it didnt matter what was being used to play it.

    Consoles are not really competing against each other. If xbox and ps could both play each others games then it would be competition."

    wtf are you talking about. consoles are competing against each other because of the games that are exclusive. without exclusives, the competition between the systems would just crash. (and turn into stupid fanboy battles)

    the requirements of games and coding make a big difference in terms the development of a game

  • bunty_007

    Posted Aug 15, 2006 5:31 am PT

    Allright

  • GAMEGEEK1

    Posted Aug 13, 2006 9:31 pm PT

    i doubt anyone getting a PS3 that already has a PS2 will get rid of there PS2 the second they get a PS3 so i don't see the problem with the adapter coming separately i for one will either play my PS2 games on my PS2 till the price on the adapter comes down or just keep my PS2 for when i get the urge to play a PS2 game not to hard i think tho adding the adapter to the base pack for the PS3 would be nice on Sony's part.

    I know my spelling sucks but i have better things to do than check my spelling.

  • lord-azrael

    Posted Aug 12, 2006 8:50 am PT

    if it a adapter that been out ages you might get it with the PS3

  • gaeren

    Posted Aug 11, 2006 5:29 pm PT

    that is completely retarded. it's not a freakin wedding dress. why would i pay for a piece of equipment i'll only use once?! if the ps3 is trulyu backward compatible you'll only need to save to that hard disk once, and play all old games off the hard disk from that point on. hence after you upload all your memory saves...you never need it again. idiotic. thanx but i expect my game store will have a svc. pay em a buck and they'll use their adapter to upload all your saves for you. just bring in the cards and your ps3.

    sony, when did you become a conglomerate of imbeciles? first 600$ then this?

  • rava12

    Posted Aug 11, 2006 3:56 pm PT

    I think PS3 will be a great console, and that the games makes the console;I'll buy one just for MGS4 ( just like when a buy the PS2) and is more great that the games saved in the PS2 can I played again on the PS3.
    But what I don't like is the adaptor to the memory cards, if they had in mind that the games of PS2/PS1 will be compatibles with PS3, why they don't do it a port for the memory cards?
    I hope that the persons who read this comment don't fell offended, but that is just a strategy from Sony to make more expense the console, I hope that all who are gone buy a PS3 think in this and the people of Sony too.

  • namby_trojan

    Posted Aug 11, 2006 2:28 pm PT

    Nah, I am good with my slimline

  • Samerramez

    Posted Aug 11, 2006 11:10 am PT

    i want ps 3 from where i can have it ?

  • _AbBaNdOn

    Posted Aug 11, 2006 5:22 am PT

    Wow i'm glad i came to gamespot today. The other day i started to wonder if we would have to buy new memory cards like the way we had to when we went from ps1 to ps2. I wonder if this means that ps1-2 cards will not work on ps3 they way they have in the past. Doesnt sound like it.

    I cant wait for the ps3 and what games this new generation of consoles might bring us.

    I wonder what stops xbox,nintendo, ps from being able to play each others games. If you make the analogy that they are all like vcr's. VCR's can all play movies. The only thing different on games is maybe requirements and coding. Heck you could even program into the game different console button configurations so it didnt matter what was being used to play it.

    Consoles are not really competing against each other. If xbox and ps could both play each others games then it would be competition.

  • Lisandro_v22

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 1:04 pm PT

    I agree with ssjtrunks6 my advise is _if you don't like it don't buy it and stop saying opinions about a console that isn't out that makes no sense

  • QuantumFireball

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 12:10 pm PT

    Hopefully the adapter will be packaged with the PS3. I don't like the idea of dropping 600 dollars for a PS3, 60 for a game and another 20-30 dollars for some adapter. I think I'll wait for the prices to go down, thank you very much.

  • kratos746

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 10:49 am PT

    YAY ps3
    is anyone actually going to get the crappy 20GB?

  • xboxblows1

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 8:38 am PT

    HELL YA, just another way sony blows microsoft out of the water.
    The playstation 3 is goin to be amazing.
    i dont care if it cost 1000$ i'm gettin it.

