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When this generation of gaming consoles started, two of the consoles, the Wii and the PlayStation 3, contained backwards compatibility for the games from their previous systems. The Xbox 360 had limited backwards compatibility for only the most popular games from the original Xbox. While the Wii has kept backwards compatibility for GameCube games and the 360 has continued to support more and more Xbox games via updates and patches, the newer models of the PS3, released after August 2008, have lost PS2 backwards compatibility. Late in 2007, due to complaints about the PS3's price and other factors we may not be aware of, Sony decided to pull the full backwards compatibility for PS2 games that was in the original 60gb and 20gb systems and replace it with partial backwards compatibility in a new 80gb model. Sony removed the Emotion Engine but left the GPU from the PS2 in the original 80gb model so PS2 backwards compatibility was done through software emulation. Many people griped about the quality of the emulation on the 80gb models, but Sony did as much as they could to improve the quality of it through firmware updates. Then in 2008, Sony removed PS2 backwards compatibility from all new PS3's completely leaving only backwards compatibility for PSOne games.

Konami has posted a Q&A with Hideo Kojima, the God of the Metal Gear Solid world. In the posting, Kojima focuses on the PSP game Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

So here are some highlights: Snake will be customizable, this game is a "MSG5 class game", and the "anit-war" theme will continue. Remember, this game picks the story up right after the completion of Metal Gear Solid 3. It's scheduled to be released in 2010. Here is the entire Q&A.

Only click on "Read More" if you want to see the E3 trailer of the game.

The most recent Forza Pitpass Report shows us some luxury SUV loving. Turn 10, the studio behind the Forza game, unveiled a new batch of game car screenshots this week and gave us a laundry list of vehicles to expect in Forza 3, which is scheduled to be released in October.

To say the cars look great is an obvious thing, but how will they perform? Here are some highlights.

This past week on the PlayStation Store, the guys from Evolution Studios released their second pack of DLC for MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, called The Adrenaline Pack. This pack is another fine addition to MotorStorm: Pacific Rift, coming with a slew of new tracks for gamers to test their nerves on. There are 3 completely brand new tracks, 4 volcanic remixes of old tracks, and a remix of a new track.

Today I talk about Guerrilla Games' future plans for the PS3. Will they just develop another Killzone, or could it be something we have yet to see?

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Halo started it all for console first person shooters as we know them, and until Call of Duty 4 came along, it was pretty much unopposed. One failed attempt to take the crown was the original Killzone, which received a poor response from gamers everywhere. Killzone 2 launched on the PlayStation 3 earlier this year in February and has gone up against the juggernauts of the FPS genre. We here at TheGamerAccess.com were hungry for more information on Killzone 2 and the future plans of Guerrilla Games so they were nice enough to answer many of our questions.

Anybody who guessed under $100 was living a dream world where prices for games are set by gamers. Wake up time. Infinity Ward's twitter page just let us know that the very cool edition of the Modern Warfare 2 game, complete with functional night vision goggles, will be priced at $149.

I honestly don't think it's that bad if the NVGs work, but I suspect they won't see much further than war zombies on your screen. To be clear, this is not the "Hardened Edition" that was previously priced at $80. You will have to spend a little more to see in the night.

Halo Wars has sold more than 1 million copies, so it makes sense that Ensemble Studios would continue to support the game. The latest of that support will come in the form of DLC, due out July 21.

The Historic Battles add-on will give RTS fans four new multiplayer maps for 800 Microsoft Points. The maps will bring it new achievements worth 100 gamer points. Here is all the info.

I would to inform you all that the latest Killzone 2 patch is now live. The main change is the addition of the detailed Join Game screen, which was the biggest, remaining request from the community. There are also a number of bug-fixes and some new features. It also adds the support for the upcoming Killzone 2 map pack, "Napalm & Cordite". So, all of you Killzone 2 fans out there, what are you waiting for? Read More to see the full list of changes.