No backwards compatability is a good thing

http://www.ps3tag.com/comments.asp?id=110

hmmm thats funny,I remember back in 05' when it wasn't such a good thing.

Wow, no BC for the 40 gb...that kinda sucks. BC just makes things easier, even if I still plan on keeping my ps1 and ps2. white_sox

It's just an excuse for Sony to sell more PS2s since they are still making more money than the PS3.

Personally, I think BC is extremely important as I have invested so much in games from last gen. So far, the Wii is the only system doing it right.

Since when do lemmings care about B/C? 40gb will still have better B/C with just ps1 games.Ragnarok1051

[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]Since when do lemmings care about B/C? 40gb will still have better B/C with just ps1 games.bob_nope_none

Sony did what they had to do to lower the cost, it's what the consumer's wanted in the end. You know what the funny thing is about those SKU's? All the M$ ones break down while the Sony ones are top notch. And its not just Sony who is hypocritical. I want B/C, but we can't get everything.

[QUOTE="bob_nope_none"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]Since when do lemmings care about B/C? 40gb will still have better B/C with just ps1 games.Ragnarok1051

Sony did what they had to do to lower the cost, it's what the consumer's wanted in the end. You know what the funny thing is about those SKU's? All the M$ ones break down while the Sony ones are top notch. And its not just Sony who is hypocritical. I want B/C, but we can't get everything.

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[QUOTE="bob_nope_none"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]Since when do lemmings care about B/C? 40gb will still have better B/C with just ps1 games.bob_nope_none

Sony did what they had to do to lower the cost, it's what the consumer's wanted in the end. You know what the funny thing is about those SKU's? All the M$ ones break down while the Sony ones are top notch. And its not just Sony who is hypocritical. I want B/C, but we can't get everything.

The punch-line is that you can't play them if your console keeps breaking. Sony is not the only hypocrital company out there, if you think so I can't help you.

[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]Since when do lemmings care about B/C? 40gb will still have better B/C with just ps1 games.bob_nope_none

The problem with this whole board is right here in this post. "You guys" said this, "you guys" said that. I didn't know there was an official cow spokesperson. Just because a few people, who post a lot and seem like many people, say something, does not mean that you can make blanket statements about every person who owns a PS3.

This stupid "you guys" crap infects every argument on this board, from who's hyping what to which games flopped to whether sales or games are important, etc. Every drooling more-han froths at the mouth with "BUT YOU GUYS", and it needs to stop.

System Wars is where our civilization goes to die. It's an ugly place, and often makes me hate the world.

Unfortunately, I'm addicted to gaming and talking about gaming, and there is no place more active for all three consoles than right here. Double edged sword and all that.

Sony did what they had to do to lower the costRagnarok1051

[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"] Sony did what they had to do to lower the costlowe0

Wow and lose even more money selling it cheaper. You really need to run your own business. :roll:

[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"] Sony did what they had to do to lower the costlowe0

Business major in the house!

Yes, they could have cheaped out and farmed their production out to some third-world sweatshop and made their console out of combustible Fisher Price parts so it would melt on me. Oh please, Sony, pleeeeease!!

[QUOTE="bob_nope_none"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]

[QUOTE="bob_nope_none"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]Since when do lemmings care about B/C? 40gb will still have better B/C with just ps1 games.Ragnarok1051

Sony did what they had to do to lower the cost, it's what the consumer's wanted in the end. You know what the funny thing is about those SKU's? All the M$ ones break down while the Sony ones are top notch. And its not just Sony who is hypocritical. I want B/C, but we can't get everything.

The punch-line is that you can't play them if your console keeps breaking. Sony is not the only hypocrital company out there, if you think so I can't help you.

[QUOTE="bob_nope_none"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]Since when do lemmings care about B/C? 40gb will still have better B/C with just ps1 games.excelR83

The problem with this whole board is right here in this post. "You guys" said this, "you guys" said that. I didn't know there was an official cow spokesperson. Just because a few people, who post a lot and seem like many people, say something, does not mean that you can make blanket statements about every person who owns a PS3.

This stupid "you guys" crap infects every argument on this board, from who's hyping what to which games flopped to whether sales or games are important, etc. Every drooling more-han froths at the mouth with "BUT YOU GUYS", and it needs to stop.

System Wars is where our civilization goes to die. It's an ugly place, and often makes me hate the world.

Unfortunately, I'm addicted to gaming and talking about gaming, and there is no place more active for all three consoles than right here. Double edged sword and all that.

Who cares whether the 5%, 10% or 33% is real or not? Cause the real issue is it could be 100% because it is a design flaw to begin with.

here is some source:
http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/microsoft-admits-all-xbox360s-are-defective.html?Itemid=60

and another:
http://www.crn.com.au/News/55747,microsoft-facing-us115bn-xbox-360-repair-bill.aspx

Hopefully the 65nm that is coming next year will fix it. Cause even though 360 got major hardware issues, I would still like to check out masseffect and huxley IF they ever fix the 360 with the 65nm chip or something.

EDIT: If you are wondering whether the source is real or not.... Hey, how come M$ hasn't sued those guys (and lots of other sites) over posting this on the web? And there was a lawsuit against M$ too....

Funny no counter sue and it was probably settled out of court with lots of M$ONEY.

