Well, seeing how I just turned off Burnout Revenge for the PS2 system on my PS3 80gig.... You can play these games on a ps3. I haven't played any ps1 games on it, but I know others that have. All I own at the moment are PS2 and PS3 games and I know you CAN play them. So Farmer, if that is the only reason you haven't got one...you have been pointing in the wrong direction. I am here to show you the light my brother! lol
With the new software upgrades via the wireless connection you can play these older games.
quick point...when you put in a older ps1 or ps2 game disk it ask you to make a virtual memory card on the hard drive. That was something the older software wouldn't allow you to do, but the new software now allows.