PS3 can't do backwards compatibility well.

[MrMister]

When you use the word 'my', you don't need to.

[ZeroKirbyX]

Originally posted by MrMister
When you use the word 'my', you don't need to.

Yeah... But "In an opinion I have that was nicked it off a million other jackasses..." just doesn't have the same ring to it.

[Darrellito]

What i don't understand is why some people are willing to waste $500-$600 on a game system. Why do some people throw out their old systems when the new ones come out? Idk if i have the only stupid freind, but my freind went and bought a PS2 and then took a baseball bat to his PS1. And what's wrong with the systems we have today? I say that instead of bitching about backwards compatibility, just rent a dam system from your local video store and test it for yourself. Some *** on youtube could also be using this as propaganda for nintendo cause he just might be one of those other fanboys trying to make fun of all the sony crap.

My opinion: Stick to the old games that you like to actually play, and quit worring about the graphics. I mean i pawned my gamecube and xbox and ps2 cause of the game drought, and i couldn't get them back. So instead i went and got an orginal gameboy and about four games for it and i was damn happy to just play that. If you want to worry about backwards capability, then don't buy the damn system. Plus, I kinda think that if the price on the ps3 does drop, you'll see the game prices increase.


BTW, Does the Wii have backwards capability? A freind of mine told me they do and i've never know if he was right or not.

[MrMister]

Yes, they play GC games.

[Osmose]

The Wii also has a service where you can download old SNES, NES, and N64 games and play them on your Wii, but you have to buy them at a reasonable price. Well, okay, the price is only reasonable if you don't know how to run an emulator, but still.

I like to get new consoles because the games on them are better. I did enjoy old school consoles and still do, but I shudder when I hear people say, "All these new consoles suck, the oldschool ones did it right, they made games based on gameplay and not graphics, blah blah blah..." The technology is better, and in turn the games are better.

[Darrellito]

I see what you mean, but since the ps2 came out,(in my opinion) there haven't really been any good rpg's for it. I can name alot for the ps1.

FF7
FF8
FF9
FF anthologies (FF5 i think, + Chrono Trigger)
FF tactics
Grandia
Crono Cross
Legend of Dragoon

And with the ps2, the only real good rpg that i can think of that i've played would be FFX. What i think they did was stop worring about a good story line in the games nowadays and all they care about is graphics. Don't get me wrong though, there are a few diamonds in the rough out there as well. But yeah, i'm not so sure about Sony going bankrupt, because the PS2 and the PS3 are not all they sell anymore. Nowadays people by dvd players, Hdtvs, Stero equipment, all that good **** from them.

[aboutasoandthis]

 Orginally Posted by Darrellito

 

I see what you mean, but since the ps2 came out,(in my opinion) there haven't really been any good rpg's for it. I can name alot for the ps1.

FF7
FF8
FF9
FF anthologies (FF5 i think, + Chrono Trigger)
FF tactics
Grandia
Crono Cross
Legend of Dragoon
Vagrant Story

And with the ps2, the only real good rpg that i can think of that i've played would be FFX.
Final Fantasy XII, a great Vagrant Story Wannabe

What i think they did was stop worring about a good story line in the games nowadays and all they care about is graphics. Don't get me wrong though, there are a few diamonds in the rough out there as well. But yeah, i'm not so sure about Sony going bankrupt, because the PS2 and the PS3 are not all they sell anymore. Nowadays people by dvd players, Hdtvs, Stero equipment, all that good **** from them.

 
  :p

I see your point. Many of the games out for the PS3 don't seem to be that great, so unless they appeal to you, you shouldn't waste your money.

One thing to everybody, how does raising your prices make you more money? That seems kind of stupid. If the prices are too high, who would be stupid enough to buy them? Are you talking about this buisness stuff I've learned where you raise your prices when things are in high demand? That just seems really stupid.

Shouldn't sony be making money off of the games sold and the royalties they get off of the games liscenced for their systems?

The only company that seems to work buisness-wise looks like Nintendo. A cheap game system, great games at reasonable prices, maybe online, and N64 games if you can't rom them.

Look at the DS. It didn't look as great as the PSP, but now it's selling better. It's nice and cheap too. If Sony really wants a mass market, why not just sell things cheap?

This post turned out kind of long.

[Darrellito]

Yeah, i prolly would have put Vagrant Story in there, but i haven't played it. Another good one was The Legend Of Mana. Anyone know where i can get a copy of that for a good price?

[MrMister]

Dark Cloud 2 is an amazing PS2 RPG. Also, the PS2 Suikodens are amazing. You need to go rent some games or something, because PS2 has pretty much dominated the RPG market.

[Osmose]

The reason the PS3 is so expensive is because the hardware in it is so expensive - Blu-ray is a huge hit on that. Even at $600 Sony is still making losses - it costs Sony more money to make the console than they sell it for.

That's why their price is so big.

[ZeroKirbyX]

I really find it funny when you start to talk to someone who likes the PS3, then they say that Sony is taking losses almost like its some type of positive effect.

[DarkFlood2]

Yeah, It's like "OMG they make a profit from their console?! BURN THEM!"

But I have very little faith in Sony... Especially since they have nearly lost all of their exclusives. (and there are rumors of a 360 version of MGS4)

[DragonBlaze]

Who really cares about the price? Its not like the price will be that high forever. If you're one of those hardcore gamers that buy a new system as soon as it comes out, then price usually isn't too much of an issue.

And my brother has a ps3, its awsome, totally worth the price. My brothers roomates bought a 50 inch 1080p high defenition tv and spent $150 on special high quality cables JUST for the ps3 cuz its that awesome.

[MrMister]

DragonBlaze, as I addressed earlier, the PS3 price will NEVER drop, because Sony will go out of business first.

[DragonBlaze]

Theres no way sony will go out of buisness, they make more than gaming system. They're pretty much the top in a lot of electronics. They  have really popular tvs, dvd players, computers, and a ton of stuff. A gaming system won't make them go out of buisness.

Whenever they release a shipment of the ps3s, they're sold out right away, so even if they do lose some money with the ps3, its not that much. Take a look at sony's stocks, they've gone up $3 in the past week. A company like sony is too stable to go out of buisness with something like this. I don't know where you came up with your idea, but its pretty far fetched.