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If you were going to criticise the Xbox 360, then its most obvious problem lies with the lack of supported Xbox games through the console’s backwards compatibility emulation. Even when a game does work, there’s the problem of getting your existing game save from the Xbox to the Xbox 360. It can be done with the aid of a third-party peripheral, but it’s not ideal.
With the PS3, Sony is aiming to make almost all PS2 games compatible with the PS3, and in addition has revealed that game saves will be compatible with the PS3. A FAQ on the official PS3 website details how PS2 game saves can be moved to the PS3.
“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.“
Details about the adapter are scarce, but it would seem to be an official Sony licensed peripheral, unlike the solutions available for Xbox 360 owners.
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