Cannot play PS2 games on present 2009 PS3 consoles

I wrote in to Sony to ask if I could play some PS2 games on present PS3 consoles.
There are just too many contradicting views online and the best way to know is through the official horse's mouth.

This is the response I got.

And I so wanted to play God of War 2 which is only available in PS2.


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http://asia.playstation.com/sg/en/contactus

Hi, i intend to get a PS3. I would like to find out if I can play PS2 game God of war 2 on the latest model of 80 gb Ps3 console ?

Thanks.
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Thank you for your e-mail and interest in PS products.

Regarding to your enquiry, please be advised the PLAYSTATION 3 consoles currently on offer at our Sony Style Shops would not support the operation with a PLAYSTATION 1 and 2 game titles.

Only PLAYSTATION 3 consoles model CECH-A06 and CECH-E06 are capable of reading PS1/PS2 games with the colour system of NTSC J.

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