Thinkin about gettin a refurbished ps3

[SHODANFreeman]

Originally Posted by xbskid

Three models did, by my count. The 60gig and the 20gig had the Emotion Engine hardware, and then there was the initial run of the 80gig which had the PS2 graphics chip and used software to emulate the rest (Albeit with slightly lower compatibility). Really, at this point, I don't find myself playing PS2 games anymore, so backwards compatibility for me, and probably a good chunk of users, is moot.


Edit: Oh yeah, and for the record, all PS3s play PSone games.

Not to mention the rumors of Sony releasing PS2 software emulation in an upcoming firmware update for the SKUs that don't have PS2 support already.

[doom saber]

I apologize for resurrecting such an old thread, but it has been 5 years since I purchased my PS3, and it is still going strong! I realized that buying refurbished isn't bad at all since the product gets fixed and comes with a guarantee. Since then I had purchased a few refurbished items. I had also have heard of friend's doing the same thing. There was one item (an external HDD) that came out faulty, which was fixed by the manufacture. It turns out that the included USB wire was faulty, not the refurbished HDD. However, I had already asked for a replacement from the company so I returned it. In return, I received a better model. From the friend I who also bought refurbished goods, they would get a better and new model if the refurbished turns out to be bad.

[Darth Marsden]

Well it's good to hear you're enjoying your PS3. Nice to know the story had a happy ending, I guess.