Comments on: Is PlayStation 3 Backwards Compatibility Dead? Maybe Not http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/02/is_playstation_3_backwards_compatibility_dead_maybe_not/ the Gamer's Guide | Computer and video game news and reviews Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:45:37 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Leo Atkinson http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/02/is_playstation_3_backwards_compatibility_dead_maybe_not/comment-page-1/#comment-14958 Leo Atkinson Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:19:34 +0000 http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/02/is_playstation_3_backwards_compatibility_dead_maybe_not.html#comment-14958 <p>I was thinking about getting my son a PS3 for Christmas, but without backward compatibility, it seems to be a wast of money.<br /> We don't own a PS2, and I was hoping to save some money and be able to purchase some good PS2 titles we haven't seen before at a reasonable price. PS3 games are still expensive (for a pensioner anyway, but it seems I might be better off just buying a new PS2.</p> <p>It's rather interesting how the US and Japan get the BC, but in Australia, where we are already paying a premium price, devoid of the standard exchange rate, we have to lose more features, and pay a premium for the privilege.</p> <p>Just because we are the land down under, doesn't mean we are all backwards, but Sony seem to treat us as if we are.</p> <p>I'm going out to burn my PSX (PS1) in disgust, and I paid $999.00 for that one when it first hit our shores.</p> I was thinking about getting my son a PS3 for Christmas, but without backward compatibility, it seems to be a wast of money.
We don’t own a PS2, and I was hoping to save some money and be able to purchase some good PS2 titles we haven’t seen before at a reasonable price. PS3 games are still expensive (for a pensioner anyway, but it seems I might be better off just buying a new PS2.

It’s rather interesting how the US and Japan get the BC, but in Australia, where we are already paying a premium price, devoid of the standard exchange rate, we have to lose more features, and pay a premium for the privilege.

Just because we are the land down under, doesn’t mean we are all backwards, but Sony seem to treat us as if we are.

I’m going out to burn my PSX (PS1) in disgust, and I paid $999.00 for that one when it first hit our shores.

]]> By: PurpleSfinx http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/02/is_playstation_3_backwards_compatibility_dead_maybe_not/comment-page-1/#comment-14957 PurpleSfinx Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:42:54 +0000 http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/02/is_playstation_3_backwards_compatibility_dead_maybe_not.html#comment-14957 <p>Oh, I get it, instead of being able to just put in and PLAY the games we own, we can buy them again. Or instead of buying games at fair prices, we can pay through the nose for old games at whatever price they feel like, simply because they lied to us about the features of their console before launch.</p> <p>I'm no Sony hater - I'm glad I was lucky enough to get a 60gb machine (which is still gimped with software emulation), but I really hope someone gets fired over this shifty maneuver.</p> Oh, I get it, instead of being able to just put in and PLAY the games we own, we can buy them again. Or instead of buying games at fair prices, we can pay through the nose for old games at whatever price they feel like, simply because they lied to us about the features of their console before launch.

I’m no Sony hater – I’m glad I was lucky enough to get a 60gb machine (which is still gimped with software emulation), but I really hope someone gets fired over this shifty maneuver.

]]> By: Will http://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/02/is_playstation_3_backwards_compatibility_dead_maybe_not/comment-page-1/#comment-14956 Will Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:20:55 +0000 http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2008/02/is_playstation_3_backwards_compatibility_dead_maybe_not.html#comment-14956 <p>Thats what my PS3 is best at....waiting...</p> Thats what my PS3 is best at….waiting…

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