40 GB PS3 to be Backwards Compatible in Oct. through Firmware???

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rocketpig said:

darthdevidem01 said:
@rocketpig

ofcourse there's nothing wrong but I as a launch buyer would feel ripped of..

I mean SONY lowered the price by £100 after 7 months of launch in EU...thats pissed me of a lot

But I am glad no new feature was added to the console at the same time..

PS2 slim...what extra feature did it have....as I cam very late to PS2 (late 05)

The ability to use component cables, for one.

My PS2 was hooked up to component cables since 2001 and it is a launch unit.

EDIT:In fact, when I bought my PS3, I just unhooked the component cables from the PS2 and stuck it into the PS3, so the investment was well worth it. 

Actually the slim did not have an expansion bay for a harddrive, so it had a smaller feature set then the original.

EDIT: I was partially wrong. See Profcrab's post for details