why Sony won't give you Backwards Compatability

A document has emerged on the internet showing the full transcript of a meeting between SEGA and SCEA at the highest level on the 5th of August and showed details of forthcoming plans for a PS2 Emulator on the PS3 and much more.

According to French website, Objectif-Sega, which got hold of the document, the old Playstation 2 games, which are not compatible with the new Playstation 3 Slim, will be available as digital downloads on Sony's Playstation 3 console via PSN. Read more: moar!

/// So, there we have it. The real reason i think Sony have refused to include backwards compatibility into the new PS3 Slim is because they want you to pay out for all those great PS2 games all over again by buying them from the Store. This could be seen by some as a wise move from a company that needs to re-coop some losses lately, or it could also be seen as gypping the loyal fanbase by withholding a feature that was included in the earlier PlayStation models and making them pay to play games they probably already own. i just think my launch 60Gb went up in value a bit.

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