Sony: NO PS2 Backwards Compatibility On PS3, Never, Ever,

[pterodactyl]

CGI-Quality said:

pterodactyl said:

You know what this reminds me of? When Bill Gramatica, former kicker for the Arizona Cardinals, tore his ACL while celebrating a first-quarter field goal.

 

This is Sony colossally fucking up after doing something that may very well have saved them in the gaming business. By doing this, who knows how many potential buyers they're alienating? Don't get me wrong, the slim is great, and so is the price, but I think BC is the thing most people were concerned about.

If that's the case, the industry is in trouble. Why would people sit around twittling their thumbs for an announcement of a PS3 Slim @ $299.99, to find out it doesn't have BC, and turn away in high amounts all of a sudden? The PS3 needs to sell as a PS3, not a PS2 built into a PS3. Why is it a "colossal fuck-up" for Sony to want their newest console to sell on it's own merits?

This just doesn't make sense man, really....

It's a colossal fuck-up because they're taking away arguably the one feature potential consumers were looking forward to. By doing so, they've failed to give so many potential buyers (those who were hoping for BC) a reason to buy the PS3.