  • flexappeal

    Posted Aug 10, 2006 8:17 am PT

    It's so annoying when people b!tch about the things that Sony is doing with the PS3. Fanboyism aside, I believe Sony is doing a great job with what they are doing with its backward compatibility saves. Although not built-in into the system, the fact that they are doing it is a good indication that Sony is thinking about the millions of PS and PS2 owners out there who are willing to convert to the PS3 along with their old PS games. People are always gonna cry that Sony is costing too much, but look at the specs that come along with it. You gotta pay for that somehow. So stop bickering! If you don't like what Sony has to offer then don't buy the damn thing! No one is force feeding you to fork out 600+ dollars to buy a videogame machine.

  • yoshinatsu666

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 6:24 pm PT

    Mark my words...
    Everybody says it's expensive... But those very same people will buy it sometime in the future, even if it costs 1000$...

  • Anamosa41

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 6:05 pm PT

    Awsome.

  • ssjtrunks6

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 4:22 pm PT

    You buy it or you dont.....no words neccessary

  • GrimBee

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 11:33 am PT

    Games make a system, exactly! And I see no reason to muster up some fanboyism about the ps3 or xbox 360 etc being better than eachother.
    What counts is the eventual release of the games which the market want.

    rcricky001 what are you on about? Using a post just to bad mouth my point of view I didn't say metal gear was a bad game.. like, ever. You of all people should know that Metal Gear Solid has had it's fair share of criticism.
    When Metal Gear 2 came out, it was a media sensation. It absolutely was. It did what it was meant to do. However, if it WAS such a classic game, then how is it so that you can find copies and copies and copies of it in every gameshop you go to for like £5? I mean, Broken Sword is more must have than Metal Gear solid 2.
    Im not talking about the original at all, because that was on the pc as well, and the fantastic update for the gamecube is worth every shiny penny. I'm talking about the same deliverance of material. Fair enough, it is stylish, but one of the gripes about the game is the cut-scenes. If it was so full of gameplay, then I would seriously like to read a noteworthy review which defends the metal gear series' ALL OUT gameplay.

    I am stating a fact that here, put GTA series next to metal gear, and see who wins. And read the reviews on the games side by side and you will see some rather crazy differences. And one of them is gameplay, and another is gameplay (with long cutscenes).
    The point i was making was to mention the fact that the PS3 isn't home to any fresh new gaming experiences this time.
    Metal Gear Solid 2 was a nice update from an otherwise dated platform. A movie like game finally gets its justice. Just like TWIN SNAKES proclaims "metal gear as it was meant to be seen".

    But this time, I honestly don't see a whole HUGE reason to buy a next gen console for another Metal Gear game. If it came out for the xbox or ps2, i don't think people would NOT buy it. Because I think the graphics out today could still do the game it's justice. That is my argument. I never called the game crappy or have no gameplay. Silly person.

    The topic at hand would be to simply mention the fact that on top of ps3s already huge price, and lack of really MUST HAVE titles (hence the Metal Gear conversation), it is a pain to see that one of the major factors of buying the console (the backwards compatibility) at launch is somewhat dampened by the need to buy an adaptor as well to use your previous saves with.

  • UltraWoody

    Posted Aug 9, 2006 12:01 am PT

    Like dangling a carrot in front of a horse...

    No one should claim that over-priced purchase of a PS3,
    If more than a few step forward, they're fools to the highest degree;
    There's no 'real' advantage of Sony and their new blu-ray player,
    Feeling bad for the fools who'll still buy it, they'll have not a prayer!

    I don't claim to know it all, but cheaper seems fair to me,
    If you're smart you'll get a 360 or even a Nintendo Wii;
    Games make a system, not the stupid specs,
    Following Sony like zombies is to get suckered like the rest.

    (You know what I'm talking about.)


  • L337Hampster

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 8:41 pm PT

    The only part I care about is that third-party peripheral they mentioned for the xbox360 to transfer safes. Where can I get one?=P

  • LuminosityBlaze

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 5:33 pm PT

    Again Sony is going to one-up Microsoft...
    As far as it goes about people complaining about always having to buy accessories and periphials for the Playstation(s); I work in Video Game sales and know that Xbox conrollers were always $5 more than Sony, a $30 DVD playback Kit required for DVD vs. an optional DVD remote @ $15-20 with a driver upgrade (older PS2)... Not to mention that XB Live Service to further add expenses for the online gamers vs. a one time Network adapter or even out of the box like the XB with free (albeit horribly unorganized) online services.
    XB has always been expensive too, even forcing people to purchase Forza included with the system and nailing the price at $179 last holiday season. The $149 system without the game included was "unavailable"...
    Now PS2 is $129 and you can't even get a new XB...

