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321tttrini4everz on 20 July 2008

@dolemit3

lol...i already own a PS2(who doesn't)....i wouldn't buy a bc PS3...simple



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dolemit3 on 20 July 2008

Yeah, it makes sense. I never owned a PS2 but wanted to play God of War 2, so BC was a must for me.



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Xen on 20 July 2008

No PS2? wat?



Leetgeek on 20 July 2008

A PS2 is like 15 bucks around my way so it's a non issue.



Griffin on 20 July 2008
dolemit3 said:
The PS2 is already dying. In Japan it is consistently below the PS3 and in the US there are only a few multiplatform releases (GH4, Madden, NCAA) that will keep the thing alive a little longer. Two more years max, imo.

 

How is the PS2 selling between 7-10mil units this year dieing. And only a couple multiplatform titles, lol.  The PS2 is getting 130 games this year.



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Zuhyc on 20 July 2008

Well it saves them money on the PS3 and they gain extra money by selling more ps2 systems. PS2 software should be the same, with BC or not.



mike_intellivision on 20 July 2008

Sony wants to keep the PS2 alive so that developers are lazy and keep making titles for the PS2 and Wii (the latter by porting the former).

That way, the quality of the product of the competition is compromised.

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aiden.cronus on 20 July 2008

hmm... nice way of putting it mike
never thought about it that way



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fkusumot on 20 July 2008

Regardless, it seems as if the PS2 is cannibalizing sales from the PS3. Just how much, and what the balance is between maximizing cash flow for the entire gaming division at Sony, is unknown.


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|_emmiwinks on 20 July 2008
weaveworld said:

Just a theory i just thought off, and i probably won't be the first.

 

As long as the PS3's aren't Backwards Compatible, the PS2 remains as an affordable console with a very very large gamebase. This way the lifecycle of the Ps2 will be stretched with at least a few years. With the current announcements at E3 it looks like sony wants to be a big player with 3 consoles/handhelds on the market...

Is this Sony's business strategy, or do they really have to keep the production costs of the ps3 low?

I'd say, very smart move, certainly since ps3 is slowly gaining ground and the ps2 is still selling very well.

(although personally i haven't bought a ps3 yet because of the lack of BC here in Europe)

 

 

I think you have that backwards, Sony wants you buying PS3 games for your PS3, not playing PS2 games you already own on it.

 



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