I stand corrected. There is an 80 GB model that is backwards compatible with disc based games (though it's backwards compatibility is only listed as "limited")

I stand corrected. There is an 80 GB model that is backwards compatible with disc based games (though it's backwards compatibility is only listed as "limited"), and, according to Sony, all PS3s can play PS2 classics downloaded from Sony. See this article for more details: https://support.us.playstation.com/articles/en_US/KC_Article/Play-PSone-and-PlayStation-2-Games-on-a-PlayStation-3 https://support.us.playstation.com/articles/en_US/KC_Article...