PlayStation 2 Originals for PS3 as Downloads?

Sony’s Eric Lempel has hinted that PlayStation 2 backwards compatibility could be resurrected for PS3 owners in the form of downloads via the PlayStation Network.
With Sony phasing out PS3 launch models which boasted PS2 backwards compatibility, either via embedded hardware or software emulation, it looked as if PS2 playback on Sony’s latest console was set to become a thing of the past as the p latform holder wholeheartedly threw its weight behind its next-gen software drive.
However, PlayStation Network director Lempel has said that backwards functionality could still play a part in Sony’s plans as the technology exists to make PS2 titles available as downloads from the PlayStation Store.
“We haven’t talked about that yet, but there are possibilities through technology and software emulation to make that possible,” he told EGM magazine, via Kotaku.
Sony currently offers original PlayStation titles as downloads for PS3 and PSP via the PlayStation Store. [Next-Gen.biz]