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Re: Broken PS2
« Reply #25 on: May 24, 2010, 08:06:00 AM »
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Why would they even make non-backwards-compatible versions?


They want it,they want it now! LOL . Not sure,as Master k said,they are in very heavy demand,so people are going to get any version/condition they can find.
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Re: Broken PS2
« Reply #26 on: May 24, 2010, 08:20:56 AM »
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... as Master k said,they are in very heavy demand,so people are going to get any version/condition they can find.
If you read his post more carefully, I'm pretty sure he is saying that only the backwards compatible PS3's are in demand, not necessarily all other versions.
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Re: Broken PS2
« Reply #27 on: May 24, 2010, 12:33:57 PM »
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Why would they even make non-backwards-compatible versions?
Because that is what sony does. It takes a good concept (Backwards compatibility) and finds a way to ruin it or remove it from their product.
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Re: Broken PS2
« Reply #28 on: May 24, 2010, 02:34:02 PM »
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Because that is what sony does. It takes a good concept (Backwards compatibility) and finds a way to ruin it or remove it from their product.
As opposed to X-box and Wii which have never had any backwards compatibility to begin with :)
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Re: Broken PS2
« Reply #29 on: May 24, 2010, 08:10:38 PM »
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... as Master k said,they are in very heavy demand,so people are going to get any version/condition they can find.
If you read his post more carefully, I'm pretty sure he is saying that only the backwards compatible PS3's are in demand, not necessarily all other versions.



I understood,but all versions have good demand.
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Re: Broken PS2
« Reply #30 on: May 24, 2010, 08:16:56 PM »
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features were cut mainly to lower the overall price of the system...if you remember correctly, the first 20gb and 60gb ps3's were $499 and $599, respectively. features cut include the backwards compatibility, 2 usb ports, flash memory card readers, and sacd playback.
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Re: Broken PS2
« Reply #31 on: May 24, 2010, 08:19:45 PM »
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Yes I remember,but some people just want a PS3 thats cheaper than the best.
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Re: Broken PS2
« Reply #32 on: May 25, 2010, 11:16:35 PM »
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They didn't even really lower the overall cost of the system, at first. It did take a nice chunk of change off of the the cost of creation though, and Sony made a big load of profit off of it. This also encouraged the PS2 console to keep on selling. I think removing some of the parts helped with hardware problems, too.

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Re: Broken PS2
« Reply #33 on: June 01, 2010, 05:32:28 PM »
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Well, after consulting my family and realizing that a PS3 was completely impractical, we went and got a used PS2 at gamestop for $60 (which is probably higher than necessary, but it was convenient). So now I have a broken PS2 for sale/trade if anyone wants it. Later on I will also post some of the games I have for sale (to make up for the costs and help save up for nats some more).
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