"So there we have it. Clearly, the PlayStation 3 is a much more robust and fully-featured device than it was at launch. "
no your wrong here. removal of hardware, then software backwards compatibility means it is not, unless of course your lucky enough to have a 20, or 60 gb unit.
not related to the prior comment, wifi is a luxury, that honestly hurts gameplay speed, download speed, and leaves you open to security issues. they could save money and cut costs by removing that feature, a feature, which is less valuable then backwards compatibility.
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