  • slevin786

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 4:24 pm PT

    why does the ps3 have to be so expensive? wait....... dont answer. i already know. but it sucks that its so expensive.

  • nathanyc

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 12:46 pm PT

    cool features. but still way too expensive for a gaming system.

  • heybrado

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 12:04 pm PT

    once again...i heart sony

  • azntriad00

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 9:35 am PT

    well its good to know that my ps1+2 games can work on da ps3 and be able to be saved too. just worried that this adapter wont be too $$$$
    ^^()

  • rcricky001

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 6:13 am PT

    grimbee you are talking out of your arse,metal gear solid was an absolute fantastic game,fair enough the graphics wernt all that good but,graphics vs gameplay?gameplay wins everytime,streets of rage,final fantasy 7,METAL GEAR,etc,etc,just grow up and get out of that simplistic mind of yours.

  • GrimBee

    Posted Aug 8, 2006 3:34 am PT

    Ok Dante200X, metal GEAR 4 (just to be annoying )

    When people buy a console, it is because of a selection of games which are going to literally blow you away. The reason why the n64 lost out totally (aswell as the saturn) is because of a selection of games avaliable in the long run.

    My argument is, what makes a console a valid reason to pay outta the a hole for is because of the SELECTION of games and things which will promise to keep you entertained in the long run.
    GTA 3, was a fresh new experience from an otherwise dated one. Metal gear SOLID (ok, there you go) 2 was an important and successful update (because it's visuals were a part to drive the story forward, and in effect, it was the title which showed the power of the console).

    Metal gear solid 4 (i think) will be the same kind of thing as number 2 and 3. Once you played it through, if you aren't a hardcore fan, there won't be too much in there for any needed replay value. At least not like the way burnout 3 is still often replayed.
    My point being is that there isn't enough a reason for people to purchase the ps3. And the ONLY buzz around the console is infact metal gear solid 4. Everything else noteworthy is coming out on the xbox 360 aswell.

    I mean, you can't deny the power of metal gear it really seperated the dreamcast from the ps2 in my view (in terms of news and previews). And had it not been for Metal Gear Solid 4... I think the Buzz around the ps3 would be even less.
    So it is hard to ignore the people who think metal gear is worth $600, because it is all over the place.

    Once again, grimbee prevails with the odd typo and a massive wall of great text!
    But I do have to point out... Ps3 should of had this adaptor included with it, or already built in ports for memory cards. And I think this news, coupled with only a select few MUST HAVE games makes the ps3 a little less desirable than the other consoles offerings

  • lwa02vkc

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 5:56 pm PT

    seems that sony has the upperhand again over ms again. BUT the war is not over, we have to really see how they compare with each other when ps3 is actually out.

  • simon50

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 4:48 pm PT

    "Thats cool, but its not, since YOU CANT PLAY PS3 GAMES ON ANY OTHER SYSTEM THEN YOU'RE OWN!?!?!?!? No trading in= lame"

    Sony comfirmed that to be false about 2 months ago. Keep up.

  • GamesAnytime

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 4:45 pm PT

    Good for some, but a lame idea in general, why would I wanna transfer my saves from one system to another, and if I do..is it gonna be often enough to make me wanna buy a damn adaptor?! ,... I dont think so

  • skyvader

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 4:00 pm PT

    Hey Perfect...I have seen the samsung bd player hooked up to a sony HDTV running 1080p and it didnt look that much better. If anything, at the 52" screen size it only made the image that more pixelated as you could see each and every element on the screen. But then again i was standing less than 4ft away from it. The movie was 50 first dates and it was at fry's electronics. They had it set up next to a JVC hdtv with the toshiba hddvd player running appollo 13 in 1080i. At these jumbo screens you see more distortion than on a smaller tighter packed screen. I like the quality of component on a 32" tv for dvd than on these super size units. Unfortunately there were no titles available on both formats to make a true cross format judgement.

