Sony said Tuesday its new video game console, the PlayStation 3, does not run some PlayStation and PlayStation 2 software titles properly, the latest problem the electronics maker has encountered in its cash cow game business.

Sound is eliminated on some software titles when played on the PS3, while some other titles do not play on the latest machine at all.

The PS3, launched in Japan on Saturday, is supposed be compatible with game software designed for its previous models.

Satoshi Fukuoka, a spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment, said the game unit of Sony is checking the compatibility of the PS3 with some 8,000 game titles launched in Japan for the PS and PS2, but declined to give the number of games found incompatible so far. 

The Sankei Shimbun daily said on Tuesday about 200 PS and PS2 titles are likely to have compatibility problems.

Fukuoka said Sony plans to solve the problems by online upgrading of system software for the PS3.

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jamie (Super Administrator) 2006-11-14 09:18:29 Funny how they mention this *after* the launch. Reply | Quote

Problems, Press and Sony M$ Agent #2 (Registered) 2006-11-14 20:08:20 Totaly agree (although knowing what I know about emulation it wasnt a surprise to me at all, but your average consumer will be alot less forgiving then me lol) PS3 is still beta to me, I mean the PS2 had its problems and every system ever made has had problems, but I think the PS3 is going to go down in history as the most problematic system ever made. Reply | Quote

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