PS3 price drop sort of coming in September

I know for a fact BC will make or break this as a purchase for people.

I know for a fact BC will make or break this purchase for ME.

Yeah, if this doesn't have all the features of the current 80GB PS3(the backwards compatibility and such) I will have to buy myself a current 80GB soon before it's too late. I hate how he worded this announcement so confusingly ... I hope someone finds out quick what is going on.

stoicshock pretty much hit the nail on the head. I won't even consider the purchase if it isn't BC. If it is, then I'll certainly be tempted.

My sentiments exactly.
If there's no BC, I'll keep waiting.

...is backwards compatibility really such a big deal? When the 360 was only compatible for about twenty games, I remember people saying that it didn't matter. Now, the PS3 took out what "didn't matter" to save manufacturing costs, and all of a sudden, it matters (usually to those same people, of which I'm not implying anyone here of being). I have the original 60GB, and yes, I do play PS1/2 games on it. But I really couldn't care less, my PS2 is still in my room and still hooked up and stilled used to this day. Both systems are worth it for what they do, all of which they do extremely well. I don't know anyone who complained when the Super Nintendo/64/Gamecube weren't backwards compatible...

Darrien, I can't speak for everyone but it's more that the system had originally had it in the first place that people are complaining about, I personally feel like I'm not getting the whole deal if it doesn't have backwards compatibility.

Also my PS2 is pretty damn old and I'm afraid of the day it will die(I mean I already get disc read errors and the such), so having the PS3 as a back up would be a nice thing for me.

Plus there's always the fact that it's one less system to have taking up limited space near my TV(I already have 5 systems sitting around my TV), not to mention it'd mean less cable swapping.

And finally, though it's not really an a strong argument; Sony was the first to ever do backwards compatibility, for them not to keep it up now is silly, especially when we know they can and have done it.

So yes, those are my reasons why backwards compatibility matters to me personally.

For Root Beer King: The only PS3 [that I know] that has -nowadays- Backward Compatibility with PS2 is the PS3 60GB Model. There is no 80GB Model -nowadays.


About PS3 80GB's Backward Compatibility: Meristation (Spanish gaming magazine) assures there is no BC on the 80GB model
Translation [from: www.meristation.com/v3/des_noticia.php?id=cw487... follows:

It will replace the current 40GB version, as it's price will also be 399 €, and it will keep all its features. Therefore, it will still lack of backward-compatibility, it is just an increase in capacity.

Maybe the corp. thinks about it better and they finally release it with BC... hope so :)
if not: I know for a fact BC will make or break this purchase also for me.

PS: I'm not affiliated anyway with MeristationMagazine.

I'm pretty sure the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle 80GB has Backward Compatibility still(just not the hardware type, which you're right is the 60GB).

There was a time I regretted buying a PS3 at launch for $600 (w/ almost no games), backward compatibility is the reason that really justifies it, so now I don't have to worry hunting down the near extinct 60 gb, or the expensive MGS4 80Gb software bc bundle.

BC is useful for me since I have a huge stack of unfinished PS2 games. Unfortunately I still have to have my PS2 hooked up since many of them are Jpn imports, which are region-locked out.

Problem is Sony had to take something out to keep the cost down since everyone complained about big $600 price tag. I can't say for everyone, but as a blu-ray player (of course back then we weren't sure if it was going to be the de facto format), being able to play PS1/2/3 games, I thought the price was reasonable even though I'm not the richest person. People practically expect Sony to just give them a system for free.

It's funny though, my friend held out until now and finally bought a PS3 last week, then comes the news of price drop.. and he's alrdy worried running out of space installing MGS4 and DMC4. My 60Gb is down to 10 too, good thing the PS3 hard drive is not proprietary.