Convinced - $399 PS3 coming in October

[NJ5]

I said this a thousand times: BC is not just software emulation of the EE, it's also PS2's graphical chip (GS).

Motherboard with EE+GS (as in 60 GB USA version):

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/4132/1041533231054163/1600/ps3_32.1.jpg

Motherboard with GS only (as in 80 GB version):

http://i23.tinypic.com/2woxjj9.jpg

Following up on what Just_Ben said above:

The reason why the GS is not emulated is that it has very fast embedded RAM. However, according to iSuppli, the EE+GS combo costs $27 only! And since that RAM is included in the GS, I think that cost should include the RAM. So according to iSuppli's data, Sony is saving less than $27 by removing backwards compatibility.

The Portuguese fanboys at a Playstation fan board are reacting mostly with shock to these news.