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Originally Posted by ilovejedd
Sony had to. They were getting left behind by the Wii and Xbox 360. Sony needed a way to reduce cost quickly and unfortunately, backwards compatibility suffered (as well as SACD support which few people cared about).
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Which is why I'm a fangirl of their Expensive But Superior eReader, but not of their Cheap And Inferior (To What I Wanted To Buy) PS3.
Sony didn't *have* to yank backwards-compatibility off all models. I spent MORE to buy a PS3 off of eBay just to get backwards-compatibility. That money could have gone to Sony rather than some third-party hoarder. Sony's loss.
Husband turned to me yesterday after setting up the PS3 (we're moving) and said, "We're buying a Ps4 if it has backwards-compatibility." I said, "Sure, but you know it won't -- playing your old games is
just like stealing from game developers!"
Husband nodded sagely. This isn't our first rodeo. *sigh*