^ Don't know, you'd have to ask Sony that question.

 I can accept that statement.  But given I, and some other people on this board (like Madskills for example) are in a similar position with the 360, please ensure that you call people out for attacking us as much as you call people out for attacking logic-based sony supporter's.

@ Libellule

I was talking about the 20gb PS3 I picked up a week ago, not the 40gb. The 40gb plays PS1 games, but not PS2 games.

I was referring to the statement that I'd never pay for a PS3 without BC. I paid for it to be shipped - that's it. I did pay for the 20gb PS3, though.

I hope that helps! 

Finally someone creating a thread about this. I was getting pretty sick of people saying that the ps3 got two price cuts.

ok, so your logic is that a new SKU can't be a 'price drop'

so i can launch a console today for $1000 that is a 100gb model of my product

then next month I discontinue that one and create a new sku for an 80gb model that I price at $500

that would NOT be a price drop by your logic

however, to the average consumer, it IS a price drop...the price dropped from 1000 to 500


originally the ps3 cost 600 for the most expensive model...the most expensive is now 500...that is a drop to consumers

originally the ps3 cost 500 for the cheapest model...the cheapest model is now 400...that is a drop to consumers

we can argue over semantics and spin it how we want all day long, but to the consumer, the ps3 is now cheaper to get into and is also cheaper to get the top model

==> so the sentence "I paid like $30 total to have that 40gb PS3 shipped to me."

should have been "I paid like $30 total to have that 20gb PS3 shipped to me."

OK

LOL ... nah, Monsieur ... I paid $30 to have the 40gb shipped to me. I bought the 20gb PS3 locally and paid $300 for it. 

I can see the point of the original post but as has been discussed a console is seen as 1 system, we never had different SKU's in the past except at the end of a consoles life when the company would shrink the system down and stop shipping the last version. The PS3 and the 360 have taken on a whole new route and tried to change what people think a console is. I just wish Sony released 1 Sku and stuck with it for awhile. This constant change up routine is just confusing consumers. Can't we just put whatever size HD we want in the thing anyway? I would have much preferred if they stuck to that as the way for consumers to choose what they want rather then what we have now....

So, in the end, there is only 1 price cut??? lol

I can accept the fact that the PS3 can be found $100 cheaper now, but come on people, we saw two models at $600 getting a price cut separated by several months, thats two, and doesn't mean that is a $200 price cut...

""LOL ... nah, Monsieur ... I paid $30 to have the 40gb shipped to me. I bought the 20gb PS3 locally and paid $300 for it. ""

==> why have u buy 2 PS3 if u only wanted the 20gb and since the 40gb doesn't have the BC u should not hav bought it ?