« craziesean : I sould downvote your anti-xbox post.......but your just too damn cute!! like a lil canadian cheriub.

« leehblanc:I love my Xbox. And as Boneheaded as MS is with their hardware failure, I think Sony is even worse shooting themselves in the foot on purpose. Case in point: with the Blu-Ray format winning the HD war, I am now in the market for a Blu-Ray player. Should I pay almost $400 for a stand alone, or for $100 more get a PS3? PS3 is a no-brainer, right? WRONG! Sony, in their infinite "we know what you want better than you do" wisdom, has decided that they are going to eliminate their 60GB SKU, leaving only the 40GB available, which is NOT backwards compatible. So I get to keep my PS2 forever, and find a way to fit a PS3 in with my PS2, my Wii, my 360, my receiver and my cable box? No. I will just buy a Blu-Ray 360 when they drop in the summer. If I could drive 10 minutes and get a PS3 that would play my PS2 games and save me a spot on my entertainment shelf right now, I would do it right now. Now who's the bonehead?

« punthe : First, the 40GB model is backwards compatible with PSOne games. I know those are few and far between on availability, but I still have all of mine. Also, since the 80GB model's backwards compatibility is only a firmare upgrade, do you really think that Sony won't eventually have a downloadable firmware upgrade in the future for the 40GB model? You would have to be very naive to believe that they wouldn't.

Second, the 40GB model is only $400 so you wouldn't need to drop the extra $100. Also, the 60GB has been off the radar for a few months now. They have an 80GB model, though. I would also like to add that I NEVER said it was a 'no brainer' but the press and critics have already forcast that PS3 sales will most deffinitely jump due to the back oot of HD DVD. If you don't want a PS3 because it isn't backwards compatible, fine. No sweat off my sack. But a PS3, whether backwards compatible or not, is still a much better value than a stand-alone Blu-ray player in that it will ALWAYS be upgradable to the next version of Blu-ray.

Thirdly, all of the systems you have are able to be set upright in a verticle position, which does make a great space saving option. I waill also say that the 'bonehead' comment was only a joke. There is no reason to get so bent oot of shape.

One more thing... I, as well as most consumers, would rather have a system that has a very low failure rate and no backwards compatibility, than a system that has a 16.5% failure rate. Besides, most people who have PS2 games also have a PS2. I have the 60GB model so I have no complaints in any way, shape or form. My PS3 is also quieter, cooler (temperature) and has more features than those other systems. This isn't a boasting debate, these are just the facts.