Do you guys think PS3 will become even cheaper as more features are removed?

-Linux Support

-PS2 BC

-USB Ports

-Memory Card Readers

What's next? Blu Ray support? I hope so, the quality isn't worth the often +$10 more than the DVD version.

What's next? Blu Ray support? I hope so, the quality isn't worth the often +$10 more than the DVD version.

EvanTheGamer

What else could they possibly remove... Hmm... WiFi being built in I guess. Cows would have a conniption.

[QUOTE="EvanTheGamer"]

-Linux Support

-PS2 BC

-USB Ports

-Memory Card Readers

What's next? Blu Ray support? I hope so, the quality isn't worth the often +$10 more than the DVD version.

Desmonic

Downloadables only I guess.

If Blu Ray support was removed people wouldn't be able to run their own games. USB ports, SD card slots, Linux support and in a very small degree, BC, were considered by many users expensable features if thats what it taked to reduce the price of the Ps3 and make it affordable, now the system is quite affordable and still offers a great value for what you get out of the Box. Its a shame linux support was removed but Pirates were taking advantage of it, Im still convinced to this day, that Sony removed BC with Ps2 games to push Ps3 software sales not to reduce costs.

Are you suggesting that they will remove even more features? The PS3 is fine as it is right now. They shouldn't take away anything.

TC, try harder next time

Rumble becoming last-gen again?

What about the Time Travel feature?

Are you suggesting that they will remove even more features? The PS3 is fine as it is right now. They shouldn't take away anything.

Hexagon_777

So are YOU saying the PS3 wasn't fine when it launched? That Sony is justified in taking away features?

I don't see how removing OS support will reduce the cost of the console. Didn't they remove it for safety issues?xsubtownerx

Linux was removed to avoid hacking, even though apparently you can still use Linux somehow after the patch.

BC was taken out to lower the manufacturing price so they could drop the price.

USB ports were removed so they could drop the price

What's the point of a memory card reader when it doesn't have BC?

And you think they would take away blu-ray? That would be kind of useless to sell a console that doesn't even play its own games

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

Are you suggesting that they will remove even more features? The PS3 is fine as it is right now. They shouldn't take away anything.

EvanTheGamer

So are YOU saying the PS3 wasn't fine when it launched? That Sony is justified in taking away features?

The PS3 has advanced a lot since it was launched

Other expensible features could include WiFi. Too late for BR obviuosly.

Linux was removed to avoid hacking, even though apparently you can still use Linux somehow after the patch.

BC was taken out to lower the manufacturing price so they could drop the price.

USB ports were removed so they could drop the price

What's the point of a memory card reader when it doesn't have BC?

And you think they would take away blu-ray? That would be kind of useless to sell a console that doesn't even play its own games

BPoole96

Anything to make it cheaper to produce.

The PS3 has advanced a lot since it was launched

BPoole96

If by advance you mean downgrade...

Yeah that other OS feature was a real killer in the overall cost of the PS3. The only critical thing they removed was the Emotion chip and the GPU for the PS2 which cost a lot to keep in the PS3. Everything else is just unnecessary fluff.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]Are you suggesting that they will remove even more features? The PS3 is fine as it is right now. They shouldn't take away anything.EvanTheGamer

Sony removed features I wouldn't utilise and achieved a reasonable price in return. I wish they had just kept the PlayStation 3 a single SKU, however, and had just relied on improving, cheaper hardware as well as software to regain losses.

[QUOTE="AgentA-Mi6"]If Blu Ray support was removed people wouldn't be able to run their own games. USB ports, SD card slots, Linux support and in a very small degree, BC, were considered by many users expensable features if thats what it taked to reduce the price of the Ps3 and make it affordable, now the system is quite affordable and still offers a great value for what you get out of the Box. Its a shame linux support was removed but Pirates were taking advantage of it, Im still convinced to this day, that Sony removed BC with Ps2 games to push Ps3 software sales not to reduce costs.DarkLink77

depending on how sony perceives the GO! we might see a ps3 w/ no blu-ray...

PS3 would become cheaper if they removed hardware from it, and the only part of the hardware they could remove now is the built-in WiFi.

Now, people have complained about the removal of "install other OS" option... who even installed that???

BTW:

http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm

Scroll down a bit to the PS3 news. ;)

depending on how sony perceives the GO! we might see a ps3 w/ no blu-ray...jrhawk42

That would be sweet. If Sony get digital distribution right by not overpricing the hardware, causing people to falsely believe that digital distribution is made of fail, then I am all for it.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="AgentA-Mi6"]If Blu Ray support was removed people wouldn't be able to run their own games. USB ports, SD card slots, Linux support and in a very small degree, BC, were considered by many users expensable features if thats what it taked to reduce the price of the Ps3 and make it affordable, now the system is quite affordable and still offers a great value for what you get out of the Box. Its a shame linux support was removed but Pirates were taking advantage of it, Im still convinced to this day, that Sony removed BC with Ps2 games to push Ps3 software sales not to reduce costs.AgentA-Mi6

Well I guess if a 360 slim comes out and as rumored removes the memory card slots we will see no flack about it from cows huh?:lol:

Wouldnt bet on it yet they can explain away the removal of more than one feature as nothing. Watch I say.:)

[QUOTE="Desmonic"][QUOTE="EvanTheGamer"]

-Linux Support

-PS2 BC

-USB Ports

-Memory Card Readers

What's next? Blu Ray support? I hope so, the quality isn't worth the often +$10 more than the DVD version.

EvanTheGamer

Downloadables only I guess.

You really didn't think this through in my opinion. Digital downloads are not a complete let alone viable solution. You do not own the full disc and the way some companies handle their downloads, you'd spend 30 bucks to re-download a 5 dollar item.

lol id feel bad for new ps3 owners if they did indeed take out wifi -remember the 20 gig didnt even have that

so it pretty much be like the 20 gig minus all the readers and bc and linux support

, and thus would make 360 just cost as much

[QUOTE="AgentA-Mi6"][QUOTE="DarkLink77"] Good for them, bad for the consumer.DarkLink77

PS3 should drop off -$20Ratchet_Fan8

Maybe, but their decisions are questionable. I mean, the Sixaxis over BC? Whose idea was that?DarkLink77

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]Maybe, but their decisions are questionable. I mean, the Sixaxis over BC? Whose idea was that?AgentA-Mi6

Other expensible features could include WiFi. Too late for BR obviuosly.

vaderhater

I had to sell my PS3 because they removed the OS feature. I just didn't want it anymore.aaronmullan

[QUOTE="AgentA-Mi6"]

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]Maybe, but their decisions are questionable. I mean, the Sixaxis over BC? Whose idea was that?DarkLink77

I had to sell my PS3 because they removed the OS feature. I just didn't want it anymore.aaronmullan

[QUOTE="EvanTheGamer"]What's next? Blu Ray support? I hope so, the quality isn't worth the often +$10 more than the DVD version.