Sony execs talk backward compatibility, PS3 comeback

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"...and stressed that there's still a model on the market that offers the features (for $100 extra, of course)."

Discontinued?

So the ability to download PS2 games for the PS3 is being considered?

*waits for Sony fanboys to praise it yet still attack Microsoft's Xbox Originals*

I call shenanigans.

Yup, there's absolutely no 'available' PS3 in Europe that has backwards compatibility right now. The very first European PS3 models had the 'half-hearted software backwards compatibility', but they've been discontinued.

The only version available here now, is the 'no PS2 support at all' one. Not to mention that it's still the equivalent of about $750 USD.

Quite honestly, the lack of backwards compatibility, price, and lack of dual shock controllers are the only things holding me back from buying a PS3. When they finally sort those three things out, I'll be getting one. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem like any time soon, if ever...

I could see this coming from a mile away. An Extra $100 though?

So they slashed backward compatibility in order to cut cost, and then they announce that they are releasing games that require backward compatibility to be played... welcome back, Sony. Back from your Xmas holiday a little bit late!

Maybe they'll do something a la "XBOX Originals"

Maybe they'll do something a la "XBOX Originals"

They're salivating over the money nintendo has raked in with virtual console games. Why provide backcap when you can just sell them the game again in a format they'll never be able to transfer?

ca-ching.

Is it just me, or doe sthat sound like they removed BWC so that they could resell ps2 games as downloadables?

And this is a good thing?

.........

"and stressed that there's still a model on the market that offers the features"

No, there isn't. The bloody fools.

Briiiing back, briiiing back
Oh bring back my BC to me, to me!
Briiiing back, briiiing back
Oh bring back my BC to me!

Personally, I could care less about BC. That's just me though. I bought the 40GB (I will probably upgrade that to 500GB IF possible), I have not one regret so far. I still have my last gen consoles if I need to play the last gen games. I barely have time to play the current gen games let alone last gen.

If anything, just make an optional download to have BC. That should cover everything.

I could really care less about a larger HD....Backwards Compatibility is more important....not to mention a way to make old PS2 controllers compatibile.

True early adopters got rewarded for a change...

But the fact that SONY is throwing BC out the window for no other reason than to cut costs so they can defend the Blu-Ray adoption......well.....

Give BC back to all PS3 owners!!!

i owned a ps1, bought a collection of games i loved. ps2 came out and i thought nothing of trading up as it had bc. bc just encouraged me to trade up. no bc on ps3 just makes me stop with sony at the ps2.

the wii vc makes sense to me because i own a nes, snes, tg16 and genesis. its a huge mess of wires to have all those and a wii hooked up, along with my ps2. plus no cart swapping. its a huge space saver between wires, systems and controllers.

now if sony were to have a vc with ps1, 2 and other old consoles, then maybe, but nintendo already grabbed up all the good consoles. another dealbreaker would be if they got the guncon 1/2 games to work on plasma screens. (and yes i understand its a hardware limitation with the guns). i love time crisis games, but have to lug my ps2 across the house to play.

Right, so I can buy games that I already own?
Perhaps they'll have some way of unlocking games you've already bought?

i hate to sound like a fanboy but....

Although it is slightly irritating to be paying Nintendo for games you have bought before te last gen, the Cube, does work just by sticking the discs in.

Yes, I know that the Wii is 2 cubes duct taped together and therefore easier to implement but it is useful I find. I do play old Cube games and when there's nothing worth buying on the Wii shelves then I'll often go an EBay a cube game I missed - jut picked up F-Zero GX and love it.

I'll get a PS3 at some point but I would love to have BC on t properly as I own quite a few PS2 games and there's a laod more I'd like to buy on EBay - saw Tekken 4 for £2.10 the other day. But i see that doesn't make Sony any money.

Look come on, all of you, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft - just sit down ad make ONE machine. Sony, you deal with the building the thing so it's reliable, Microsoft you look after all the online bits n pieces and the marketing. Nintendo, you oversee the games (obviously taking some notes on how to make hardcore games as well for the other 2)

All hail the WiiStation 360! No exclusives you miss out on, no downloadables you miss out on, no old titles you can't download due to licensing arguments, no developers baking the wrong horse. Everybody wins.