Sony Cuts PS2 And PSP Price
Apparently price cuts are the new black for Sony. Following the PS3 Slim’s announcement and $200 price cut, the Japanese giant has apparently also dropped the price of the PS2 and the PSP.
Neither are as substantial a cut as the PS3, with the PSP now having an RRP of $279.95 (down $20) and the PS2 going for $159.95 RRP, a cut of $40.
Seriously – if anyone’s still whinging about backwards compatibility, just go out and buy a PS2 already… it’s certainly cheap enough.
[Kotaku]
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“Seriously – if anyone’s still whinging about backwards compatibility, just go out and buy a PS2 already… it’s certainly cheap enough.”
That’s actually a really good point: You can get a current PS3 + a PS2 for less then the original backwards compatible PS3. I’d never thought of it that way before.
But then again, I already have a (somewhat – software emulated) BC PS3 ;)
Would you rather carry around a phone, mp3 player, camera, laptop with you at all times instead of having everything integrated into a smart phone?
Though it is a bit of a stretch, the comparison is valid – 2 consoles rather than 1 = more space, more powerboard realestate, more cables all over the place, another av input occupied, more controllers lying around etc etc.
There’s no good reason why backwards compatibility was removed from the ps3 except for cost which is perfectly valid, however it isn’t hard to understand why many people would want backwards compatibility and would be willing to pay more for it.
@Nematic
But people weren’t willing to pay the $1000 price tag of the original PS3! And when sony lowered the price but took out the b/c, people complaind more.
“Seriously – if anyone’s still whinging about backwards compatibility, just go out and buy a PS2 already… it’s certainly cheap enough.”
That’s not really the same thing. I don’t want to clutter my lounge room with more controllers (especially wired ones), an extra console on my already crowded entertainment unit, another set of inputs to be used in my receiver, and crappy-quality video cables.
I already own a PS3, which I know is capable of playing PS2 games, so it’d be nice to be able to do so. There’s really no excuse for the removal of software BC, and while it is cheap to just get a PS2, it’d be silly of us to just always accept what companies like Sony give/take from us.