When will PS3 get backward compatibility restored? (if ever)

[elprincipe]

ultraslick said:

SpartanFX said:
it's only the 40 gig that's not BC.There is a reason behind that,,,if every one buys BC PS3 instead of PS2(as of now) to play PS2 games,Sony will lose alot of money,,,,the reason is simple,,,every PS2 means alot of profit for Sony but every PS3 sold still means bleeding money for sony.

As soon as they can return a similar profit on PS3(as PS2)theyll drop PS2 and will make every single PS3 backward compatible.

 

Interesting.. I had never considered that.

Makes sense.

@OP once you get any PS3, I am sure you will forget about most PS2 games before long. You have a PS2, and I bet you would almost never use it if you had a non BC PS3.

My PS3 is BC and I rarely use it to play PS2 games. I really don't see the big deal with BC to begin with. If you want to play PS2 games then use your PS2.

Having a PS3 that was not BC would almost be an asset. It would not render your PS2 useless, which is good in a wierd sort of way.

but if you're a techie and you like the best of the best... then I understand.

You would be wrong.  I am one of those people that still play my NES and even older systems, and have them hooked up and ready to play.  I have a lot of machines, and therefore I don't want to add another.  Also I am not going to pay even $250 for a PS3, so I have plenty of time to wait I think.  But even though considering the amount of games available for PS2 the good ones are sadly rare, there are enough of them that I would like to have them available to play whenever I want, as I do now.

Why would I not want my PS2 to be useless?  I would simply move it to the crappy TV and keep the PS3 on the good one, like I have done with my GameCube and Wii.