I think it was to force people to keep buying PS2s. Can't say it didn't work, PS2s are still selling after all this time.DeadlyBritishDisease said:I'm not entirely sure why they chose to get rid of the backwards compatibility in the first place. I would've been a major selling point.
walmart retails ps2's for $99.99 up here in canada. then you have to buy memory cards and such..wich sometimes can be around 25 to 30 dollars depending on what you want. so after taxes?Ephraim J. Witchwood said:I don't because I don't care about the PS2, and PS2s are about $50, not $150.zxBARRICADExz said:obviously you have a ps2?.Ephraim J. Witchwood said:I'm good with what they're giving me. If you want backwards compatibility, buy a PS2. Not so hard.
i do not. as i bought a PS3 thinking sony would continue BC.
why would i pay 150 dollars or more! just to play my ps2 games?
simple..Software emulation! if they re-introduced it onto ps3's EVEN the 40g's iwould be happy.
ya money is kinda tight around here so a trip isnt all that good of an idea considering im 497 miles north of the borderEphraim J. Witchwood said:Take a trip to the US.zxBARRICADExz said:walmart retails ps2's for $99.99 up here in canada. then you have to buy memory cards and such..wich sometimes can be around 25 to 30 dollars depending on what you want. so after taxes?Ephraim J. Witchwood said:I don't because I don't care about the PS2, and PS2s are about $50, not $150.zxBARRICADExz said:obviously you have a ps2?.Ephraim J. Witchwood said:I'm good with what they're giving me. If you want backwards compatibility, buy a PS2. Not so hard.
i do not. as i bought a PS3 thinking sony would continue BC.
why would i pay 150 dollars or more! just to play my ps2 games?
simple..Software emulation! if they re-introduced it onto ps3's EVEN the 40g's iwould be happy.
$150.
Buy used PS2 from Gamestop for $50.
Pray that it works (most likely will, from my experience).
Have fun with it.
You could also order one from eBay or something similar. The best place to go for previous generation hardware is the used market.
The way they were doing it cost way, way too much. That's part of the reason why release PS3s were like $800.DeadlyBritishDisease said:I'm not entirely sure why they chose to get rid of the backwards compatibility in the first place. I would've been a major selling point.
OT: Personally I'm not too fussed, mainly because I didn't have anything important on PSN. What I would like is for the service to come back on again...