PS3: It only does... less and less each month.

Ars Technica chronicles the PS3's magical disappearing features.

And that doesn't even cover the features that magically disappeared from PS3 before it launched, such as a gigabit ethernet router or dual HDMI ports.

All they got was BC and linux.. linux not being important at all ... so just BC.

It's the repercussion of all those people that asked for a price drop.

Sony gave it to em just as they asked :P

Ars Technica chronicles the PS3's magical disappearing features.

And that doesn't even cover the features that magically disappeared from PS3 before it launched, such as a gigabit ethernet router or dual HDMI ports.

UnnDunn

All they got was BC and linux.. linux not being important at all ... so just BC.

Espada12

All they got was BC and linux.. linux not being important at all ... so just BC.

Espada12

Same as what i think.BC is a nice "want" but its not a "need".Besides arent we buying these consoles for the games that are coming out, not the ones we already played :S.Thats the way i see it dont get me wrong its fun to play some PS2 games from time to time same with the PS1 games but its not a feature i am particularly bothered if its there or not.Cause im too busy playing new games :P

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

All they got was BC and linux.. linux not being important at all ... so just BC.

dog_dirt

oh am i imagining or is my DS3 rumbling lol.It was re-added so its technically there.

How is rumble a disappearing feature?

Also, you can't lose features you never had, so the idea that the ps3 lost features before it launched nonsense. Every product has a design phase, and ambition sometimes kicks you in the rear when you realize what you'll have to charge to bring the wanted features to fruition. No one would buy a $1000 dollar console on launch, well almost no one.

People want a 100 dollar price drop? Fine, remove BC and lower the price of the ps2 to $99. Done.

Hackers wanna hack? Fine, remove the feature they are exploiting. Done.

Ars Technica chronicles the PS3's magical disappearing features.

And that doesn't even cover the features that magically disappeared from PS3 before it launched, such as a gigabit ethernet router or dual HDMI ports.

UnnDunn

Guess buying it at launch is paying off now.

How is rumble a disappearing feature?

Also, you can't lose features you never had, so the idea that the ps3 lost features before it launched nonsense. Every product has a design phase, and ambition sometimes kicks you in the rear when you realize what you'll have to charge to bring the wanted features to fruition. No one would buy a $1000 dollar console on launch, well almost no one.

People want a 100 dollar price drop? Fine, remove BC and lower the price of the ps2 to $99. Done.

Hackers wanna hack? Fine, remove the feature they are exploiting. Done.

Pug-Nasty

want customer to go out and buy expensive new controller???? Simply remove feature at launch, tell your customers it will never happen.... then re introduce it few months later so your customers can now go out and spend a cool £39 on a controller with the feature that you said would never happen.

[QUOTE="Pug-Nasty"]

How is rumble a disappearing feature?

Also, you can't lose features you never had, so the idea that the ps3 lost features before it launched nonsense. Every product has a design phase, and ambition sometimes kicks you in the rear when you realize what you'll have to charge to bring the wanted features to fruition. No one would buy a $1000 dollar console on launch, well almost no one.

People want a 100 dollar price drop? Fine, remove BC and lower the price of the ps2 to $99. Done.

Hackers wanna hack? Fine, remove the feature they are exploiting. Done.

dog_dirt

want customer to go out and buy expensive new controller???? Simply remove feature at launch, tell your customers it will never happen.... then re introduce it few months later so your customers can now go out and spend a cool £39 on a controller with the feature that you said would never happen.

[QUOTE="Pug-Nasty"]

How is rumble a disappearing feature?

Also, you can't lose features you never had, so the idea that the ps3 lost features before it launched nonsense. Every product has a design phase, and ambition sometimes kicks you in the rear when you realize what you'll have to charge to bring the wanted features to fruition. No one would buy a $1000 dollar console on launch, well almost no one.

People want a 100 dollar price drop? Fine, remove BC and lower the price of the ps2 to $99. Done.

