Tretton on BC and other things

[TheRealMafoo]

Kasz216 said:

TheRealMafoo said:
It's not the price of the PS2 hardware, it's the price of the PS3 hardware.

They are keeping the PS2 out of it to force people to buy PS3 games, and thus offset the loss of the console.

it was why they removed it in the first place, and why they have not brought it back.

My guess is when the thing cost next to nothing to make, they will add it then, so they can sell PS2 games on PSN.

I guess the not going back line was a bold faced lie then?  He was honest about why even though it might lose some fans since it was money oriented against the players best needs... then goes out of his way to lie?

Doesn't make sense.

 

I am not making it up. That's what Sony said when they removed it :)

http://gamernode.com/News/4697-The-real-reason-for-no-BC-on-the-40GB-PS3/index.html

According to the WSJ: "Mr. Tretton conceded that removing that capability [backwards compatibility], along with a few other features, isn't dramatically reducing Sony's cost of manufacturing the console but will instead encourage buyers of the entry-level PlayStation 3 to purchase more games designed specifically for the new system."