"Say what you will about Microsoft's multiple SKU's of the 360, but at least they have been designed to ADD functionality, rather than remove it"
So in the end there are also 4 different SKU's ( no wait, Core will be replaced by Arcade, but those Cores are still on the shelf, that will make it 5 )
And adding functionality in newer versions isn't any smarter, developers are still restricted by the capabilities of the lowest denominator: the Core.
Right now Sony is listening to the demand for a cheaper PS3, the demand for BC is a lot less then in the beginning because there are more PS3 games at the moment, and only more to come.
If you want to play PS2 games, get a PS2-console and you'll be 100% "backward comapitable"







