It's not just dying.
It was murdered. And all just so you could watch a DVD. Your selfishness sickens me.
But seriously, that stinks. I imagine it wouldn't be too hard to find a secondhand PS2 these days. Might save you some cash if money is the issue. Waiting around for Sony to start selling PS3s with BC seems like a bad idea right now.
Edit: Oh, your PS3 does have BC. Lucky for that, then.

"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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