PS2 Games on PSN...To Be or Not To Be *Updated*
Marc Kusnierz | Monday, June 30, 2008 at 6:47PM 
Just a rumor as of right now, but it wouldn't surprise me at all. There was a reason that Sony took backwards-compatibility out of the PS3 and it wasn't because it was too expensive. The real reason, whether you believe me or not, is so that they could start releasing PS2/PS1 games through PSN. This obviously hasn't happened yet, but I have no doubt it will happen soon.
A pic of supposed PS2 games for sale on PSN has surfaced and though I do believe Sony will start selling PS2 games through PSN; I do not believe this image to be true for a few reasons. The first is the fact that it's showing MGS2: Sons of Liberty for sale, not Substance. I can understand that a lot of the bonus features included in Substance may not translate well for digital download, but if you have to pay £12.99(close to $26USD) I would expect a little more for my money. Another reason I find this hard to believe is because of the titles that are supposedly going to be available. Fantavision? Really, a launch title about fireworks that no one remembers and even fewer care about, though I actually sort of liked it(shoot me).
I really have a hard time believing the image to be true. If Sony was going to start a PS2 to PSN network then I would expect a better launch line-up. Why not throw the original Jak and Daxter on there, some Ratchet and Clank, God of War? The PS2 had one of the greatest software line-ups ever during its history. So why would Sony start a service off with such mediocre games?
*UPDATE*
As expected, Sony has denied having any plans to release PS2 games on the PS3. They may not have everything ready yet, but I still believe that we will get confirmation sometime in the near future. Maybe not as soon as E3, but sometime this year.
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I'm just shocked that it's taken them this long to come out with PS2 titles for the PSN. I mean, they have a few PS1 games, but there's barely any of those. With Sony losing so much money on the development costs for the PS3, I would think that they would be working on this even more so to make up for losses.
I mean... Instead of taking time to complete Home, why don't they focus on something they know gamers will buy. How many people want to buy virtual furniture as opposed to a full fledged game they can play on their PS3?
I know PSNJapan has a lot more games out over there, but it's time Sony started to focus on all regions getting more PSN games.