Who cares whether the 5%, 10% or 33% is real or not? Cause the real issue is it could be 100% because it is a design flaw to begin with.

here is some source:
http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/microsoft-admits-all-xbox360s-are-defective.html?Itemid=60

and another:
http://www.crn.com.au/News/55747,microsoft-facing-us115bn-xbox-360-repair-bill.aspx

Hopefully the 65nm that is coming next year will fix it. Cause even though 360 got major hardware issues, I would still like to check out masseffect and huxley IF they ever fix the 360 with the 65nm chip or something.

EDIT: If you are wondering whether the source is real or not.... Hey, how come M$ hasn't sued those guys (and lots of other sites) over posting this on the web? And there was a lawsuit against M$ too....

Funny no counter sue and it was probably settled out of court with lots of M$ONEY.

gamenux

Second of all there are more people than not that haven't had a broken xbox. I agree there is a problem as mine have broken. The fact of the matter is MS has most of the games worth having so until next year there isnt really a reason to have a ps3.

Can we try to stay on topic Cows...

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"] Sony did what they had to do to lower the costRagnarok1051

Wow and lose even more money selling it cheaper. You really need to run your own business. :roll:

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[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"] Sony did what they had to do to lower the costPBSnipes

Wow and lose even more money selling it cheaper. You really need to run your own business. :roll:

Options. I thought lemmings liked this word?

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"] Sony did what they had to do to lower the costexcelR83

Business major in the house!

Yes, they could have cheaped out and farmed their production out to some third-world sweatshop and made their console out of combustible Fisher Price parts so it would melt on me. Oh please, Sony, pleeeeease!!

Arent most of the parts for the PS3 and 360 made in China?

I would be devastated without backwards compatibility... I own over 70+ PS1 and PS2 titles, and the sole reason I purchased a PS3 was due to the death of my PS2 (had it for 6 years and i abused that thing), I have so many games i have yet to beat... I was really tempted to purchase a 360... however with the death of my ps2... the choice seemed rather easy... I saw no point in purchasing 2 consoles. Honestly... it really does irritate me when people cry about how the ps3 is lacking games... sure the there may be a lack of ps3 titles... but c'mon i play more ps2 titles than ps3 games... I just bought bully, Psychonauts and Persona 3 just the other day... now tell me i'm bored with my ps3...pfft.... In addition, when i first purchased my ps3 I did figure part of the $600 I would spend would cover the cost of purchasing a new PS2.... exactly the same mentality I used when purchasing a PS2 (since I did not own a PS1... I chose the N64 back then....).

anyways here the top 3 games I play on my ps3 currently.... 1) Persona 3 2) Warhawk 3) Pro Evolution Soccer

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[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"] Sony did what they had to do to lower the costRagnarok1051

Wow and lose even more money selling it cheaper. You really need to run your own business. :roll:

Options. I thought lemmings liked this word?

[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"][QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"] Sony did what they had to do to lower the costPBSnipes

Wow and lose even more money selling it cheaper. You really need to run your own business. :roll:

Options. I thought lemmings liked this word?

He was not talking about B/C, but in general. Least thats what I got out of it.

Since when do lemmings care about B/C? 40gb will still have better B/C with just ps1 games.Ragnarok1051

agreed, but it would still be nice to have ps2 b/c but isn't sony going to add it in later with updates?

[QUOTE="white_sox"]Wow, no BC for the 40 gb...that kinda sucks. BC just makes things easier, even if I still plan on keeping my ps1 and ps2. Boba_Fett_3710

It's just an excuse for Sony to sell more PS2s since they are still making more money than the PS3.

Personally, I think BC is extremely important as I have invested so much in games from last gen. So far, the Wii is the only system doing it right.

yea it is.

Since when do lemmings care about B/C? 40gb will still have better B/C with just ps1 games.Ragnarok1051

I rarely use backwards compatibilty on my 360, but I definitely want it. I never finished Shenmue II on my Xbox, so someday I want to go back to it (especially when they release Shenmue 3...please God!). I also never finished the side-adventure from the Xbox version of Silent Hill 2, and I'd like to see it running on my 42" plasma. BC isn't the most important thing in the world, but it's good to have. I've spent wayyyyy more time playing Persona 3 (for the PS2) on my PS3 than any PS3 games...

Wow, and here I was planning to buy the 40gb one. No backward compatability would be like cutting off one of my metaphorical limbs of gaming. I can barelyuse my PS2 because I can already tell the thing is on its last legs. It makes these horrible whirring noises and the AV cables are so frayed that the left Audio one snapped off a few days ago. :?

The thing is, if there's one thing I enjoy doing, it's playing old games and reliving the memories of what made them so great to begin with. I guess I'm really the only person who does that, but BC is pretty important to me. Ah well, I might be without either PS2 or PS3 games this gen at this rate.

How isNO BCa good thing, I can make 3 points that HAVING BC is a good thing.

1.People can selltheir PS2 to some guy/friend/cousin who doesn't have a PS2 and too poor to afford a PS3 and use that money for a PS3.

2. The 60GB can play PS2/PS1 games in 1080p with a WIRELESS controller, which PS2 itself cannot.

3. One less hassle for setting up PS2 and save more shelf space.

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]Then after lowe0 said posted about selling the consoles at a cheaper price, presumably by never including BC (presumably because he quoted your aforementioned post). Then you said "Wow and lose even more money by selling it cheaper", contradicting your first post because Sony could have sold PS3s at a lower price from day 1 by not including BC. Therefore, your second post makes no sense, unless you have multiple personalities.Ragnarok1051