"The 60 GB PS3 happens to be backwards compatible, allowing you to play many PS2 games on it. "You may be asking yourself, 'Self, why in the world is a refurbished 60GB PS3 more expensive than a brand new 80 GB PS3?'" GameStop says on the official site. Refurbished 60GB models run $320 at the gaming retailer. How much does GameStop sell them for? More than a new system, in fact. Closer to retail, but nothing dramatic yet." You can look at that number two ways: the $600 systems have dropped in value dramatically, or that people are willing to pay nearly the going retail price for a three year-old system. At least on eBay you can see what they are actually selling for." So what are they selling for? "It looks like the 60GB are going for about $250 to $270. "Well, I wouldn't go by Amazon too much-there are a lot of sellers that list stuff for outrageous prices at times. We pointed out that the systems are going for up to $600, the original price, and more on Amazon. "However, being an individual that keeps lots of older consoles hooked up to their entertainment systems, if I can have one less machine hooked up, that would be nice." "I don't know if I'd say there is high demand for them, but you can tell there is still a bit of interest out there." He points out the number of people with working PS2s means that backwards compatibility won't be a huge issue for most people. "Actually, I've had my eye on this a bit as I've been looking into getting one," he told us. We caught up with Nick, who runs the popular rare and classic game site Racketboy, and asked what he knew about the secondhand market for the 60GB PlayStation 3. You can still track down a 60GB system if you don't mind buying used, but it may take some digging. " Okami, King of Fighters XI, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Odin Sphere, to name a few." Can you still find one? I still play a bunch of PS2 2D fighters along with new stuff." He counts off the games he still enjoys after pointing out how great they look in 720p. "I'd pay to have it repaired," Benjamin Forrest told us, another PS3 fan who is holding onto his 60GB model. I have lots of PS2 games that I still play or want to play. "It would kill me! My PS2 died and I dont want to replace it. We spoke to one 60GB enthusiast via Twitter, and asked what would happen if his system broke down.
I'll be hanging on to this one as long as it works or until some theoretical PS4 plays PS2 games." Advertisement "Leaving a PS2 hooked up would be a kludge, and I don't have space in the A/V rack anyways. I constantly replay old PS2 games, and the lack of BC is an absolute dealbreaker," forum user Heinous told Ars. Finally found a used one, and I wouldn't give it up for anything. "I have a 60GB after much searching long after they had been discontinued. Those that do stick with their launch hardware, however, are adamant about their love for the system. Sony's John Koller told us that backwards compatibility doesn't drive sales, and he's probably right for every gamer madly in love with their 60GB system there was one who didn't care about the features it included or were ready to trade into a 120GB model. The 60GB PlayStation can play PlayStation One and PlayStation 2 games, but it doesn't just play them, it upscales the image to look better on your shiny high definition screen. Even though the price has been halved, there is a small but vocal group of gamers who jealously hoard their 60GB model, and wouldn't trade it in for the new and "improved" system if their lives depended on it. The 60GB consoles have been discontinued and there is no longer any way to play PlayStation 2 games on PlayStation 3 hardware. Now you can get a newly redesigned PlayStation 3 for $300, half the launch price of the premiere console, but along the way features have been lost. Sony had set expectations so high that a backlash was almost inevitable. The PlayStation 3 launched on November 17, 2006, and the 60GB models were sold for the scandalous price of $600.