  • Perfect

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 3:21 pm PT

    I have a couple of questions about blu-ray. Has anyone seen any screens depicting it`s quality other than the games being shown?? And if its so great who needs high def? Or will it push it to 1080i or a higher quality of high definition? I know it holds more information but will it really look that much better than dvds do now? DVDs look pretty good now as it is. Will it sound better than what games do now? Crisper sound or will it depend on your sound system? Six hundred bones, friends. Six hundred Bones. That´s a lot of pinto beans you got to eat. And how much are the blu-ray discs going to cost. Psp movies went for fourteen dollars without ANY features. And how much are you willing to pay for Metal Gear Solid 8 when Playstation four comes out. Sony Boardroom-----Those fools bought it for six hundred dollars and they might not even work. BWWWAHHHAAAAAA!!! Begin production on Playstation 4!!!!!MUHHHHAAAAHHHA!!!! Oh yeah, put up some more offensive advertizing while your at it!!! Let´s go play our nintendo!!!MUHHHHHHHAAAAA!!!!

  • iebubu

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 3:17 pm PT

    I don’t even know y this is such a big deal. I mean for real does the PS3 need to be backward compatible with the PS One? I mean really is that not just a bit too much?

  • Dante200X

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 3:12 pm PT

    "i_luv_rom_basic" wrote:
    hey Moe_81 bite me, (by the way japaneese games are unique and very cool, not retarted)> Lol man are you kidding their are only a few manly games on the PS. Most of them are girly RPG's, with frilly men trying to save the universe from frilly enemies that are more hugably then destructable. American games on the other hand are awsome, hell even french, swiss etc. Man Far cry instincts was by a french company for godsakes! I live near the studio! hell ive had danishes near the place. And all these japenese RPG's are like ports which were shipped from japan. And god the storiers are soooooooooo boring. All the manly games on the PS1-3 are american. Resistance Fall Of Man - not japenese. etc. Square Enix......what a sad thought, they used to be the cultivaters of gaming legends such as Chrono Trigger/Cross, all Final Fantasy before 7. Sad.......all we have now is Vaan the half naked thing in Final Fantasy XII. me Moe_81 have you been bazonned yet?


    LMAO, what an idiot.


    Japanese games not "manly"? That's one of the stupidest concepts i've ever heard. Japanese RPGs are not "ports which were shipped from Japan". They're original games that are shipped from Japan, being JAPANese and everything
    DMC?
    MGS?
    Metal Gear Acid? (even if some don't like it)
    Resident Evil (especially #4)?
    Castlevania?
    I guess you've never heard of any of those "manly" series'.
    and for the record: MOST (the ones that don't suck)Japanese RPGs' stories are NOT boring, IF you're smart enough to understand them.

  • Dante200X

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 2:58 pm PT

    Shingo, what you said about not being able to trade in/share games with others is NOT confirmed. It's barely more than a rumor. As for what GrimBee said in that huge wall of text: I think you're forgetting the reason why most (if, sadly, not all) people bought the 360 for. HALO3!!!!! [sarcastic]OMFG, THAT GAME RULES!!!! [/sarcastic] Yes, halo is the driving force behind the 360. FACT. As for Metal Gear SOLID 4 (not Metal Gear 4) being the sole purpose that most will buy a PS3......seems to be so because they don't think out of the box. Resistance: Fall of Man??? Warhawk??(even if it had a bad presentation at E3)
    Killzone2???(even if it wasn't a E3, it still hasn't been confirmed to NOT look as good as the trailer), Assassin's Creed???? (even if it MIGHT be on the 360 too). A few others look to be great games for PS3 as well, but those are the most popular. The only people that say MGS4 is the only reason to buy the PS3 are either just stupid or don't pay attention to any of the other games.

  • XBOXSUCKS847

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 2:57 pm PT

    why does everyone keep complaining that sony is making another item to take your money...if you havent noticed everyone is taking your money, you dont have to buy this stupid apes. and people who buy a system for one game are morons...people who will buy a 360 for halo, ps3 for mgs4 and wii for zelda..honestly your telling me thats not a waste of money, just buy the system you want, also with gta4 sony has already had 5 gta games milked out..the only new things that we will see in gta4 is going into every building now since they pretty much did everything else in san andreas, so i dont think gta is much of a factor anymore.