Hackers wanna hack? Fine, remove the feature they are exploiting. Done.

dog_dirt

want customer to go out and buy expensive new controller???? Simply remove feature at launch, tell your customers it will never happen.... then re introduce it few months later so your customers can now go out and spend a cool £39 on a controller with the feature that you said would never happen.

your logic is totally out the window silly.Rumble doesnt make an adverse affect to gameplay in many games to be bluntly honest.Name one game that severely relies on rumble as a feature.Face it rumble is not a "need" factor within the console controller design and more a "want".

People like me who arent pants on head retarded figured out that all it is really is a sixaxis with rumble and much like the PS1 controller the first design was phased out in favour of the new one.I done away with a digital pad on the PS1 till i got a PS2 cause i didnt feel i absolutely needed the extra feature.

[QUOTE="Pug-Nasty"]

How is rumble a disappearing feature?

Also, you can't lose features you never had, so the idea that the ps3 lost features before it launched nonsense. Every product has a design phase, and ambition sometimes kicks you in the rear when you realize what you'll have to charge to bring the wanted features to fruition. No one would buy a $1000 dollar console on launch, well almost no one.

People want a 100 dollar price drop? Fine, remove BC and lower the price of the ps2 to $99. Done.

Hackers wanna hack? Fine, remove the feature they are exploiting. Done.

dog_dirt

want customer to go out and buy expensive new controller???? Simply remove feature at launch, tell your customers it will never happen.... then re introduce it few months later so your customers can now go out and spend a cool £39 on a controller with the feature that you said would never happen.

Sony was in a lawsuit at the time.... so they couldn't have it at launch. Read the part in that article about the rumble.

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[QUOTE="Pug-Nasty"]

How is rumble a disappearing feature?

Also, you can't lose features you never had, so the idea that the ps3 lost features before it launched nonsense. Every product has a design phase, and ambition sometimes kicks you in the rear when you realize what you'll have to charge to bring the wanted features to fruition. No one would buy a $1000 dollar console on launch, well almost no one.

People want a 100 dollar price drop? Fine, remove BC and lower the price of the ps2 to $99. Done.

Hackers wanna hack? Fine, remove the feature they are exploiting. Done.

Espada12

want customer to go out and buy expensive new controller???? Simply remove feature at launch, tell your customers it will never happen.... then re introduce it few months later so your customers can now go out and spend a cool £39 on a controller with the feature that you said would never happen.

Sony was in a lawsuit at the time.... so they couldn't have it at launch. Read the part in that article about the rumble.

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

All they got was BC and linux.. linux not being important at all ... so just BC.

dog_dirt

It has rumble. o_o

[QUOTE="Espada12"]

[QUOTE="dog_dirt"]

want customer to go out and buy expensive new controller???? Simply remove feature at launch, tell your customers it will never happen.... then re introduce it few months later so your customers can now go out and spend a cool £39 on a controller with the feature that you said would never happen.

dog_dirt

Sony was in a lawsuit at the time.... so they couldn't have it at launch. Read the part in that article about the rumble.

how is it convenient when immersion actually filed the lawsuit against MS and Sony way back in let me guess 2002?

http://immr.client.shareholder.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=111788

where as instead of going to court MS opted to settle it out of court in 2003 and it was dragged thrrough the mud because sony didnt...

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=4325

explain how its convenient?

BC didn't disappear, it just stopped being featured in newer models as far as PS2 games go. Which was smart. That way people who already own PS2s (which makes up the majority of those buying PS3s) don't have to pay an extra $100 for a PS2 inside their PS3, while those who don't own a PS2 ... can pay the extra $100 for the still-in-production system. All PS3 models still have PS1 backwards compatability, which is access to a great library.

Trolls : They only do less and less effort with each post.

Why are people up here still taling about rumble?

Some of you really need to learn to put 2006 and 2007 away.....it's 2010 now, people.

Ars Technica chronicles the PS3's magical disappearing features.

And that doesn't even cover the features that magically disappeared from PS3 before it launched, such as a gigabit ethernet router or dual HDMI ports.

UnnDunn

Are people still talking about this? This is weeks old already. That is roughly 20 years old in internet time.

