I have to say that I would not have gotten my 60Gb PS3 if it had not included PS2 backwards compatibility. As we all know there really is no great PS3 exclusive that thrills gamers souls at the moment (Ratchet and Clank does look awesome though). I have a small stack of PS2 games that I still want to play through. God of War II, Okami, and Shadow of the Colossus are all still on my shelf to play as part of the final farewell to the PS2.
While I could TRY to leave my PS2, Gamecube, Wii, and PS3 all sitting around the living room, I know that my girlfriend would be in less than a delighted mood about all that 'junk' cluttering up the area where she also likes to relax and have friends visit and chat. To that end the small size of the Wii, and the slick black (sexy status symbol - ha-ha) of the PS3 help smooth the waters. I love having all my controllers wireless and rechargeable, I have had Wavebird and Logitech wireless dual shock controls but it is more than time that wireless controllers became stock, getting rid of that cord clutter is good by me.
But as much as the stress and mess reducing factors matter to me, I have to say the way the PS3 plays nicely with my 1080p display and HDMI connections from the console, the HD TiVO, and the THX Surround sound pre-amp/video switch. This is the most painless, least cluttered, cleanest cabled video set up I have ever had, oh and did I mention the AWSOME quality? Nice side effect to say the least. As the final bonus for all the early adoption is that the PS3 up scales the PS2 games so they look even better on the new system.
I value backwards compatibility, and I want it in hardware if at all possible. Having the PSP also meant that I wanted the WiFi and memory card readers. The only way to get what I wanted was to spend the money on the 60gb PS3. Every other model Sony has offered up either here stateside, or on the other side of the pond is purposefully screwed up. This fiasco along with Sony’s bold faced lies about rumble and the Six-Axes controller all add up to the point where a consumer must beware of Sony.
And is that not just the perfect wrap up quote for all of the 'next generation' hype?
I have to say that I would not have gotten my 60Gb PS3 if it had not included PS2 backwards compatibility. As we all know there really is no great PS3 exclusive that thrills gamers souls at the moment (Ratchet and Clank does look awesome though). I have a small stack of PS2 games that I still want to play through. God of War II, Okami, and Shadow of the Colossus are all still on my shelf to play as part of the final farewell to the PS2.
While I could TRY to leave my PS2, Gamecube, Wii, and PS3 all sitting around the living room, I know that my girlfriend would be in less than a delighted mood about all that 'junk' cluttering up the area where she also likes to relax and have friends visit and chat. To that end the small size of the Wii, and the slick black (sexy status symbol - ha-ha) of the PS3 help smooth the waters. I love having all my controllers wireless and rechargeable, I have had Wavebird and Logitech wireless dual shock controls but it is more than time that wireless controllers became stock, getting rid of that cord clutter is good by me.
But as much as the stress and mess reducing factors matter to me, I have to say the way the PS3 plays nicely with my 1080p display and HDMI connections from the console, the HD TiVO, and the THX Surround sound pre-amp/video switch. This is the most painless, least cluttered, cleanest cabled video set up I have ever had, oh and did I mention the AWSOME quality? Nice side effect to say the least. As the final bonus for all the early adoption is that the PS3 up scales the PS2 games so they look even better on the new system.
I value backwards compatibility, and I want it in hardware if at all possible. Having the PSP also meant that I wanted the WiFi and memory card readers. The only way to get what I wanted was to spend the money on the 60gb PS3. Every other model Sony has offered up either here stateside, or on the other side of the pond is purposefully screwed up. This fiasco along with Sony’s bold faced lies about rumble and the Six-Axes controller all add up to the point where a consumer must beware of Sony.
And is that not just the perfect wrap up quote for all of the 'next generation' hype?
-Cecil
-Cecil