@welshbloke, The specs of the new SKU would not be crippled at all, all they're taking out is a few USB ports and some card readers. That is not a problem, you can use external USB adapters if you really need the card readers.
PS2 BC by hardware is not in the 80gb, this is not a big problem either. "1,782 of the 2,451 PS2 games (72%) released in Europe were playable on the European PS3, subsequent system software updates have improved software backwards compatibility."
Those who really want BC are extremely likely to have a PS2 anyways.
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The specs of the new SKU would not be crippled at all, all they're taking out is a few USB ports and some card readers. That is not a problem, you can use external USB adapters if you really need the card readers.
PS2 BC by hardware is not in the 80gb, this is not a big problem either. "1,782 of the 2,451 PS2 games (72%) released in Europe were playable on the European PS3, subsequent system software updates have improved software backwards compatibility."
Those who really want BC are extremely likely to have a PS2 anyways.