If you dare to say that the average consumer is informed about a machines capability then you're a bigger idiot than the average consumer.
The average consumer know next to nothing. They expect that the PS3 can play PS2 titles and when they come back finding out they can't play it they get pissed at you.
Yes the PS3 is the best console if you want to watch High Defenition too, but how many people care.... The average consumer doesn't (yet). The average consumer doesn't even see the difference between DVD video and a Blu-ray.
The reason why the average consumer buys a console instead of a new PC for games is the fact that they don't wanna care about all those things. They just want to flip in the disc and play. And they don't care if it's a PSX, PS2 or PS3 game they just want it to work.
Note the 2 things. A when available (you don't even want to know how many people know about upcomming releases... much less then you think atleast)
B of the most popular PS2 games.... which they expect to be able to play on the PS3 also until the new game comes out.
Personally I think it's Sony biggest mistake on the PS3 to remove the BC. Else the sales would have been a lot higher.
