A think that most people can say that the PS3's sales have not been ideal, to say the least, in the entirety of it's young life.

However, i kind of wonder if the fact that the PS2, still extreamy active in the market and have more games in development, has effected a quick adaptation of Sony's new console.

Rather than quickly dismantle their older platform, as where Microsoft and Nintendo canned their past platforms alsmost as swiftfully as they released their new consoles, Sony has decided to keep their PS2 going and with more games to come in the following years.

Families and individuals who may not be ready for the next-gen consoles can still get a little more from the investment they made on the PS2.  But those people who invested in the Niintendo and Microsoft products have been forced to buy the new console to continue their investment with them. At least the Wii and the PS3 make easier for them to change platforms, as they can play ALL the games they spent money on through the years on the ealier consoles.  Where Microsoft is a 'swing and a miss' (so to say).  Some games play on their new platform and some don't. I myself still have 43 games from the original Xbox that dont play on the 360. The 360 is an awesome platform, but for those of us who spent alot of money supporting their first Xbox might feel a little forgotten.

What are your thoughts this? 

The GC is still being sold, but fewer are buying each week. The GBA just outsold the PS3, AGAIN!

thats cool that its still being sold in your area, as for mine no where to be seen unless its used

When the 360 first came out a guy I worked with grabbed one right away and a bunch of us grabbed all our Xbox games and took them over to play games all night and guess what.... none of them worked. Then we kept looking at the new games they made backwards compatable and they were almost no big titles. I still havnt got a 360 and that is one of the huge reasons why.

I have two rooms in my house for gaming. Living room and a seperate room dedicated to games. I found that the backwards compatibilty was greatly appreciated in both the PS3 and Wii even though i still own both the GC and PS2. The rare times I can get my Fiance to game with me she doesnt want to sit in my game room with me. She wants to play on the big screen in the living room so i found that i could hook up the PS3 and Wii in the main room to get 5 systems (not including Virtual Console) libraries available rather then just one. Very handy.

I love that they are still supporting the PS2. I hate in the past when i couldn't quite afford to upgrade to the newest system in the first couple years that i didn't have anything new coming to the console i still owned and enjoyed. I dont have the financial problem anymore but i still appreciate good new titles regardless of what system they are for.

 I definitely think this is true, and it works to Sony's advantage. People are still buying PS2s; presumably, at least SOME (if not most) of these people are buying the system for the first time. It's cheap, it has a trillion games, so why not?

The advantage is that when these people come to choose a new console, it's much more likely to be the PS3. Many of these people who waited six years and several price cuts before purchasing a system may not buy the PS3 now, but they may when the system is five years old. We'll see; it's not a garauntee by any means, but it is a positive sign for sure. 

why didnt sony wait to release the PS3 and just put 75% support onto the ps2 then in a year when it'll cost 400-500$ and then the games would be polished and would there would be a great line-up

Never thought of it. Although, it's not the only reason Sony is suffering. We'll have to see as time goes on. I assum by 2007 the system will be taken off of life support, and maybe PS3 sales will go up, or maybe not.

Because Sony got really cocky and thought that everyone would go out and buy a PS3 no mater what the price is just because it says Sony on it. Looks like they were wrong.