Dude, get a grip. I wouldn't have paid more than $199 for a PS3 without BC. I am thankful I got a 20gb PS3 with FULL BC because I still have a ton of games. I actually looked at my space when I was just trading for the 40gb and was trying to figure out where in the devil to put it. However, after finding the PS3 20gb, my problem was solved. I unplugged the PS2 and put it on the other side of the room - and the PS3 slid right into the spot.

I feel for folks who have to make the choice like you are stating. It's not doable for a lot of folks - and I have an entire room dedicated to gaming/movie watching and the like. To tell someone 'You get this' and have no inkling into the housing situation of a person is offensive and downright rude.

Get over it. Some gamers aren't tempted by Sony's current lineup and think Blu Ray is meh. Not everyone is drinking the 'The PS3 rocks' pimp juice and know for a fact Sony dropped the feature to make a quick buck.

Before you *offer* advice, I'd recommend you shush and wait to be asked ... 

@madskillz

I know how important BC is to you, but it's really no near as important to most of the market as it is to you. For example, most everyone would buy a PS3 if it was $199.

I am not belittling your reasons for buying it. I am just saying you are in the extreme minority. Big companies don't really try to accommodate the extreme moronity unfortunately.

 You listed crazzyman and a couple of other fanboys, and there were more than one thread on this.  Essentially it went like this.  Sony fanboys that criticised MS for not having FULL BC turned around and said, it's totally fine that the PS3 now has NO BC.  And then most other people cried foul.

The Crazzymann I listed is a different poster, notice how there are two 'n''s at the end (that's right it wasn't a typo.) As for the others, they're fine, no need to start accusing other posters of being fanboys.

You seem to have misunderstood. I was talking exclusively about the price of Sony games being hiked up in Pal territories starcraft, not BC.

That is after all what I presumed this thread was mainly about. (Your link etc.)

Do you have proof I am in the extreme minority? Unlike you, if a company offered one feature, called it a core value and dropped it - I would hold that company's feet to the fire. And if I am in the minority on this, why do folks on other sites - including Best Buy - complain about buying a PS3 that doesn't play PS2 games?

Every 360 has the ability to play *Most* Xbox games. You have to add a hard drive, but guess what? That's your choice. While Sony is happy to give gamers features unnecessary for gaming, it drove up the price and gives folks few options. Add to that the games are ok, but not stellar and that everyone isn't so willing to hop onto the HD wagon yet.

I've had my PS3 for almost a week and it's a cool experience, but that's with me using PS2 games on it and watching a few Blu Rays.

Honestly, if I had a 40gb PS3 I paid $399 for, I'd be royally pizzed off ... it offers a similar gaming experience to the 360, except you have to install games (still baffled by this ...) and an HD movie player. That's it. And ... it can play my PS2 games - a huge plus. 

That 'agreement' is at $60US as  mentioned by CrashMan.  Now try and get the same consensus at $110AU.  Also, as I recall, the quote was saying it was just affecting non-US (Britian, Aus., etc) with no mention of US.  A lot easier to condone prices going up when you don't have to pay for them.  

Example:  I think most MS and Nintendo fanboys would think it perfectly okay if Sony double the price for PS3 and its games if you admitted you were a fanboy of theirs.

 My apologies, I misunderstood. 

But as Renar points out, $AI10 is around $US95.  So i think we need to see if we can re-establish consensus lol. 

we get it ps3 is not for everyone. hell 360 and wii isnt either but please dont say there are not enough games for it its getting old and it was not true a year ago and not true now..........

@ Dno
Noone in this thread has said that there is no games. But I will say that the PS3's catalogue pales in comparison to the other two consoles. Do you realise that the PS3 doesn't have a single 90%+ exclusive on gamerankings?

Seeing as all your posts are like this, I've never really wondered.. or I guess cared for that matter.

However, I see BC as a double edge sword. I dislike that they removed it as I think it's a strong selling point for the PS3. At the same time, they've been cutting the PS3's production prices a lot since it launched and I'd also like to see cheaper PS3's for the people who are on the fence.