| Arius Dion said: I actually think the reason PS2 is still supported is because the PS3 failed to take off as well as Sony had originally expected. It is assinine to think that the last place console will command 10 years of attention, the more sluggish the sales the less attention it will receive. |
In regards to the PS2, this is partially true due to the profits earned from buying PS2's and their peripherals. Because the PS2 was still in high demand and the PS3 was so costly to produce, SONY was forced to take out backwards compatibility from the PS3 to reduce the production cost AND to earn extra profit from PS2 and PS2 peripherals that would not have occured because a backwards compatible PS3 owner would have less reasons to buy a PS2 and PS2 peripherals. But in reagrds to a last place console (PS3) to "command" 10 years of atttention, this gen has been the most unconventional gen of all console history. What you are saying is normally true, but given the current circumstances, you never know by examples I've stated in previous posts.
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