Arontala said:
ShadowKatt said:
TheYellowCellPhone said:
I only play my PS3 for backwards compatibility and every once in a while for Mirror's Edge. I wouldn't notice if PSN had ever gone down.
Blasphemy! The PS3 isn't backward compatible!
Oh, wait, it WAS backward compatible. it went the way of the other OS option. I really think this is going to be my last Sony console.
Didn't they take it out so that the PS3 wouldn't cost a shit-ton amount of money to create and purchase?
You mean so they could boost sales by not being the most expensive console on the market? oh wait...
ACTUALLY, I don't know why they removed it. I've heard it was a cost cutting measure. I've also heard that it was a conflict issue, though I don't believe that. I didn't get one of the first two waves of PS3s, but mine still does PS1 games. My mate has one of the first two waves and hers does PS1 and 2 games. Now, they don't do it at all, and I can't comprehend it since it still plays CDs and DVDs, just not SONY GAMES. I've also heard it was a way to keep the PS2 relevant, done purposefully so that people would still be forced to buy PS2 hardware(consoles, controllers, memory cards, etc etc).
I don't know what the reason is, and I'm not going to get into "But it was an advertised feature!" because whether it was or not, it was expected. Myself, I was floored when I learned that my PS2 wasn't and never would be compatible, and I spent a LOT of time looking for a PS2 emulator I could install to perform the same function, even going so far as considering a dual boot OS that could run an emulator. Of course, now I can't do that EITHER.