  • sasuke55

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 2:45 pm PT

    I have to hand it to the Sony they take the bad stuff and sandwhich it in between some of the good stuff and smooth it over. Nice touch.

  • Shingo

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 2:37 pm PT

    Thats cool, but its not, since YOU CANT PLAY PS3 GAMES ON ANY OTHER SYSTEM THEN YOU'RE OWN!?!?!?!? No trading in= lame

  • GrimBee

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 2:23 pm PT

    It's pretty obvious that the adaptor is going to be made by sony.... because it is on the official website BEFORE the console is even out (i dont think datel would know what to do just yet)...

    I really dont think metal gear 4 is going to be worth the whole price of a ps3. I think people mostly are jibbing about mgs4 all the time is because it is the ONLY major game to come out for the ps3 (one which people will instantly recognise and think is going to be a major update...)

    But then again, remember the buzz about metal gear 2??! Yeah... i hear all the fanboys saying "hey, when i see copies of metal gear 2 in the bargain bin, i simply hide them, paint them all, and use them to build my friend a shed" JUST so that they feel like they have gained something for their previous thoughts about that game being worth the purchase of the ps2 ALONE.

    For me, the game that really made the ps2 the ps2... was such releases like GTA III, and Silent Hill 2...
    Why? Well... Just think of this... what was the previous gta game before gta III? yeah... GTA 2!! (duuuhh). It was a top down 2d game. Silent Hill on the ps1 was great, but with awesome graphics? One can't even comprehend!

    With titles like GTA 3 being so FRESH and unique. It was enough to keep the console going far far ahead. People would then totally forget about resident evil on the gamecube, or metal gear solid twin snakes... as soon as vice city came out... SHEESH, ps2 was on top form.
    From then on it really seperated the consoles apart.
    The cheaper ps2 with the gta series, the more expensive xbox with (now) the gta series aswell... and the gamecube, without the gta series.

    Surely, it is the games which sell the console.

    HOLD IT!!! (phoenix does it again!)
    But what is this i see! Metal gear 4? grand theft auto 4? Quite honestly, the wii is the only fresh new experience out there.
    People who are fans of metal gear will get the ps3, no doubt (i will!) but im thinking of the majority of gamers.

    If it turns out that all the major favourites come out for both the 360 and the ps3.. or more so for the 360, i think people would care less about tekken 6 and things like that. Its the major EXCITING releases which generate the sales. Not backwards compatibility etc.
    The reason why the xbox 360 is not ahead of its game right now is not because of the lack of backwards compatibility, but because it lacks a certain fresh reason to buy one.

    Neither the ps3 OR the xbox 360 give you a valid reason for needing to get the console. The 360, maybe has a chance when it gets even more games under its belt and a nice price drop aswell... But so far, it is far too strange a time to release such a massively priced console to a market which doesnt REALLY need one.

    PS2 had dvd, when dvds were suddenly beginning to boom. Ps3 has blu ray.. and quite frankly, not many people care about this right now.

    For me, against the ps3 and the 360, the wii SEEMS to of gotten at least some of the directions its going in right. Offering the wifi and the backwards compatibility all inclusive right out of the box and at a very nice price.

    But the 360 and the ps3 seem to be (favourite quote coming up!) "writing cheques that their body cant cash"...
    at least i hope that when next summer comes round, there will be a nice reason for me to purchase the wonderful consoles... but right now, nothing is fresh or exciting enough for me to get either of them. The wii is at least a consideration because of the price, and its huge backwards compatibility. For like £200, i would be having one HECK of a christmas day... but with the others... im a bit unconvinced as of late because of these little nuances and price craziness

  • kriz_91

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 2:20 pm PT

    This is great, it should have happened with the PS2 already. Then again it's more bucks you gotta take out of your wallet...

  • Solidesnake2004

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 2:08 pm PT

    My Response: being able to save old data to new technology is great... people do it every day with cpu's.... whats the problem with sony being the one to innovate on making (possibly) making a device to transfer data to an other system.

  • blind59

    Posted Aug 7, 2006 1:53 pm PT

    How is it milking the only thing thats different between Sony and MS is that Sony is taking care of the memory card issue and MS isn't. Also like they said it doesn't confirm if the adapter will be made by sony itself

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