i will understand if they choose to do this.
at $399 they offer a ps3 that plays BR movies, ps3 games, dvd's, etc. It still has WIFI, something that will cost you an addtional $80+ on top of the price on any xbox 360 console. While lacking backwards compatibility, they recognize that with 45 million ps2's in the US, people who want a ps2 largely already own one.
at $499 they offer a ps3 that does everything the $399 model does with a few additional features, like being able to play your ps/ps2 games, bigger hard drive, card readers, etc.
While people on internet forums want to chastise sony for every move they make, this one seems nessasary. Their $399 and $499 price points have clear value differentiation. While it seems that core gamers want a $399 ps3 that plays ps/ps2 games, it also seems to if sony were to offer this they would find another reason why it sucks and choose not to buy (no dualshock 3,etc).
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