I have BC. I have a launch 60GB so I'm happy with that and I hardly even use it as I have a slim PS2. ;)

Features that I have lost since the launch of the PS3:

1. Install Other OS

Features that I have gained since the launch of the PS3 (not all inclusive):

1. Rumble

2. Folding@home

3. Home

4.Trophies

5.Media Streaming

6.Remote Play

7.3D

I have BC. I have a launch 60GB so I'm happy with that and I hardly even use it as I have a slim PS2. ;)

MaximumD

Fanboys of systems are the epitome of the word "pathetic".

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I have BC. I have a launch 60GB so I'm happy with that and I hardly even use it as I have a slim PS2. ;)

dotWithShoes

No kidding. As for what the OP said, I have no idea what I would do with dual HDMI ports.

[QUOTE="dotWithShoes"][QUOTE="MaximumD"]

I have BC. I have a launch 60GB so I'm happy with that and I hardly even use it as I have a slim PS2. ;)

dr_octagon

No kidding. As for what the OP said, I have no idea what I would do with dual HDMI ports.

Wow what fanboy spin, Rumble was ADDED! BC was never taken away, my PS3 has BC, what happened was it was removed from future models to reduce the price of the console, nobody bought a PS3 with BC and then got it taken away. Only thing taken out was Linux which NOBODY ever talked about anyway, seriously stretching it.

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[QUOTE="dotWithShoes"] Don't have an HD TV do ya? I'd rather have my ps3 upscale my ps2 games than tryy to play them on a ps2 on my 42inch.lloveLamp

No kidding. As for what the OP said, I have no idea what I would do with dual HDMI ports.

Hey, that was kinda funny.

Actually, doing that would probably turn the Cell Processor into a quantum singularity, thus destroying the universe.

It's better to have loved and lost (BC and Linux) to have never loved at all (Xbox - no custom hard drives, no bluray, no web browser, no wifi builtin, no bluetooth)

Where X360 never even had any features, lol. Yeah, obviously that matters so much looking at the userbase.darthogre

Ars Technica chronicles the PS3's magical disappearing features.

And that doesn't even cover the features that magically disappeared from PS3 before it launched, such as a gigabit ethernet router or dual HDMI ports.

UnnDunn

More and more the ps3 is becoming the 360. Eventually it will lose its bluray and harddrive! Get the triple now.

I gotta ask, how many of you know someone who actually used linux on their PS3?

It always seemed exceptionally pointless to me.

[QUOTE="darthogre"]Where X360 never even had any features, lol. Yeah, obviously that matters so much looking at the userbase.AD216

Dunno, man. Kindof enjoying the Blu-Ray player, Web Browser, and standard WiFi.

It's better to have loved and lost (BC and Linux) to have never loved at all (Xbox - no custom hard drives, no bluray, no web browser, no wifi builtin, no bluetooth)

Zero_epyon

Ars Technica chronicles the PS3's magical disappearing features.

And that doesn't even cover the features that magically disappeared from PS3 before it launched, such as a gigabit ethernet router or dual HDMI ports.

UnnDunn

Wow what fanboy spin, Rumble was ADDED! BC was never taken away, my PS3 has BC, what happened was it was removed from future models to reduce the price of the console, nobody bought a PS3 with BC and then got it taken away. Only thing taken out was Linux which NOBODY ever talked about anyway, seriously stretching it.

Mestitia

Fail article is fail. They didnt remove rumble from ps3 they added it.

I gotta ask, how many of you know someone who actually used linux on their PS3?

It always seemed exceptionally pointless to me.

StealthedRogue

[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"]

It's better to have loved and lost (BC and Linux) to have never loved at all (Xbox - no custom hard drives, no bluray, no web browser, no wifi builtin, no bluetooth)

AD216

[QUOTE="AD216"][QUOTE="darthogre"]Where X360 never even had any features, lol. Yeah, obviously that matters so much looking at the userbase.dr_octagon

Dunno, man. Kindof enjoying the Blu-Ray player, Web Browser, and standard WiFi.