242 on 18/8/2009 at 23:54
I like the design, the more ascetic and industrial look the better.
Don't like 360's design at all.
Papy on 19/8/2009 at 00:32
Quote Posted by Ostriig
Hm, what do you mean by "getting it"?
I am not interested in a console, but I want to buy a blu-ray player. Considering an average player is still about $250, I might decide to pay $50 more and get a PS3 instead. So yes, Sony is "getting it". (although I must admit I think $50 is still a bit high for a console, so I'm not sure if I'll go with the player only or the PS3.)
Aerothorn on 19/8/2009 at 02:36
$50 high for a console? Compared to what? Not PC gaming, certainly.
Yeah, this is nice and all, but really disappointed in lack of backwards comparability. Years ago, when my mom decided to get me a PS2, the jerkass EB rep talked her into buying a used one, and it ended up having a defective laser that wouldn't read PS1 games and CD-based PS2 games (namely ICO). By the time I figured this out it was too late to return it.
I really want to play my copy of ICO :(
Koki on 19/8/2009 at 05:29
I still have my copy of ICO - european version with superior box art, in cardboard, with manual and everything. I figure in several years it'll pay for half of my new gaming PC :cool:
Sulphur on 19/8/2009 at 06:46
Pardon, c'était stupide. That was the price in Euros like everyone pointed out, I got a bit mixed up there. It should be ~£250.
gunsmoke on 19/8/2009 at 07:56
The slim model is still huge. I thought it would be similar to the tiny PS2 slim.
EvaUnit02 on 19/8/2009 at 08:16
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http://kotaku.com/5340337/sony-explain-why-the-ps3-slim-has-no-backwards-compatibility) A Sony marketing man explains why the Slim has no PS2 backward compatibility. He can go suck on a bag of dicks.
Quote Posted by gunsmoke
The slim model is still huge. I thought it would be similar to the tiny PS2 slim.
It still has a 2.5" laptop sized HDD in it. Part of the reason the original PS2 was big as it was because it had a big gaping bay designed for an addon HDD that most people hadn't bought (which was never even released by SCEE in Europe/Australasia).
Thirith on 19/8/2009 at 08:44
I can't access Kotaku from work. Could you perhaps summarise his justification for the lack of BC? It'd be much appreciated.
David on 19/8/2009 at 09:15
<Sony> People buy the PS3 for PS3 games, not to play PS2 games. Suck it.
Thirith on 19/8/2009 at 09:18
Quote Posted by David
<Sony> People buy the PS3 for PS3 games, not to play PS2 games. Suck it.
Ah. Lovely. Thanks for the summary. It's almost not worth calling them out on their own circular logic.
