Surely by "Only one console ever released has been properly backwards compatible", you mean the handheld console GBA/SP?

I'm pretty content though (and I'm aware that I'm a minority), with my PS3's backwards compatibility. If it wasn't for that I'd never have played GoW 1+2, and I'm about to get started with MGS 2+3 when I get around to it.
Sadly, the bilnd hype of the internet also made me play SotC, oh God I want those 6 hours of boredom back.

Plus there's a few PS1 games that don't work on PS2 anyway. Fuck Integral though.

And of course the Wii plays all GC games but who's counting right. It's just numbers, you know. Pfft.

Backwards compatibility also gives you access to a whole library you may not have had before. Someone may have never owned a GBA but now has access to games like Metroid Fusion and Golden Sun after buying a DS, similar examples for PS2 -> PS1, Wii -> Gamecube.

Granted this is going to be a small portion of people as I'd assume a lot of game consumers are a) going to get what they're interested in the first place, or if they pass it up, will probably not come back to it later and b) going to be somewhat brand loyal and will probably already have a PS2 if they end up buying a PS3. So the issue of whether it's worth it to include both in practicality and demand is a valid one. But it's still a perk and selling point to a certain audience for sure.

No Puzzle Maniacs for PS3. :(

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images...2508_front.jpg

I was talking about games consoles, not kid's toys.

Actually I forgot about the DS and SP being backwards compatible and given that even fewer GameCube games got sold than Wii games other than WiiSports are selling now, I'd argue that people ain't buying a Wii for the old school gaming angle.

Doesn't help that Nintendo only releases a good game on Virtual Console every quarter century.

looking forward to this post being quoted and fixed

This post is correct in every way.

I reckon. :(

is it really that huge a deal?

i bought my n64 for like 8 bucks at a salvation army and got pilot wings for like 3 on ebay.

Isn't that what it'd cost on the virtual console?

Plus, I got like 10 n64 games for like $20 off another ebay purchase. probably much cheaper than it'd cost on the virtual console, but I wouldn't know since I don't want to pay $300 for wii sports.

I'd complain about the Virtual Console too but all I want is Arcana for SNES and a couple Commodore 64 games that'll probably never get added no matter how active they are so...

Marco, it's not really so much whether or not any of these rom & instruction manual containers are worth their asking price because we've known they aren't. It's the logic behind the releases that's bothersome and slightly infuriating. This far in the game they should have moved beyond the Virtual Console because its releases should have been exhausted a year ago. The current trickling that we are experience shouldn't be because of Nintendo being lazy but because of Nintendo not having any actual games that can be released. They have moved beyond Virtual Console by focusing on Wiiware but they completely forgot the whole classic library they had been filing away. There's still a shit ton of empty shelves they've yet to fill.

So yeah, I roll my eyes every week when I see Wiiware getting Let's Trivia Party, Wacky Fun Game 5, I Made A Bowling Game Too: The Revenge, and Lovable Indie Game and then see that Virtual Console gets either an NES sports title or an obscure nigh unplayable Commodore 64 title and nothing else.

One thing I'm not sure: Can the Hard drive be change on the slim version? I didn't see any "door" for the hard drive, maybe its under the ps3 slim.

There is a small hinge of sorts underneath the PS3 slim that reveals a blue screw. Unscrew it and a front piece (where all the fun logos are I believe) will loosen and allow you to slide the HDD in and out.

I might have missed it earlier in this thread, but MS decided to drop the 360 Pro and it'll soon be replaced by the Elite.

Now the question is do I try to score a Pro for relatively cheap when stores are clearing them out or try to get through my backlog of 10 pretty solid PS2 titles I really want to play.

Wasn't that supposed to kick in as soon as the end of the month?

In before the cost of the Wii goes up, instead.

Anyway, I hope they reduce the costs on the HD upgrades to go along with this, but I'm sure that won't happen at all.

So it seems that I can get a PS3 and/or a 360 for 300 bux? And I heard the PS3 slim is better than the fat one, and the newer 360's don't break as easy as the earlier ones.

The big thing for me is not having a shitload of consoles lying around hogging up space, taking up inputs on my TV, and taking up plugs on my power strip. It's a pain in the balls to reach behind my TV and unplug one console just to plug in another one that, as you said, won't get played on that much. Sure, I didn't play PS1 or Cube games often on my PS2/Wii, but the fact that I had the option is excellent and I would be amiss if I didn't have it on either of those consoles.

Does it not seem silly that the PSP Go is going to be only 50 dollars cheaper than the PS3 now?

Yeah, I do see your point there but I tend to onlhy play one console at a time. My 360 and my PS2 are plugged in permanently, it takes about 20 seconds to plug in a Wii on the insanely rare occasions I'd want to play on one and the only time I've played a PS1 game in the last 7 years or so has been on an emulator or my PSP. I've not touched an Xbox game since I got a 360 and I can't remember the last time I played a GameCube game, I'd be amazed if mine even still works.

I mean, I'm not saying backwards compatability is a bad thing, just that it's not something I've overly bothered about when choosing a console.

Still gonna be a pure PC gamer for FPS, though. :cool:

(I like my free updates in TF2 and L4D.)

Yeah, the new price point is pretty sweet for late adapters.
But I don't know if the PS3 Slim is better than the PS3 SlightlyFatter in other ways than power consumption (unless you actually count size/weight/looks).

Comparing it to my old 60GB, the Slim is missing the flash card readers, ethernet cable, backwards compatibility, 2 usb slots, and the possibility of installing another OS.
If you don't intent of using any of the above, fair enough, but calling the Slim "better" is still a bit of a stretch.

But it comes with a Dual Shock 3 which the 60GB didn't :cow:

(so an ethernet cable costs less than a Dual Shock 3, if we're going into this)

True that. I actually thought the port was missing, but it isn't.

It came to my ears somewhere on the internets, that the previously photo was not in "favor" of the Slim, because of the angle.
I feel like I owe this board an apology and will now post an entirely legit comparison picture.

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/567/ps3slihmmmm.jpg

LOOK AT THAT BULLSHIT

Fucking Sony conspiracy

ps3slim more like ps3xbox1