If the PS3 has four USB ports, it is backwards compatible. If you have a fat PS3, check the number of USB ports on the front of the PS3. All backwards compatible PS3s are 'fat,' but not all fat PS3s are backwards compatible. Check the number of USB ports your fat PS3.Doing so will void your warranty and can get you banned from the PlayStation Network. You can jailbreak a PS3 to play PS2 games.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.The ones with 4 USB ports on the front are. The 'slim' and 'super slim' models are not backwards compatible. Only some fat PS3s are backwards compatible, but not all of them are. The original PS3 design is often referred to as the 'fat' PS3. Look at your PS3 to determine if it is a 'fat' PS3.

Now you can run the games without using Multiman, just go to WebMan Games on the XMB, choose your game (just the normal game, you don't need PS2Classics or to convert them anyway), c hoose yes to close your browser, then select the disk icon. Go to the second column and turn on Cobra and Webman. Since you just updated, install the latest Rebug Toolbox ( Package Manager → Install Package Files → PS3 System Storage → Rebug Toolbox) and run it. Or You can also still use Multiman if you want, it'll just be called mmCM (Multiman - Cobra mode), and it won't ask you to convert your games anymore. Just copy the game iso to dev_hdd0 > PS2ISO. Now you can run the games without using Multiman, just go to WebMan Games on the XMB, choose your game (just the normal game, you don't need PS2Classics to convert them anyway), choose yes to close your browser, then select the disk icon. Toolbox FULL 2.02.12 (Go to Rebug link and they have two: Toolbox 2.02.12 and Toolbox FULL 2.02.12 *select FULL version instead* If you dont have webman mod and the latest Rebug Toolbox version then do it now. No, you dont need Ps2 classics placeholder anymore.

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