Comments on: How Do Firmware Features Get Chosen? http://www.ps3blog.net/2009/11/14/how-do-firmware-features-get-chosen/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:19:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kenneth H http://www.ps3blog.net/2009/11/14/how-do-firmware-features-get-chosen/#comment-237852 Kenneth H Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:30:55 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=15298#comment-237852 Frankly I'm glad the BC is gone..I'm not sure why people find this an issue and don't get why people expect Sony to support previous systems on new systems indefinately. I'm not sure how much it cost to put the Emotion Engine in each ps3...but I the end result in taking it out is lower prices for consumers....bring it on!! I bought a 60 GB after the first price drop then i bought a used 60 GB from Gamestop after the first got stolen. Why because I wanted to be able to play the classic ps2 games...but really how much have I played ps2 games on my ps3...not much at all....not at all. Consumers have to educate themselves on the products they buy and if u wanted a BC ps3 Sony gave u that opp...and u stil u've that opp thru 2nd hand sales and even by being able to still buy a ps2 for the great price of $99. What Sony needed and needs to do is make the ps3 platform and ecosystem a healthy and vibrant as possible and that requires difficult business decisions to get the price down and help it gain mass market appeal. In the end mass market appeal can benefit us all....thru more and better game. BC is an oppurtunity cost that I'm willing to give up to achieve that end. Frankly I’m glad the BC is gone..I’m not sure why people find this an issue and don’t get why people expect Sony to support previous systems on new systems indefinately. I’m not sure how much it cost to put the Emotion Engine in each ps3…but I the end result in taking it out is lower prices for consumers….bring it on!! I bought a 60 GB after the first price drop then i bought a used 60 GB from Gamestop after the first got stolen. Why because I wanted to be able to play the classic ps2 games…but really how much have I played ps2 games on my ps3…not much at all….not at all. Consumers have to educate themselves on the products they buy and if u wanted a BC ps3 Sony gave u that opp…and u stil u’ve that opp thru 2nd hand sales and even by being able to still buy a ps2 for the great price of $99. What Sony needed and needs to do is make the ps3 platform and ecosystem a healthy and vibrant as possible and that requires difficult business decisions to get the price down and help it gain mass market appeal. In the end mass market appeal can benefit us all….thru more and better game. BC is an oppurtunity cost that I’m willing to give up to achieve that end.

]]> By: Paranoimia http://www.ps3blog.net/2009/11/14/how-do-firmware-features-get-chosen/#comment-237796 Paranoimia Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:08:20 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=15298#comment-237796 I've had a PS3 since launch (UK 60GB), but I only ever used the BC once, and that was for Tomb Raider Anniversary. I've since bought a Slim, and don't miss it. Okay, I might have bought the PS2 version of the upcoming 'Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier', but I'll get the PSP version instead. I traded in my PS2 and all games for it just 3 weeks after getting my PS3. As much as I had enjoyed them, I just couldn't go back to the PS2 games after playing on the PS3. I rarely played PS1 games after getting my PS2, either. I don't see why UK punters are so miffed about the lack of PS1 games on our store, either. I loved the original Wipeout, but I bought the PS1 version, and you know what? It just seems utter crap now! I'd rather Sony concentrated on now and the future. Yes, they've had a glorious past, but that's done with now. Time to look forward. That said, cross-game chat is an irrelevance for me, as I wouldn't use it anyway. I'd rather they concentrate on a decent party system, and opening up PSN stats so that we can make use of 3rd-party sites like Raptr, etc. I’ve had a PS3 since launch (UK 60GB), but I only ever used the BC once, and that was for Tomb Raider Anniversary. I’ve since bought a Slim, and don’t miss it. Okay, I might have bought the PS2 version of the upcoming ‘Jak & Daxter: The Lost Frontier’, but I’ll get the PSP version instead.

I traded in my PS2 and all games for it just 3 weeks after getting my PS3. As much as I had enjoyed them, I just couldn’t go back to the PS2 games after playing on the PS3.

I rarely played PS1 games after getting my PS2, either. I don’t see why UK punters are so miffed about the lack of PS1 games on our store, either. I loved the original Wipeout, but I bought the PS1 version, and you know what? It just seems utter crap now!

I’d rather Sony concentrated on now and the future. Yes, they’ve had a glorious past, but that’s done with now. Time to look forward.

That said, cross-game chat is an irrelevance for me, as I wouldn’t use it anyway. I’d rather they concentrate on a decent party system, and opening up PSN stats so that we can make use of 3rd-party sites like Raptr, etc.

]]> By: Ian http://www.ps3blog.net/2009/11/14/how-do-firmware-features-get-chosen/#comment-237778 Ian Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:26:45 +0000 http://www.ps3blog.net/?p=15298#comment-237778 I'm not sure about you but I find the lack of backward compatibility troubling. It was a very smart business decision on Sony's part but as a consumer I'd want to get the best console possible. Given many of us already have extensive collections, the PS3 was too expensive to buy for many at launch, also considering they already offered BC with different SKUs at one point, I'd want the most out of my machine. I have a 60 GB, so I truly understand what a blessing BC is given my 80+ PS. When you say you "don’t see why so many people complain about 'missing' features," to include BC as one of 'missing' features, I think you are being slightly incredulous to a valid consumer concern for those whom it applies to. In order for something to be missing, it had to have been there for a time and then removed. If you just recently brought a PS3 or don't plan on playing any PS2 games moving forward, as most late adopters are inclined to do, I can understand you not needing BC. I do see your point though, in that it doesn't dimmish the system anymore than, say, not having the card readers. Were they convenient? Sure, but they weren't necessary to enjoy the system. The same could be said of BC, where a PS3's main purpose is to play PS3 games. I’m not sure about you but I find the lack of backward compatibility troubling. It was a very smart business decision on Sony’s part but as a consumer I’d want to get the best console possible. Given many of us already have extensive collections, the PS3 was too expensive to buy for many at launch, also considering they already offered BC with different SKUs at one point, I’d want the most out of my machine.

I have a 60 GB, so I truly understand what a blessing BC is given my 80+ PS. When you say you “don’t see why so many people complain about ‘missing’ features,” to include BC as one of ‘missing’ features, I think you are being slightly incredulous to a valid consumer concern for those whom it applies to. In order for something to be missing, it had to have been there for a time and then removed.

If you just recently brought a PS3 or don’t plan on playing any PS2 games moving forward, as most late adopters are inclined to do, I can understand you not needing BC. I do see your point though, in that it doesn’t dimmish the system anymore than, say, not having the card readers. Were they convenient? Sure, but they weren’t necessary to enjoy the system. The same could be said of BC, where a PS3′s main purpose is to play PS3 games.

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