If you don’t have a backwards compatible PS3, the only way to play PS2 games on it without jailbreaking is by purchasing and downloading the games available on the PlayStation Store. You can jailbreak a PS3 to play PS2 games. Doing so will void your warranty and can get you banned from the PlayStation Network.

CECHAxx (60 GB) and CECHBxx (20 GB) - Full hardware backwards compatibility. CECHCxx (60 GB) and CECHExx (80 GB) - Limited hardware emulation (These models do not contain the Emotion Engine, as it is instead emulated by the Cell processor). You may run into issues with some PS2 discs. CECHGxx and above - These models are not backwards compatible.

You may not be able to play PS2 games properly if you are using a third-party PS3 controller. If you can’t get it to work, try an official controller.

Press the PS button to open the XMB. Open the Game menu and select “Memory Card Utility (PS/PS2). " Select “New Internal Memory Card” and then choose “Internal Memory Card (PS2). " Assign the Memory Card to “Slot 1. " This will allow the game to access the new Memory Card.

Open the Settings menu in the XMB and select “Game Settings. " Choose your Upscaler settings. This will affect how the image is zoomed or stretched to fit your screen. “Off” will display the game in its original resolution, which may result in black bars. “Normal” will increase the resolution to match your screen size. “Full” will stretch the image to fit your display. Choose “Off” if the game doesn’t look good when upscaled. Choose your Smoothing settings. Smoothing will attempt to smooth out rough edges in your games. This will be more noticeable in games with 3D graphics. Smoothing may not be noticeable in the games you play, and may actually make things look worse.

PS2 Classics from the PlayStation store can be played on any PS3 system, even if it isn’t backwards compatible.

Note: If you’re on the web store, the “PS2 Games” option is only for PS2 games compatible with the PS4.

PS One Classics can also be played on the PS3.

See How to Add a Credit Card to the PlayStation Store for information on adding a payment method.

Press the PS button to open the XMB. Select “Memory Card Utility (PS/PS2)” from the Game menu. Select “New Internal Memory Card” and then choose “Internal Memory Card (PS2). " Assign the Memory Card to “Slot 1. " Your PS2 Classics game will now be able to access the memory card and you can save your game to it.

You’ll need multiman, the most common game manager for jailbroken PS3s, installed as well. This comes with most custom firmware packages.

Windows - Download and install InfraRecorder, a free, open-source disc imaging program. Click the “Read Disc” button and then follow the prompts to create an ISO file from your disc. Mac - Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder. Click the File menu and select “New” → “Disc Image from . " Create the image file on your desktop. Once you finish creating the CDR file, open the Terminal and type hdiutil convert ~/Desktop/original. cdr -format UDTO -o ~/Desktop/converted. iso. This will turn the CDR file into an ISO file.

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